* You need not worry about VTA for Encounter arms and above as they have integral VTA adjustment. The armboard can be any thickness up to 25mm for this to work. For best performance, you do not want a tight fit and so all you need to do is put a rubber band or wrap a shallow strip of card around the arm base – anything that will act as a spacer – it does not need to be machined sleeve.Īrmboard Thickness: Once the arm is inserted through this hole, you secure it with a large nut under the armboard which clamps it in position. If the hole in your armboard is say 1mm or more oversize then all you need to do is centralize the arm in the hole. The tonearms require a single hole in the armboard or plinth – from 23mm to 25mm in diameter (23mm is ideal for accurate fit). Hole Diameter: You can fit Origin Live arms to any deck but sometimes your armboard may need modification or changing to a new one – (contact a dealer or the turntable manufacturer for the second option). Other solutions include simply cutting a cover disc from a black card or thin plastic. The solution to tidy up the looks is either to fill the 3 holes with dummy round head M3 Allen bolts or you can order a 1mm thick Formica black disc from us to cover the holes > see link Disc to cover 3 Rega mounting holes. The only question some people raise after fitting their Origin Live arm is that 3 mounting holes remain visible if the mount is the 3 point type of Rega mount. Neither does the model number or vintage of a Rega arm make any difference. It makes no difference if the Rega mount you have is the later 3 point mounting or earlier single hole mounting. This easy swap is down to the geometry of Origin Live arms being identical to all Rega arms. No additional holes are needed, no modifications, no extra fittings, no VTA adjusters. All standard length (239mm) Origin Live arms will fit directly into all standard Rega armboard mounts. Rega arms and their modified versions (i.e Michell, NAD etc) are easy to replace with an Origin Live arm. This is the simplest case so we put it first. For Origin Live turntables we recommend front end split should be approximate:ģ0% Turntable, 30% Tonearm, 30 % Phono-Stage, 10% Cartridge If your phono stage is poor then you are best off budgeting proportionally. Consider a balanced investment across components in the front end of your system.in the long run, this represents significant savings every time you need to replace your cartridge. Owning a better arm means you achieve better performance whilst running much cheaper cartridges.You get significantly better performance £ for £ upgrading an arm than you would by investing the same on a Cartridge.Better arms reduce record wear due to reduced “chatter”.There is no point at which you will stop hearing the difference a better arm makes, regardless of your system.This question is more involved and the following points may help in coming to your own conclusions. Secondly, how much should be invested in an arm due to the law of diminishing returns?
Testing reveals that a poor compliance match with a better arm design will track and perform much better than a lesser arm with a perfect compliance match. Compliance matching is audible but of relatively minor importance compared to other factors in arm performance. Unlike many arms, there are no synergy or compatibility issues to consider.Ĭompliance: If you wish to optimise your cartridge compliance with the arm, we offer headshell weights of 2, 5 and 10 grams. The answer is simply that all Origin Live arms work well with all decks and cartridges. This also explains the significant performance improvements which exist between each arm in our range.įirstly, which arm is best for my particular deck and/or cartridge? The difference in sound quality between tonearms is achieved through decades of development, costly materials and time consuming production necessary to produce high quality parts. Origin Live arms have won a reputation offering the best value for money and often outperform arms at over 4 times the price (just read the reviews!).īoth our budget and high end arms have received coveted awards so you can be assured of outstanding quality throughout the range. The Origin Live tonearm range starts with accessible models for those on a budget and climbs to world leading tonearms, producing incomparable performance.
In the same way, a relatively inexpensive cartridge worth £50 can outperform one that costs £1250 simply by being installed on a better arm. No matter how good your cartridge is, it’s been proved that it can never perform at anything like it’s true capability without a good tonearm. It is supremely important that your cartridge is held rigidly whilst at the same time isolating it from unwanted vibration. Tonearms play a critical role for you to enjoy the best experience from vinyl. Spares & Upgrades for Origin Live Products.