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Origin Live Gravity One Record Weight

  (8 Reviews)
“This upgrade could be roughly compared to doubling the cost of any component in your stereo system.” 10 Audio, 2020

“With the Gravity One, there is an unmistakable cleaning up of the pounding lower frequencies, which sound punchier, tighter and extended deeper than normal.” 
Hi-Fi Choice, February 2021
£210.00    
£175.00 Exc. VAT |  |

Origin Live Gravity One Record Weight

We are so pleased with the results that it’s a no brainer to offer this as an upgrade for all other decks. As with so many of our products this carries our guarantee of satisfaction or your money back.
 
At last a Record clamp which works as it should
 
Record clamps or weights serve 2 purposes
 
a) They flatten warped records on the platter - thus giving your cartridge an easier ride and enabling it to maintain the same VTA (angle to the record).
 
b) They change the way your records sound by damping their vibration.
 
Most clamps flatten records successfully but have very mixed results on sound quality. As a generalisation, most they tend to enhance the bass whilst dulling down the upper midband. There is also a perceived slowing down of the sound and the decay of notes suffer.
 
For 25 years or so we’ve tested record clamp designs (both ours and 3rd parties) and never come across a clamp which was worthwhile to use. Then one year we were sharing a room at the indulgence show with the importer of Shun Mook and he introduced us to their record clamp. To my astonishment this actually worked and enhanced everything in the music with no downside. The only problem was that it cost £2000.
 
This experience got me thinking and after some interesting design experiences with previously untested materials we though it worth trying again. Strangely enough just as we came up with this idea my friend Tony Sharman started talking to us about a record clamp he designed for his own personal system. Anyone who knows Tony knows that he’s a no nonsense kind of guy and one of the more experienced in the industry. My interest was aroused and we duly arranged a date for him to come down and demonstrate his clamp.
 
As I’m sure you can guess this was an ah-ah moment and his design coincided almost exactly with our own thinking but he had refined things and gave us some helpful tips to speed up the design.

What it sounds like

The resulting record clamp makes a significant contribution to improving bass definition, weight and depth but it also enhances the midband and treble through better separation, transparency and decay of notes. This is where most other clamps cause degradation but the Origin Live clamp excels. 
 
We are so pleased with the results that it’s a no brainer to offer this as an upgrade for all other decks. As with so many of our products this carries our guarantee of satisfaction or your money back. If you wish to hear what a well designed clamp can do for your sound quality please place an order. Should you be anything other than delighted with the results just return the clamp for a full refund.
 
Possible objections answered:
 
My deck will be different to the one you tested the clamp on so there is there any guarantee of improvement?
 
This a valid concern, however the good thing about a record clamp is that it is in contact with the record rather than your deck. So although the deck will affect the vibration of the record to a large extent the effect of exerting control from the topside of the record is different to a large extent. To test this point we tried the clamp on:
 
  • Solid platters
  • Platters topped with felt mats
  • Suspended decks
  • Non suspended decks
 
In all cases the improvements of the clamp were the same as listed above.
Average Rating (8 Reviews):  
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Rating:  
Gravitating to better sound
09 August 2023  | 

A better sound all round what I noticed most was more detail. So time to explore my vinyl collection

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Amazing sound upgrade
29 January 2023  | 

After reading many reviews about it, I bought the Origin Live out of curiosity. It is indeed amazing how the reproduction becomes much more spatial. The reverberation of voices and the fur of timpani are longer - voices are really more expressive. The recording space is more illuminated. The proverbial curtain in front of the speakers falls away. The sound gain is especially noticeable when you listen to good recordings with it (listening tip: Dead Can Dance: Spiritchaser).
I am thrilled. I would buy it again.

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Rating:  
It works
30 December 2022  | 

It's neither weight nor clamp, but it does seem to dissipate unwanted vibrations so there's more detail and naturalness. Worth the money. Works best for me without a turntable mat as have an acrylic tt platter

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Better Than Expected
16 December 2022  | 

Bought this to replace a cheaper model I had after reading reviews and really pleased I did. It’s really lightweight and doesn’t cause any drag like the heavier ones can do. The clarity of the sound of the vinyls has made a real difference. Brothers in Arms was amazing.

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Adds clarity and resolution to your records
09 April 2021  | 

A very quick delivery, nice packed. This small item will improve clarity and resolution of your records

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Origin Live Gravity 1 Record Weight
31 January 2021  | 

Detailed open sound. Top end precision
and Atmosphere, great Tone all around.

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Great update
30 December 2020  | 

Hi from France , just received the origin live gravity one , and listen to some various vinyls ( rock , jazz , classical) during this afternoon , and I was surprised at the improvement it made with greater clarity and tighter bass . A little bit expensive , but it does a good job improving the entire sound spectrum , highly recommanded *****

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Rating:  
remarkably effective
27 November 2020  | 

After reading 2 glowing reviews of the Gravity One Record Weight I decided to give it a try with my 36 year old Linn LP12 with Rega 808 arm and Benz Micro wood cartridge. The improvement was immediately obvious and far beyond what I had thought possible. Instruments took on a clarity, solidity, timbral accuracy, and realism that I had not known they had been lacking. Piano in particular regained the weight and richness of a real instrument in real space. It is hard to believe that such a relatively inexpensive device could have such a profound effect.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

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