Who it comes up against
17 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path
Against the Anchored brief, the Vertere DG-X Sabre Lite Pack keeps the slot decisively.
With the Vertere Groove Runner X, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Origin Live Calypso Mk5 (no arm) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
silent backgroundPROXY: Origin Live Aurora line
17 lost · Anchored, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path, Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Technics SL-1200G keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Origin Live Calypso Mk5 (no arm) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
silent backgroundPROXY: Origin Live Aurora line
10 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Vocals-First
Against the Anchored brief, the Pro-Ject Debut Pro (with cart) keeps the slot decisively.
With the ProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO), the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Origin Live Calypso Mk5 (no arm) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
silent backgroundPROXY: Origin Live Aurora line
7 lost · Anchored, Artisan, Cavity-Native, PRaT, Reference, Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Michell Gyro 2025 keeps the slot by a whisker.
With the Michell TecnoArm 2, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Origin Live Calypso Mk5 (no arm) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
silent backgroundPROXY: Origin Live Aurora line
2 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Aurora Mk5 (no arm) keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Origin Live Calypso Mk5 (no arm) is the stronger record deck — but it loses here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.
2 lost · Silent Path, Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Technics SL-1500CS (with cart) keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Origin Live Calypso Mk5 (no arm) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
silent backgroundPROXY: Origin Live Aurora line
1 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the AVID Volvere SP (no arm) keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Origin Live Calypso Mk5 (no arm) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
0 lost· 1 won · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Calypso Mk5 (no arm) takes the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Origin Live Calypso Mk5 (no arm) is the stronger record deck for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
0 lost· 1 won · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Origin Live Calypso Mk5 (no arm) takes the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Origin Live Calypso Mk5 (no arm) is the stronger record deck for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.