The Premium Line · Origin Live
The Zephyr Mk5.
The top of Origin Live’s gimbal arms.
A gimbal arm, taken as far as it goes.
The Zephyr sits at the top of Origin Live’s gimbal-bearing tonearms. Compared with the Silver arm it grew from, it uses stronger, harder-to-machine alloys throughout the yoke and base, with additional stiffening and damping in the armtube.
Origin Live has spent three decades refining arms that stay out of the music’s way. The Zephyr brings that work to its gimbal design.
The engineering
01
Aircraft-alloy armtube.
A multi-layer construction that balances stiffness and damping, so the cartridge works at its best.
02
High-grade yoke.
Chosen materials and close bearing tolerances.
03
Custom bearings.
Made to Origin Live’s own specification, not bought in.
04
High-strength rear stub.
Holds the counterweight steady and resists vibration.
05
Falling-weight side bias.
The classic anti-skate design: less friction, less resonance, more stability.
06
Cryogenic Litz wiring.
High-grade copper Litz wire, cryogenically treated.
"The Zephyr captures that euphony without falsification."Paul Szabady, Stereo Times
