I bought an Aurora MK2 with an OL-1 tonearm (upgraded Rega) from Jay when I started seriously getting into the hobby. I have no other points of reference aside from a spectacularly bad turntable that came with those cheap integrated decks like AIWA. It currently sports a Benz Micro Silver cart, I have also used Denon DL103R, Ortofon Quintet Blue and an SME-1000 with it. All the combinations sound incredible and I have had no desire to upgrade. I listen to a lot of old school jazz (Blue Note, Prestige, Riverside, Impulse!), Electronic/New Wave and classic rock. The motor broke down once, basically it ran off...no speed control, through Jay I shipped it to OL and they fixed it. It was pretty expensive to get fixed, but working great. Previous user is correct about difficulty in setting up, it's not exactly automatic...you need to be interested, mechanically inclined and get some tools (laser tachometer, digital scale etc). But the table itself is gorgeous, stable, and sounds very, very, good. I'd recommend.
Origin Live Turntables?
It seems there are many OL arm owners but I don't see many people taking about their tables. I wonder why?
I'm interested in hearing from Origin Live table owners, and particularly in hearing comparisons to other more well known tables.
I suppose resale is likely to be a potential downside here...
Thanks!
I'm interested in hearing from Origin Live table owners, and particularly in hearing comparisons to other more well known tables.
I suppose resale is likely to be a potential downside here...
Thanks!