Pure Fidelity Encounter Mk4 // New / Premium Dual Pivot Tonearm

The Encounter Mk4 is the kind of tonearm that lets even a modestly priced cartridge perform as though it costs twice as much. Origin Live's Dual Pivot bearing — ultra-hard tungsten carbide points resting in burnished steel cups — delivers the low-friction transparency of a uni-pivot without the wobbly cueing, soft bass, or finicky setup that typically accompany it. The aircraft-alloy arm tube keeps stray resonances well away from the stylus; cryogenically treated Litz wiring preserves signal purity from stylus to phono stage. A falling-weight anti-skate mechanism is as mechanically clean as the concept gets. The result is an arm that tracks with quiet authority and communicates rhythm and texture with uncommon honesty — fast, tonally even-handed, and transparent enough to let the record speak entirely for itself.

Condition

NEW

Factory Specs

Effective Length 239mm (9.41 in)

Overhang 17.24mm (0.68 in)

Offset Angle 22°

Pivot-to-Spindle Distance 222mm (8.74 in)

Mounting Hole Diameter 23–24mm (0.91–0.94 in)

Base Mounting Nut 32mm (1.26 in) across flats

Maximum Armboard Thickness 27mm (1.06 in)

Effective Mass 12.5g

Counterweight Mass 145g (16 × 40mm dia)

Anti-Skate Falling weight on thread

Tracking Force Set by counterweight position (no springs)

VTA Adjustment Calibrated threaded dial (built-in)

Azimuth Adjustment Yes

Internal Wire High-grade copper Litz (cryogenically treated)

External Cable Length 1m (3.28 ft)

External Cable Diameter 6mm (0.24 in)

Capacitance 130pF per channel

Resistance 0.3Ω per channel

Termination Gold-plated RCA plugs

Arm Weight 654g (1.44 lb)

Packed Weight 1,734g (3.82 lb)

Warranty 2-year

Liner Notes

In an invention of extraordinary elegance, Origin Live created a unique tonearm bearing system to decouple the arm from its environment, while avoiding the fiddly setup, wobbly cueing and diminished bass of lesser bearings. This is the acclaimed Dual Pivot bearing and the Encounter Mk4 is the most affordable tonearm to have it. You'll hear superb musicality and transparency, revealing previously unnoticed details in every LP.

Aircraft alloy arm tube reduces resonance, enabling your cartridge to perform at its best. A high strength rear stub improves counterweight stability and resists vibration, enabling the arm to hold the cartridge more steadily.

Origin Live's Dual Pivot bearings use precisely rounded, ultra-hard tungsten carbide points held by gravity in radiused burnished steel cups, allowing the arm a tiny degree of motion in every direction except down — gravity self-centers the points into the bottom of the cups. Vertical tonearm motion is incredibly smooth with vanishingly low friction, achieving the superb definition of uni-pivot arms without sacrificing bass. A large calibrated dial above the arm-board delivers total control over VTA. Falling-weight side bias reduces friction, resonance, and increases stability. Internal high-grade copper Litz wire is cryogenically frozen to reduce discontinuities. A 6mm external cable with gold-plated RCA plugs provides high conductivity over a 1-metre run.

Stock No.

15476417822941