Origin Live - Encounter MK4 tonearm

Encounter Tonearm Dual Pivot Bearings. Hybrid Arm Tube. High Strength Headshell. Encounter the Premium Range. The Encounter arm builds on the outstanding performance of the Silver by improving the design and quality of all components. This is not just a development - its a complete redesign. The Encounter arm introduces dual pivot bearings to the Origin Live tonearm range. The entire yoke and base are different from the Silver tonearm. These structures, contain the horizontal and vertical bearings and are therefore highly influential on sound quality. The upgrade in design manifests itself in outstanding deep bass along with increased focus, stability and resolution through all frequencies. The tight and powerful bass carries the hallmark of authority and adds so much to the musical experience. In addition the arm dramatically improves the great transparency, tonal balance and sound-staging of the Silver arm. It produces a wonderful 'live' feel to music, with fabulous transient speed and 'air'. This arm, is outstanding. Dual Pivot bearings decouple the arm from it’s 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 set up, wobbly cueing and decrease in bass performance. Dual Pivot bearings have the advantage of very low friction which helps give the encounter a 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. Features * The design philosophy and many components are taken from the legendary Silver tonearm. * High grade aircraft alloy, single piece armtube. * Well specified and highly robust bearings. These bearings are house in an advanced yoke which includes highly developed decoupling techniques. * High grade Internal Litz wire and standard external cable with RCA plugs to fit into your amplification. * Integrated VTA adjustment. * Fits ALL Rega armboard cut outs whether old style thread base or new 3 point mounting.