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Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9"

Tonearm

Relative price

above typical

Among the 26 tonearms in the catalogue, this one is above typical.

A band places a component against its peers and carries no price. It is deliberately the only price indicator on this page: a second one, measured against a different set, would narrow the two together far enough to give the figure away.

Competition record

Assessed against 15 rivals across the sixty systems: 3 head-to-heads won, 62 lost.

Where it gives ground

The dimension the engine names as the weakest link, counted across every head-to-head it lost.

  • mechanical hush ×47
  • bass control ×35
  • speed stability ×7
  • rhythmic grip ×5

Who it comes up against

Vertere Groove Runner X

17 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path

Against the Anchored brief, the Vertere Groove Runner X keeps the slot decisively.

With the Vertere DG-X Sabre Lite Pack, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.

With the van den Hul The Frog, the pairing gives up most on bass control.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the stronger tonearm — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Vertere DG-X Sabre Lite Pack gives up mechanical hush under the Anchored weighting.

hand-built bearingsAudio Origami press/dealer record (ASC-1 audited)

Technics S-shape magnesium tonearm (SL-1200G)

15 lost · Anchored, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path

Against the Romantic brief, the Technics S-shape magnesium tonearm (SL-1200G) keeps the slot decisively.

With the Technics SL-1200G, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.

With the van den Hul The Crimson, the pairing gives up most on bass control.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the stronger tonearm — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Technics SL-1200G gives up mechanical hush under the Romantic weighting.

hand-built bearingsAudio Origami press/dealer record (ASC-1 audited)

ProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO)

10 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Twin Arms

Against the Anchored brief, the ProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO) keeps the slot decisively.

With the Hana EL MC, the pairing gives up most on bass control.

With the Pro-Ject Debut Pro (with cart), the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the stronger tonearm — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Hana EL MC gives up bass control under the Anchored weighting.

hand-built bearingsAudio Origami press/dealer record (ASC-1 audited)

Origin Live Encounter Mk5

6 lost · Silent Path, Twin Arms, Vocals-First

Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Encounter Mk5 keeps the slot clearly.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the stronger tonearm — but it loses here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.

It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.

hand-built bearingsAudio Origami press/dealer record (ASC-1 audited)

Michell TecnoArm 2

6 lost · Anchored, Artisan, Cavity-Native, PRaT, Reference, Silent Path

Against the Silent Path brief, the Michell TecnoArm 2 keeps the slot by a whisker.

With the Michell Gyro 2025, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the stronger tonearm — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Michell Gyro 2025 gives up mechanical hush under the Silent Path weighting.

It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.

hand-built bearingsAudio Origami press/dealer record (ASC-1 audited)

Origin Live Silver Mk5

1 lost · Twin Arms

Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Silver Mk5 keeps the slot clearly.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the stronger tonearm — but it loses here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.

It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.

Origin Live Illustrious Mk5

1 lost · Twin Arms

Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Illustrious Mk5 keeps the slot by a whisker.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the stronger tonearm — but it loses here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.

It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.

Michell T8

1 lost · PRaT

Against the PRaT brief, the Michell T8 keeps the slot clearly.

With the van den Hul The Crimson, the pairing gives up most on rhythmic grip.

With the Michell Gyro 2025, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the stronger tonearm — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the van den Hul The Crimson gives up rhythmic grip under the PRaT weighting.

rigidityAudio Origami record
hand-built bearingsAudio Origami press/dealer record (ASC-1 audited)

Origin Live Onyx Mk5

1 lost · Twin Arms

Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Onyx Mk5 keeps the slot clearly.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the stronger tonearm — but it loses here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.

It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.

Origin Live Alliance Mk5

1 lost · Twin Arms

Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Alliance Mk5 keeps the slot clearly.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the stronger tonearm — but it loses here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.

It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.

Rega RB330

1 lost · Vocals-First

Against the Vocals-First brief, the Rega RB330 keeps the slot by a whisker.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the weaker tonearm for that brief.

It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.

Technics S-shape aluminium tonearm (SL-1500C/CS)

1 lost · Silent Path

Against the Silent Path brief, the Technics S-shape aluminium tonearm (SL-1500C/CS) keeps the slot clearly.

With the Technics SL-1500CS (with cart), the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the stronger tonearm — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Technics SL-1500CS (with cart) gives up mechanical hush under the Silent Path weighting.

It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.

hand-built bearingsAudio Origami press/dealer record (ASC-1 audited)

Rega RB880

1 lost · Vocals-First

Against the Vocals-First brief, the Rega RB880 keeps the slot by a whisker.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the weaker tonearm for that brief.

It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.

Roksan Attessa Unipivot tonearm

0 lost· 2 won · Twin Arms, Vocals-First

Against the Twin Arms brief, the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" takes the slot by a whisker.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the stronger tonearm for that brief.

It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.

ProJect Tonearm 9" Carbon/Alu (X2 B)

0 lost· 1 won · Twin Arms

Against the Twin Arms brief, the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" takes the slot by a whisker.

On its own merits the Audio Origami PU7 GTS Titanium 9" is the stronger tonearm for that brief.

It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.

What the reviewers said

hand-built bearings Audio Origami press/dealer record (ASC-1 audited)· Mechanical noise floor
rigidity Audio Origami record· Transient attack
solid Audio Origami owner consensus· Acoustic isolation
timing Audio Origami owner consensus· Timing precision
rhythmic integrity... more dance-like PROXY: Audio Origami PU7 line (Hi-Fi+ Dickinson) — GTS is the PU7 successor· Timing precision
extremely insightful, illuminating inner detail PROXY: Audio Origami PU7 line· Spatial resolution
bearings of extremely low tolerance and high quality PROXY: Audio Origami PU7 line (Stereophile Fremer)· Mechanical noise floor

How it scores

Clarity

  • Mechanical noise floor 76 from listening evidence

Rhythm

  • Timing precision 74 from listening evidence

LowerVolume

  • Acoustic isolation 71 from listening evidence

Specifications

effective length mm229.0
effective mass g19
bearing typeprecision gimbal (race)
cartridge mass range g5/24
output connectorDIN-5
notes