Origin Live Onyx Tonearm MK5 audiophile tonearm
Origin Live Onyx Tonearm MK5 side view
Origin Live Onyx MK5 turntable tonearm upgrade
Precision low resonance Onyx Tonearm MK5
Origin Live Onyx Tonearm MK5 audiophile tonearm
Origin Live Onyx Tonearm MK5 side view
Origin Live Onyx MK5 turntable tonearm upgrade
Precision low resonance Onyx Tonearm MK5

Origin Live Onyx Tonearm MK5 — High-Performance Gimbal Tonearm

from $734.58

The Origin Live Onyx Tonearm MK5 is one of the best-value upgrades for vinyl enthusiasts seeking genuine high-end performance without the premium price. Designed and handcrafted in the UK, the Onyx MK5 delivers outstanding tracking accuracy, musical detail, and exceptional control, making it an ideal choice for budget-conscious audiophiles and serious vinyl collectors.

Engineered with a rigid low-resonance arm tube, precision bearings, and excellent vibration control, the Onyx MK5 extracts more information from every record. Experience tighter bass, cleaner vocals, wider soundstage, and improved instrument separation across every genre.

Whether you're upgrading a Rega, Technics, Pro-Ject, Thorens, Linn-compatible, or other quality turntable, the Origin Live Onyx Tonearm MK5 provides a significant performance improvement while maintaining excellent value. It is designed as Origin Live's affordable performance benchmark and supports multiple mounting options and cable upgrades.

Key Features

  • High-performance audiophile tonearm

  • Excellent value for money

  • Precision low-friction bearings

  • Low-resonance arm tube design

  • Improved tracking accuracy

  • Greater musical detail and dynamics

  • Wide soundstage with precise imaging

  • Compatible with many moving magnet and moving coil cartridges

  • Ideal upgrade for serious vinyl lovers

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The Origin Live Onyx Tonearm MK5 is one of the best-value upgrades for vinyl enthusiasts seeking genuine high-end performance without the premium price. Designed and handcrafted in the UK, the Onyx MK5 delivers outstanding tracking accuracy, musical detail, and exceptional control, making it an ideal choice for budget-conscious audiophiles and serious vinyl collectors.

Engineered with a rigid low-resonance arm tube, precision bearings, and excellent vibration control, the Onyx MK5 extracts more information from every record. Experience tighter bass, cleaner vocals, wider soundstage, and improved instrument separation across every genre.

Whether you're upgrading a Rega, Technics, Pro-Ject, Thorens, Linn-compatible, or other quality turntable, the Origin Live Onyx Tonearm MK5 provides a significant performance improvement while maintaining excellent value. It is designed as Origin Live's affordable performance benchmark and supports multiple mounting options and cable upgrades.

Key Features

  • High-performance audiophile tonearm

  • Excellent value for money

  • Precision low-friction bearings

  • Low-resonance arm tube design

  • Improved tracking accuracy

  • Greater musical detail and dynamics

  • Wide soundstage with precise imaging

  • Compatible with many moving magnet and moving coil cartridges

  • Ideal upgrade for serious vinyl lovers

Features

Arm Tube

is a single piece, made from high-grade aircraft alloy. Stiffness is critical to provide a stable platform to hold your cartridge steady and reduce movement caused by resonance. The results are better dynamics and tight bass performance.

Superior Yoke Design

encompassing precision bearing fit. This results in an incredibly transparent arm with superb tonal balance.

Bearings

Are highly researched and purpose made to meet our specifications. These bearings are used in both the horizontal and vertical axis.

Integral VTA Adjuster

consisting of a threaded top nut above arm-board and clamping nut underneath arm-board.

Falling Weight Side Bias

Tests show this to be the highest performing method of achieving side bias. It has lower friction, better constant force and lower resonance than other alternatives such as magnets, springs, levers and twisted threads.

Internal Wiring

is high-grade copper Litz wire, Cryogenically frozen to reduce discontinuities in the conductors. This allows great transparency, detail and freedom from artefacts.

1 Meter Upgrade External Cable

 (6mm diameter) Low resistance cable with high conductivity Gold plated RCA plugs to fit directly into your phono-stage or amplifier.