The Premium Line · Origin Live
The Illustrious SE.
Origin Live’s Illustrious, rebuilt for us.
As much our arm as theirs.
The Illustrious won Hi-Fi World’s seven-arm group comparison; “quite simply breathtaking” was the verdict. The SE begins as that arm and is rebuilt to our specification. In place of the standard dual-pivot bearing, it carries a gimbal bearing made only for us, a grade above the gimbal in the Zephyr. Its internal wiring is upgraded to our specification, and it is hard-wired to Origin Live’s Linear Flow 3 external cable.
The engineering
01
A custom gimbal.
Made only for us by Origin Live, a grade above the gimbal in the Zephyr.
02
Upgraded wiring, inside and out.
Internal wiring to our specification, and Origin Live’s Linear Flow 3 external cable.
03
Precision VTA control.
Accessible, repeatable vertical tracking angle adjustment above the armboard.
04
Falling-weight side bias.
Lower friction and resonance than spring designs, with greater stability.
"The winner is the Origin Live Illustrious... quite simply breathtaking."Hi-Fi World · seven-arm group comparison
The details.
Hear the verdict.
Audition the Illustrious SE and judge the group test for yourself.
