Aurora Mk2 turntable

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AURORA MK2

"Surely the best £750 black disc spinner in outright sonic terms" HI FI WORLD 2008

"Swish looks; clear precise presentation; realistic vocals; full-bodied attack; thrilling dynamics"
What Hi-Fi?, Oct 2003

"A stellar performer with a wonderfully realistic presentation: if you can't afford a £3000 CD player try this instead...
...The moment you spin some vinyl, the sound stuns.The Aurora gives vocals great solidity and excellent detail. This is what vinyl's all about - close your eyes and you'll believe the singers are in your room...delivers realism of the highest order. And tonal balance is spot on: the bass bounds along but never obscures the midrange or treble. Switch to Nirvana's attack on the higher frequencies and the turntable remains unruffled and there's no evidence of harshness. There is however proof of superb attack and rigid bass....dynamics are excellent, which means continually engrossing performances and edge of the seat listening. You also get a vast, room filling soundstage .. the sonic news couldn't be better ... It looks like a star and sounds like heaven - a class leader in every respect".
What Hi-Fi?, Oct 2003

Introduction

The Aurora Mk2 turntable follows in the steps of its high performance predecessor but with improved looks and still higher performance. Derived in many aspects from Origin Live’s award winning Aurora Gold - it represents unrivalled performance at this price point AND well above it. The Aurora MK2 will comfortably outperform many more expensive decks even when fitted with inexpensive tone arms and cartridges. Investing that little bit extra in the turntable almost always results in a considerable overall saving.
The strengths of the Aurora MK2 lie in its superb transparency, coupled with tangible sound staging and imaging. It is very neutral and will suit most systems exceptionally well. You can expect this turntable to give you many years of listening pleasure.

Feature highlights

The Aurora MK2 has a decoupled sub-chassis that is non suspended (not sprung).

Hear for yourself This page provides some explanation of the design principles behind the performance of the Aurora turntable. In this turntable you will hear the results of more than ten years of intensive and exhaustive testing. These have been distilled into a high end product that appears deceptively simple and yet will yield astounding results. Why not discover for yourself the astonishing potential of the world’s highest performing medium for the reproduction of music?

Features & Specifications

Superb styling & looks
The record player is sculpted in stylish curved profiles that will look at home in most surroundings. There is a choice of mirror finish black, clear acrylic, frosted or white finish.
Dimensions & Weight: 410mm wide, 410mm deep, 145mm height.
Weight 10Kg including arm.

High grade parts
Platter made of propritery material.
Very high precision bearing running on special oil film
Highly rigid sub-chassis exibiting low resonance due to its unique, centre point support arrangement.
Ironless DC motor design with no 'cogging' effect.

Record player power supply
The regulated power supply of this motor is load compensating as well as being stable across a wide range of temperatures. Speed control is easily electronically switched between 33rpm and 45 rpm (78rpm is also available on request). Setting up - There is nothing to go "out of tune" on the Aurora record player. The record player is a non suspended design so the centre loading means that the deck is simple to set up and fuss free. VTA arm adjustment is provided for the Rega and Origin Live arms, which makes setting the arm height much easier.

UK retail £750- excluding arm

OPTIONS

If the OL1 arm is purchased with the deck, a stainless steel rear arm stub is included free of charge- although this is not the full structural upgrade, it still offers a big step up from the standard OL1 arm.

Upgrade transformer - To radically improve the performance of the deck you can add the Origin Live upgrade transformer for £195

Finishes - Mirror finish black is the standard plinth finish however we offer clear polished acrylic, frosted acrylic and polished white as other options for £150 - see below for examples of clear finish. Note: Clear, white and frosted finishes use the thicker Calypso plinth and can be upgraded to full Calypso specification.

Different arm fitting - The Aurora can accommodate most arms by simply changing the sub-chassis plate. Subchassis plates are available for SME, Linn, Graham, Hadcock arms for an additional £47 as these are specials - All Roksan arms can be fitted using an adaptor at £25. Arms not listed in the above can be quoted individually.

To order or arrange for a demonstration - You can arrange for a demonstration of an Origin Live turntable by:-
A) Contacting one of our dealers.
B) Although it is preferable to have a demonstration, you may not have an Origin Live dealer in your locality. Even if you have a local dealer he may not have invested in stock of the product you want to hear. For these reasons we offer the opportunity to order directly using the online shop. To compensate for the lack of demonstration, a turntable direct order carries a one month, no risk money back guarantee should you wish to return the deck for any reason. This means that you can evaluate the turntable against your existing one ( or another) in your own system and room acoustics. If you live outside the UK, then you should refer to our guidelines on ordering.

Aurora Mk2 Clear polished 18mm plinth larger image