Origin Live Aurora Gold deck - group test winner

Aurora Gold Turntable  This is a leading deck in terms of its incredible performance. It  promises to be a major upgrade in your system, especially if you have an expensive older deck. As far as performance is concerned it was a laughably low price when first introduced. This is even more of a bargain now with price increases rampant. The deck is widely acknowledged to outperform many current decks at over twice it's original price and has received superb reviews. With so many flavour of the month reviews it is easy to forget or overlook a rare gem of a deck which is certainly the case with the Aurora Gold. Here you will not be aquiring a run of the mill deck of mediocre performance relying on status quo and big advertising budgets. This is a group comparison test winner with Formula one performance.

One highly experienced reviewer put this deck down as the best he had heard up to this point in time, regardless of price due to it's sheer musicality and addictive performance. Full reviews can be found on the Origin Live web site. The deck is in mint condition, fully inspected and with 2 year guarantee. Origin Live are offering the Aurora Gold, originaly priced at £1470 for auction as it is non current stock - (we do not offer current stock for auction).  Arm is not included - The turntable accepts the older style Rega arms which have a threaded base and large nut on the bottom, not the newer 3 point mounting. All Origin Live arms from the Encounter up use this threaded base style fitting. A tonearm can be ordered through the Origin Live web site as this offers a good range of options. 

Review comments

"This is one of the few turntables I could listen to for days at a time with no hint of listening fatigue. It presents the music as it was recorded....Pace is second to none along with precisionand an extremely believable sound stage. Even with the least expensive pick up arm, this turntable projects an image that is frighteningly realistic....Overall an extremely fine piece of engineering with factory support of the highest order. I can recommend this record deck with complete confidence."      HI FI WORLD 2004 - Group comparison test winner

Winner of Stereo Times “most wanted component of the year Award 2004” in combination with the Illustrious tonearm.
“Simply stated, the Origin Live Illustrious tonearm/Aurora Gold turntable produce the best musical results of any turntable I’ve ever heard, regardless of price. Since I’ve been listening for turntables professionally for 32 years and am aware of the pitfalls of ultimate proclamations, I hesitate somewhat to make this statement. Nevertheless, it is true. The level of musical communication available from the Illustrious/Aurora Gold is in a class by itself. It sets a new reference.
The overall pre-occupation with stereoscopy and with sonic special effects of most High End record players pays too little attention to the core values of musical communication. Consequently I find these tables turgid, dissecting, prosaic and unable to dance: you hear everything about the sonic event except what the music means.....The most obvious aspect of the Illustrious/Aurora Gold is the utter coherence of rhythm, timing, dynamic variation, and musical phrasing. It’s articulation in the bass is simply unequalled. My long time reference for these qualities has been the Linn LP12. It is my reference no more. The OL combination outperformed it in every aspect of sonic and musical values, including the famed boogie factor”     STEREO TIMES        

For full reviews http://www.originlive.com/ebayimages/auroragoldreviews.htm

The elegant Aurora Gold turntable is designed for music lovers who wish to enjoy their records to the full. It brings vinyl reproduction close to the ultimate in performance and style available today. The recreation of an original musical performance involves many factors. High priorities are dynamics, transient speed, definition and tonal accuracy. Definition and tonal accuracy are especially important for great imaging capability. The ability of the Aurora Gold to handle these factors separates this turntable from others. Powerful dynamics, superb transparency and tangible sound staging will keep you listening to your record collection for many years to come. The deck's natural, musical presentation makes it compatible with almost any hi-fi system.

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