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Rega arm OWNER COMMENTS on the massive improvements wrought by the Origin Live upgrade
"The modification and Litz rewire is excellent. The sound-stage
is 50 per cent bigger. The clarity of the sound is much improved. Well
worth the cost involved. My friend who reassembled the arm on to my Systemdeck
turntable assures me that the combination is now equal to his Linn Sondeck."
P James - Birmingham
"I would like to congratulate Mark Baker and the rest of the staff
at Origin Live for their excellent sounding structural modification and
rewiring of my Rega RB300 arm. The sound wrought by these changes is quite
amazing. The soundstage is much wider and deeper with a greater delineation
of space around voices and instruments and with the heavyweight RB250
counterweight that you sent me, bass depth and definition greatly increased.
The sound is also more vivid and involving and where confusion once reigned
there is now a coherence and listenability that has me pulling out record
after record hearing things that I somehow missed before. Again, congratulations
and thank you."
Edward Ramos Washington D.C.
"I received my fully modified RB 300 back from you on Friday. I
have not slept since !!! Well almost. This is the FINEST sounding tonearm
going ( from not just me but my buddy with a Graham 2.0 !) Even my wife
noticed the difference !! The bass is phenomenal. My records sound glorious
!! I can't thank you guys enough for figuring out how to make these arms
sound so good. And the turnaround time including shipping both ways was
about 10 days ! Who could ask for more. Thanks again."
Scott Johrde Virginia, USA
Hi Mark, I got the modified Arm 2-days before christmas...it was AWESOME
!!!! The BASS depth, weight, definition and extension is totally unbeleivable...there
is a certain abandon with which the information is rendered. Mid range
is perfect smooth, holographic well defined and like all the other areas
very very natural (you will notice that there is a certain brightish sheen
that RB300 arm adds to sounds that is not natural) The Highs are also
very extended , very clean and natural One thing that strikes me also
is the amount of detail retrieved, the air that is normally perceived
around instruments is a clearness, but with the MODIFIED RB250 you hear
more in the air ...example a piano note that is struck the air around
the sound contains decaying sounds of the piano creating a stimulating
correct natural richness of sound... Surface noise seems to be reduced
also. String tones on classical music is just so right. This Mod is magic.
A Audu Texas USA
Received the arm today along with the dimensions for the plinth, thanks
very much. Well being the impatient sort of person I am I couldn't wait
for the rest of the deck to arrive to try out the arm so I fitted it to
my old Linn Basik. I know the arm hole is actually too big so I wasn't
expecting much compared to my old Linn Basik LVX tonearm, but I was intrigued
just to try it anyway. How wrong could I have been? I grabbed the nearest
record to try it out which happened to be Tricky's first album and I listened
to a fair bit more of that than I planned to. It was when I put the second
record on (Gomez - Liquid Skin) that my jaw hit the floor, there really
should have been a camera on hand to capture the expression, but there's
been a huge smile on my face with every record I've played since then.
By the end of the night you can guarantee you won't be able to see my
floor for records. I expect you've heard all the superlatives hundreds
of times so I won't go into how the bass seems to have extended by 2 octaves
and how everything is just so tight and controlled at the bottom end and
how sweet and open the treble is, I'll just say that I'll be enjoying
more music tonight than I have done in a VERY VERY long time! It's quite
scary to think that it's only the arm that has been changed. Words cannot
express how excited I am about getting the rest of the deck built. I await
my second delivery with as much excitement than a kid waiting for Santa
Claus! I'm off to listen to some more records now. Thank you very very
much once again.
Richard Matthews Somerset UK
"Just a note to say I am very pleased with the work you have done
on my RB300! Everything sounds much more open and detailed."
S Vaughan - Leicestershire
"I'll be brief: I am VERY pleased. Nice job!! This arm is so much better than the RB600 it replaces that it's not even funny. Thanks again for making such a great product at a price that us mere mortals can afford. Below are a few comments I posted in the Soundstage vinyl forum (http://www.soundstagelive.com)"
SoundStage! Audio (Vinyl) Board
Origin Live modified RB250 arm
Posted By: Bill Cowen Thursday, 27 May 1999, at 2:07 p.m.
