dj tonearms for dj decks

ALL Origin Live and Rega arms are superb for dj use.

The fitting of Origin Live tonearms on dj decks comes as a major shock to dj's. Notable and experienced dj's say catagoricaly that anyone with a technics deck is missing out seriously on the great sound that this deck is now capable of. The technics sl1200 turntable and derivatives are surprisingly good decks, but let down seriously on account of their existing dj tonearm. To overcome this lamentable situation, Origin Live offer a dj armboard adaptor at £39 specially developed for the technics sl 1200 deck which enables you to fit any Origin Live arm with unbelievable results.

It is now possible to completely transform the performance of your dj turntable setup. Traditionally popular dj decks such as the technics 1200, 1210, Gemini, Vestax, Sony etc have come supplied with what can only be described as retrograde standard arms.

origin live arms are used by a number of DJ's nationally and has received specific approval from the Family Tree music group. Some of the world's top night clubs also use these arms. One club specificaly in New York using the origin live silver arm is among the top 5 in an award assessment for the best sounding nightclub in the world.

The results, in terms of sound performance and tracking ability when using standard DJ tonearms are disastrous. This situation becomes even more obvious at the high volumes often played by DJ's where the limited sound quality (or lack of it) is magnified many times.

There are a number of 20 year old myths that have been perpetuated about dj arms. These include ideas such as
"S-shaped arms track and sound better than straight arms"
" the tonearm height needs to be set to the maximum possible"
"the cartridge needs to be toed-in".
These ideas are at best based on experience using outdated designs but are sadly very misleading as they distract from the real requirements for decent replay. The simple truth is that an Origin Live arm is of such quality that it will massively outperform any existing DJ arm in terms of sound quality and tracking ability.

technics turntable fitted with Silver tonearm

Abandon restraints on sound quality

There are a number of 20 year old myths that have been perpetuated about DJ arms. These include ideas such as
"an S-shaped arm tracks and sounds better than a straight arm"
" the tonearm height needs to be set to the maximum possible"
"the cartridge needs to be toed-in".
These ideas are at best based on experience using outdated designs but are sadly very misleading as they distract from the real requirements for decent replay. The simple truth is that an audiophile arm such as the OL1 (and above) is of such quality that it will massively outperform any existing DJ arm in terms of sound quality and tracking ability.

The Origin Live arms have been developed in conjunction with both DJ's and DJ Engineers to provide the ultimate upgrade you can make to your deck. Specifically the arm is designed to provide optimum performance accompanied with dramatic and appealing styling.

tone arms feature:

1. Black and chrome construction which is very visually appealing and looks amazing when in use, particularly in a night club environment.
2. Easy to remove cartridge tags.
3. Extra long 2 meter external wiring to facilitate extra distance from amplification.
4. Gold plated phono plugs.
5. Cartridge alignment protractor for accurate and speedy cartridge setup.
6. Full Setup instructions

There is an option for a 2m external rewire (£70 ) instead of the standard 1.2m.

ARM ACCESSORIES OPTIONS

Armboard for Technics deck
details

Enables you to fit any Origin Live arm to the Technics deck.

£39.00

Threaded VTA adjuster

Enables the arm height to be quickly & infinitely adjusted

£25.00

Stylus force guage

Enables tracking force to be set

£8.00

If you wish to order an arm please use the Origin Live shop to obtain prices including export prices, carriage costs, currency conversions and methods of payment.

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