“The most immediate perception was of an exquisite rendering of detail. This high resolution encompassed the entire bandwidth and produced instantly recognisable timbre with both small and large music ensembles. Moreover, this accuracy of timbre was without false brightness or edge, instruments sounding more natural and organic, with the Origin Live – Encounter tonearm” Stereo Times

Origin Live

Encounter MK4 Tonearm

Cat No: OL-TA-E-MK4

“The most immediate perception was of an exquisite rendering of detail. This high resolution encompassed the entire bandwidth and produced instantly recognisable timbre with both small and large music ensembles. Moreover, this accuracy of timbre was without false brightness or edge, instruments sounding more natural and organic, with the Origin Live – Encounter tonearm” Stereo Times

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In stock (ready to ship)

Item Options

There are options and extras you can choose to fit the arm on your deck or to upgrade the standard version of this product.

Select different armtube length (check your turntable can mount this option)

As you might guess, the “Cartridge Enabler” “enables” your cartridge to operate much more effectively. Consisting of a thin material which you fit between the cartridge and headshell, this simple device is one of the most cost effective upgrades you will come across.

DHL offers shipping insurance at the cost of 1% of the product’s value. Recommended for products priced €300 and above.

Available on backorder

Item Description

The Encounter arm introduces dual-pivot bearings to the Origin Live tonearm range. Dual Pivot bearings decouple the arm from its environment in a far more competent way than conventional bearings. The result is similar to Uni-pivot arms in terms of a natural fluid-like quality to the sound. However, this comes without the drawbacks of Uni-pivot arms – namely the fiddly setup, wobbly cueing and decrease in bass performance.

Dual Pivot bearings have the advantage of very low friction which helps give the encounter greater transparency and musicality than the Zephyr arm, allowing you to hear previously unnoticed details in your music. It’s also fast and enables musical rhythms to keep in time with one another. As with all our arms, tonal balance is neutral allowing it to work well in all types of systems.