"As the old thread has drifted down a bit, I thought I'd start a new thread with the verdict on the OL RB250, per Floyd's earlier query. I finally got my arm in, with the structural modification, the internal rewire, and a male DIN connector mounted in the arm pillar. The moded arm replaces the RB600 on a Planar 25. Was it worth the time and cost?
"Absolutely. Yes. Definitely. Without doubt. I can only give a comparison between the moded 250 as described and the stock RB600, and please note that a rather pricey Cardas arm cable completed the connection between arm and phono stage. That said, the OL arm seems to double the depth of the soundstage, and add some width beyond the speakers. Instrumental textures are portrayed with much more realism, and harmonic information is more clearly resolved. The rather ill-defined bass that existed before is now tighter and more tuneful. In fact, every performance parameter that you can put a name to is either better, or in some cases, in a completely different league. I'm not going to proclaim that this arm wipes the butt of the super arms (Wheaton, VPI JMW, Graham, etc.), as I've never had any significant experience with any of them in my system. I will say that this arm can compete heads-on with the mid-priced arms (i.e.: $1k range), which I HAVE had experience with, and make no apologies whatsoever. Cost was $393 US delivered, plus the cost of the wire transfer of the funds. That price INCLUDES the cost of a new RB250. If the OL arm cable is added instead of the DIN connector, add about $75 US to that. If you consider that a new RB300 goes for about $400 when bought in the States, it makes this arm a no brainer. Now I just need to figure out what all the hype is about on the P25....
"Finally, no, I'm not in cahoots with OL. I'm just very pleased
with how this turned out, and have no bones about sharing a positive experience
- especially when it's a true bargain in the context of high-end audio."
BC
"I have spent much of the weekend listening to the wonders of the
modified Rega RB300. Everything that is reported about it is true, i.e.
it's absolutely marvellous! Good service too. Thank you."
S. Greenwood, Folkestone
"My Rega arm with your modifications is another world!! The sound
quality now is terrific and it seems to have a new cartridge, much more
expansive. Kind regards."
Luigi Fava Italy
"Please include my comment on something that actually does what
is promised. Received my upgraded arm today just finished installing and
fine tuning, wow where did all that bass and definition come from? The
arm and cable sound fantastic I would not hesitate to recommend your upgrade
to anyone! Many thanks for the good work, my turntable sounds more than
three times the price I paid!!!"
Paul Prowse Hertfordshire UK
"The modification and Litz rewire is excellent. The sound-stage
is 50 per cent bigger. The clarity of the sound is much improved. Well
worth the cost involved. My friend who reassembled the arm on to my Systemdeck
turntable assures me that the combination is now equal to his Linn Sondeck."
P James, Birmingham
"I would like to congratulate Mark Baker and the rest of the staff
at Origin Live for their excellent sounding structural modification and
rewiring of my Rega RB300 arm. The sound wrought by these changes is quite
amazing. The soundstage is much wider and deeper with a greater delineation
of space around voices and instruments and with the heavyweight RB250
counterweight that you sent me, bass depth and definition greatly increased.
The sound is also more vivid and involving and where confusion once reigned
there is now a coherence and listenability that has me pulling out record
after record hearing things that I somehow missed before. Again, congratulations
and thank you."
Edward Ramos, Washington D.C., USA
"I received my fully modified RB 300 back from you on Friday. I
have not slept since !!! Well almost. This is the FINEST sounding tonearm
going ( from not just me but my buddy with a Graham 2.0 !) Even my wife
noticed the difference !! The bass is phenomenal. My records sound glorious
!! I can't thank you guys enough for figuring out how to make these arms
sound so good. And the turnaround time including shipping both ways was
about 10 days ! Who could ask for more. Thanks again."
Scott Johrde, Virginia, USA
Hi Mark, I got the modified Arm 2-days before christmas...it was AWESOME
!!!! The BASS depth, weight, definition and extension is totally unbeleivable...there
is a certain abandon with which the information is rendered. Mid range
is perfect smooth, holographic well defined and like all the other areas
very very natural (you will notice that there is a certain brightish sheen
that RB300 arm adds to sounds that is not natural) The Highs are also
very extended , very clean and natural One thing that strikes me also
is the amount of detail retrieved, the air that is normally perceived
around instruments is a clearness, but with the MODIFIED RB250 you hear
more in the air ...example a piano note that is struck the air around
the sound contains decaying sounds of the piano creating a stimulating
correct natural richness of sound... Surface noise seems to be reduced
also. String tones on classical music is just so right. This Mod is magic.
