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REVIEWS & TECHNOLOGY
ORIGIN LIVE ADVANCED DC
MOTOR
The Most Important Part
of Your Deck
The fundamental task of
your record player is to keep your platter spinning at an even speed. To
achieve the best possible sound, you need the best possible motor. Our low
vibration, Ironless cores outperform outdated motors in older decks.
Electronic Expertise
Mechanically, our kits
are superb, and easy to operate. The front switch which has 3 positions: Off /
33rpm / 45rpm. You can precisely set the speed for your particular turntable
using infinitely adjustable speed trimmers in the rear panel. What separates
the Origin Live Motor Kit from others is a focus on electronics. Years of
research have been made in order to offer a Motor Kit manufactured with the
expertise which turntables deserve.
More performance than
price
Good DC motor kits always
outperform AC kits, ours outperform kits that are five
times the price. Owners of every kind of different deck have reported outstanding
results, and you are welcome to test the kit for yourself.
Universal
The kit is adaptable, our
three different types of transformer will cater for US,
Important considerations
Is the kit suitable for
my turntable?
This is the first
question people often email us with and we are more than happy to discuss
installation, parts needed, and we can fabricate motor housings, mounting
plates and other parts if required for your table.
Is it worth replacing the
motor drive or purchasing a new turntable?
The answer to this
question depends on the value and performance of your deck. Many many modern decks are no better than older designs and a
modern budget deck will not outperform a reputable elderly mid-market deck.
Having said this there are a very small handful of
turntables (our own included) which will far surpass older designs. These
generally start at the £1300 price point.
Can I not just replace
the motor or power supply alone?
At first this may seem
the most cost effective and simple way to get your deck working again. However
there are a number of unseen pitfalls with this approach and these are
explained on the link – Replacing
a noisy / faulty turntable motor or power supply
Should I get the Motor or
Power Supply repaired by the manufacturer?
If you have a mid market
deck or above, it’s highly likely that a repair to your drive system will cost
more than our motor kit. Not only this, but the opportunity
to vastly improve the performance of your deck will be lost. This is
explained fully if you visit the link Replacing
a noisy / faulty turntable motor or power supply
“nothing
can prepare you for the total shock of going DC, in a word gobsmacking…
There are details in recordings that I never imagined being present, there is
tuneful subsonic bass, and heights that were previously unscaled, the whole
music experience has taken on a new meaning, my humble Systemdek
record player competes and in many cases far outperforms some of the dearest
and best engineered record decks ever conceived.” Read
More > Common Ground Magazine.
NOTE:
This kit consists of a
DC100 motor with mounting plate and pulley, to replace your existing turntable motor.
The latest OL Advanced speed control unit is included. We include an upgrade 240v 2.5A low noise transformer power supply which is a big step up from the
standard plug pack that comes with this kit.