The Zephyr is a considerable advance on the Silver arm. A stiffer arm tube, and higher grade materials in the yoke and arm base improve the definition and impact of notes, particularly in the bass which is tighter, lower and weightier than the silver. However all aspects of the music are improved by a more sophisticated costly approach to each component.

Features

• High grade aircraft alloy tube with internal stiffening and special rear stub for improved counterweight rigidity
• The additional arm stiffening serves to further increase dynamics and sense of power and control in the bass
• Superior Yoke design encompassing higher grade material and precision tolerancing of parts. This results in an incredibly transparent arm with superb tonal balance. Finally the yoke is mirror polished and finished in chrome
• Bearing design gimballed arm using specially treated bearings
• The Threaded base is upgraded from the Silver with a more sophisticated internal design and superior alloy The Threaded base is upgraded from the Silver with a more sophisticated internal design
• Counterweight is of a superior alloy to the lower arms to produce deeper bass
• Integral VTA adjustment
• High grade Internal Litz wire for transparency
• Upgrade external cable (6mm diameter) with high conductivity RCA plugs to fit into your amplification
• Easy to fit the threaded base mounting makes the arm easy to fit to any armboard designed for Rega arms as it is a drop in replacement for ALL versions of Rega arm whether threaded base or 3 point mounting
• There is also an Origin Live SME adaptor which means the arm can be fitted to any SME armboard Predrilled armboards are also available for the Linn LP12

Each tonearm in the Origin Live range shares important features outlined below. Higher models are differentiated by refinement, increasingly costly materials, components and advanced engineering. Differences between various models are highlighted on the specific page allocated for each arm. You can also compare features on the Specifications page.

High Strength Alloys and Carbon Fibre Components
Your cartridge needs to be held with rock like solidity if it is to accurately extract the microscopic information contained within your record grooves. In strategic components rigidity is essential to reduce microscopic bending and give in the tonearm structure. The exact reasons why this is so critical go far beyond superficial explanations such as reducing movement or resonance. The truth is little understood and would require a book to explain due to technical complexities.

Soft alloy castings and carbon fiber tubes (using fishing rod technology) are commonly used in tonearms but are wholly inadequate for high grade performance. Origin Live arms avoid these cheap alternatives and as you might expect the music benefits immensely from the improved rigidity. Gone is the soft, woolly, haziness and muddle that so many arms are responsible for producing. Instead notes have greater impact, dynamics, speed. This gives their arms their outstanding reputation for realism.

High Grade Materials for Turntables & Tonearm
The nature of mechanical playback means that every material chosen plays a role in performance. Specifications and theory can only play a limited role here. If pure measurements were the answer, you could use a computer to judge the talent of singers on shows like the Voice or the X-factor. The problem is that any measurement system can only measure what its programmed to. Understanding the physics of what makes one voice more preferable to another would probably take more than a lifetime. For this reason Origin Live conduct hundreds of listening tests to determine the best choices.

Origin Live pay obsessive attention to the types of material used throughout the construction of turntables. This is one reason their Platter Mat (offered as an accessory) upgrades 99% of turntables on the market. The same is true for their turntable belts and oil, both of which receive remarkable reviews from satisfied clients. These may seem trivial examples but they indicate a fanatical thoroughness in research that extends to much more important areas in their turntables.

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