A Audu, Texas, USA
Received the arm today along with the dimensions for the plinth, thanks
very much. Well being the impatient sort of person I am I couldn't wait
for the rest of the deck to arrive to try out the arm so I fitted it to
my old Linn Basik. I know the arm hole is actually too big so I wasn't
expecting much compared to my old Linn Basik LVX tonearm, but I was intrigued
just to try it anyway. How wrong could I have been? I grabbed the nearest
record to try it out which happened to be Tricky's first album and I listened
to a fair bit more of that than I planned to. It was when I put the second
record on (Gomez - Liquid Skin) that my jaw hit the floor, there really
should have been a camera on hand to capture the expression, but there's
been a huge smile on my face with every record I've played since then.
By the end of the night you can guarantee you won't be able to see my
floor for records. I expect you've heard all the superlatives hundreds
of times so I won't go into how the bass seems to have extended by 2 octaves
and how everything is just so tight and controlled at the bottom end and
how sweet and open the treble is, I'll just say that I'll be enjoying
more music tonight than I have done in a VERY VERY long time! It's quite
scary to think that it's only the arm that has been changed. Words cannot
express how excited I am about getting the rest of the deck built. I await
my second delivery with as much excitement than a kid waiting for Santa
Claus! I'm off to listen to some more records now. Thank you very very
much once again.
Richard Matthews, Somerset
"Just a note to say I am very pleased with the work you have done
on my RB300! Everything sounds much more open and detailed."
S Vaughan, Leicestershire
"I'll be brief: I am VERY pleased. Nice job!! This arm is so much
better than the RB600 it replaces that it's not even funny. Thanks again
for making such a great product at a price that us mere mortals can afford.
Below are a few comments I posted in the Soundstage vinyl forum (http://www.soundstagelive.com)"
SoundStage! Audio (Vinyl) Board
Origin Live modified RB250 arm
"As the old thread has drifted down a bit, I thought I'd start a new thread with the verdict on the OL RB250, per Floyd's earlier query. I finally got my arm in, with the structural modification, the internal rewire, and a male DIN connector mounted in the arm pillar. The moded arm replaces the RB600 on a Planar 25. Was it worth the time and cost?
"Absolutely. Yes. Definitely. Without doubt. I can only give a comparison between the moded 250 as described and the stock RB600, and please note that a rather pricey Cardas arm cable completed the connection between arm and phono stage. That said, the OL arm seems to double the depth of the soundstage, and add some width beyond the speakers. Instrumental textures are portrayed with much more realism, and harmonic information is more clearly resolved. The rather ill-defined bass that existed before is now tighter and more tuneful. In fact, every performance parameter that you can put a name to is either better, or in some cases, in a completely different league. I'm not going to proclaim that this arm wipes the butt of the super arms (Wheaton, VPI JMW, Graham, etc.), as I've never had any significant experience with any of them in my system. I will say that this arm can compete heads-on with the mid-priced arms (i.e.: $1k range), which I HAVE had experience with, and make no apologies whatsoever. Cost was $393 US delivered, plus the cost of the wire transfer of the funds. That price INCLUDES the cost of a new RB250. If the OL arm cable is added instead of the DIN connector, add about $75 US to that. If you consider that a new RB300 goes for about $400 when bought in the States, it makes this arm a no brainer. Now I just need to figure out what all the hype is about on the P25....
Bill Cowen, May 1999
"I have spent much of the weekend listening to the wonders of the
modified Rega RB300. Everything that is reported about it is true, i.e.
it's absolutely marvellous! Good service too. Thank you."
S Greenwood, Folkestone
"My Rega arm with your modifications is another world!! The sound
quality now is terrific and it seems to have a new cartridge, much more
expansive. Kind regards."
Luigi Fava, Italy
"Please include my comment on something that actually does what
is promised. Received my upgraded arm today just finished installing and
fine tuning, wow where did all that bass and definition come from? The
arm and cable sound fantastic I would not hesitate to recommend your upgrade
to anyone! Many thanks for the good work, my turntable sounds more than
three times the price I paid!!!"
Paul Prowse, Hertfordshire
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