Sidebar 1: Specifications
Description: Belt-drive turntable with ultra-MDF plinth, Delrin platter, 6061 aluminum alloy and stainless steel subplatter, AC synchronous motor, Conductor speed controller, 6061 aluminum isolation platform, IsoAcoustics GAIA IV feet, SS10 Record Isolator, tonearm.
Dimensions: 17" W × 6" H × 14" D. Weight: 45lb.
Finishes: High-gloss Quilted Maple and Piano Black; semigloss Santos Rosewood or Quarter Cut Walnut.
Serial number of unit reviewed: 21-143.
Tonearm: Origin Live Encounter dual-pivot aluminum-alloy. Length: 239mm; overhang: 17°; Pivot-to-spindle distance: 222mm; internal wiring: High-grade, copper Litz; tonearm cable: 6mm, hardwired Origin Live high-grade copper; recommended cartridge mass: 4.5–18gm.
Phono Cartridge: Stratos moving coil with duralumin (aluminum, copper, manganese alloy) body, copper coils, samarium cobalt magnet, aluminum cantilever, and micro-elliptical diamond stylus; stylus rake angle: 92°; internal impedance: 45 ohms; recommended tracking force: 1.9–2.1gm; output: 0.45mV; frequency range: 20Hz–40kHz; channel separation: 25dB; recommended loading: 100–500 ohms. Dynamic compliance: 12 × 10–6 cm/dyne.
Price: $9995 with Origin Live Encounter tonearm and IsoAcoustics GAIA feet. Stratos cartridge: $1995. Approximate number of US dealers: 14. Warranty: 2 years.
Manufacturer: Pure Fidelity, 102–6200 Darnley St., Burnaby, British Columbia V5B 3B1, Canada. Tel: (604) 528-1384. Email: sales@purefidelity.ca. Web: purefidelity.ca.
Dimensions: 17" W × 6" H × 14" D. Weight: 45lb.
Finishes: High-gloss Quilted Maple and Piano Black; semigloss Santos Rosewood or Quarter Cut Walnut.
Serial number of unit reviewed: 21-143.
Tonearm: Origin Live Encounter dual-pivot aluminum-alloy. Length: 239mm; overhang: 17°; Pivot-to-spindle distance: 222mm; internal wiring: High-grade, copper Litz; tonearm cable: 6mm, hardwired Origin Live high-grade copper; recommended cartridge mass: 4.5–18gm.
Phono Cartridge: Stratos moving coil with duralumin (aluminum, copper, manganese alloy) body, copper coils, samarium cobalt magnet, aluminum cantilever, and micro-elliptical diamond stylus; stylus rake angle: 92°; internal impedance: 45 ohms; recommended tracking force: 1.9–2.1gm; output: 0.45mV; frequency range: 20Hz–40kHz; channel separation: 25dB; recommended loading: 100–500 ohms. Dynamic compliance: 12 × 10–6 cm/dyne.
Price: $9995 with Origin Live Encounter tonearm and IsoAcoustics GAIA feet. Stratos cartridge: $1995. Approximate number of US dealers: 14. Warranty: 2 years.
Manufacturer: Pure Fidelity, 102–6200 Darnley St., Burnaby, British Columbia V5B 3B1, Canada. Tel: (604) 528-1384. Email: sales@purefidelity.ca. Web: purefidelity.ca.
