Anyone tried/owns Origin Live Enterprise tonearm?


This arm interests me. Unfortunately I have no way to borrow one and try at home, so hopefully someone can give some feedback on it?

Please describe your analog setup as well, and what you've used prior to the Enterprise. Or even more interesting could be if you've tried it and moved on, why and to what did you move? :)

I currently play on a Clearaudio Master Reference with the Unify 14" arm and a Goldfinger v1 cartridge, which connects to MBL's phono module for the 6010D preamp.
osgorth

Showing 2 responses by rauliruegas

Dear Osgorth: IMHO it is very good decision trying to change your tonearm for that cartridge that it is not an easy one: 16grs. on weight with 15cu on compliance and 2.8grs on VTF, maybe not the best match for a long unipivot like your Unify.

I never had the opportunity to hear the Enterprise, I don't have any doubt that it is a good tonearm but I can't understand ( with all respect ) why Ian posted in absolute terms: " Conqueror or the Enterprise would be an excellent match...easily leaving Shroeder, DaVinci, Graham and Dynavector WAY BEHIND..... " +++++

What we can evaluate in a stand alone tonearm could be only its whole design but IMHO when we are evaluating its quality performance we have to take in count at least two other audio items on that tonearm evaluation: cartridge and Phonolinepreamp ( other than TT. ).

Normally when we try to evaluate a cartridge we have to ask with which tonearm? and in the same manner when we want to evaluate a tonearm we have to ask with which cartridge?..

From this point of view and IMHO I think that you have to look for the tonearm that could give you the best quality performance to your cartridge, could be the Enterprise? could be but other of the tonearms named here could be too. How to know it?, unfortunately only testing it and asking like you to other people using the same combination and of course asking not only to Clearaudio but to other tonearm builder/designers.

Due to the Goldfinger characteristics I like the Dynavector or the new Ortofons specially because are ( other that very good design/build quality. ) a removable headshell design that let me to try the cartridge with different headshells ( different weight/shape/build material/etc, etc. ) where the quality performance will be different and where in one of those headshells you could find the right match. With the Enterprise you just can't do it. Btw, with the Schroeder you can do it too due that you can have different arm wand build materials ( more expensive that changing headshells. ).

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Dear Ian: +++++ " easily leaving Shroeder, DaVinci, Graham and Dynavector WAY BEHIND... BOTH IN SOUND ... " +++++

I assume for this kind of statement that you test/try all those tonearms against the Enterprise ( IMHO is in that way the only " road " to make the statement about ), could you share with us with which cartridge and Phonolinepreamp? could you tell us which specific model of each named tonearms do you test/try it?

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.