
special attention to underlined text in these instructions.
special attention to underlined text in these instructions.
Please note that on some arms, it may seem that there is “play”
in the bearings - this is deliberate and bearing tension should
not be altered or degradation will result - The bearing races are
high quality and devoid of play, however the bearing housings
are carefully dimensioned to allow a loose fi t, thus “fl oating” the
arm rather than rigidly coupling it to the deck.
Arm mounting methods are critical for best performance
Arm mounting methods are critical for best performance
and vary depending on the arm AND the make of your
and vary depending on the arm AND the make of your
- once the large centre hole
Installing
ORIGIN LIVE & REGA ARMS

washers supplied to set the arm base to the correct height.
ADJUSTER (WHICH FITS MOST DECKS
washer if desired then the large clamping nut. If you fi nd your
you will need to fi t 3 or more spacing washers under the arm
With arms supplied by Origin Live an assortment of spacers and

you should heat them with a hair dryer (or similar) till
is best done with the stylus guard in place but it may be necessary
When adjusting the counterweight,
When adjusting the counterweight,
see fi gure “Rear end view of counterweight” . You will
you fi nd the point where the beam “balances” freely in a roughly
vica-versa. Move the tonearm counterweight accordingly and
you rotate the cartridge to align it, the overhang position must
with the gauge’s markings,

with the surface of a FLAT record – you can use a piece of card
with parallel lines drawn on it to check this once the cartridge
of the tapered arm tube should
it is best to tension the arm nut LOOSELY to the deck
As a rule of thumb you will fi nd the best tension
As a rule of thumb you will fi nd the best tension
when the overall sound is hard and bright, with thin bass or
with the arm a little low and very gradually raise it, fi rst to where
AN T I SKAT E F O R C E ( S I DE B I AS)
vica versa. It is advisable to set this slider almost in the fully “out”
– Carefully twist the wire loop to the correct angle relative
vinyl and observe whether the needle skates inwards towards the
You now have three adjustments approximated. Tracking force,
VTA, and azimuth. It’s a matter of reiteration to optimize the

worry about record damage from heavy tracking as most record
you have either a dirty stylus, a bad record, an accumulation of
We guarantee arms supplied by ourselves to be free from fault
warranty claim you should contact ourselves rather than Rega.
through the speakers when it is lifted across
- You are able to raise the curved
then it is almost certain
will identify the position of the “stick” – simply rotate the arm
- On the Conqueror, Illustrious and
Hi-Fi cartidges explained
reading for less experienced users
As Origin Live supply most makes of hi-fi cartridge we get asked
you choose to use them and neither do we encourage the time
would state that this is NOT diffi cult and much of the detail
vary tracking forces from the manufacturers recommendations
When a turntable goes out of level, the platter bearing

Alignment for hi-fi cartridges needs to be optimised in three
Viewed from above, the hi-fi cartridges arcing movement across
Viewed from head on, the stylus must be perpendicular in the
Viewed from the side, the stylus must sit correctly in the groove, at
with the tweezers or needle-noses, right behind its tubular section,
you’ll probably need the headband magnifi er or reading glasses.)
You’re dealing with thousandths of an inch here, so a barely visible
Proper care and maintenance
of Hi-Fi cartridges & records
well as enable you to enjoy the best performance.
A record cleaning machine is really the only answer for cleaning
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