This high grade motor & Power Supply system is designed as a swap over replacement for almost all models of turntable. It combines the magic of DC performance with advanced regulation electronics coupled with PS technology to offer a giant leap in performance for your turntable.

The Ultra DC motor kit offers owners of turntables the advanced technology & reference performance used in our Resolution Turntable, with components costing 100 times more than those used in the standard motor kit this is a true reference option. Contains vastly improved regulation circuit as well as upgraded components.

The kit comprises: DC100 Motor, Ultra black aluminum control box and transformer power supply 230 v 50HZ.

When ordering: please specify the brand/model record player it will be used for!

Introduction

No one would blame you for being sceptical of an easy to fit, inexpensive dc motor upgrade. Especially one that improves greatly on the best of other power supplies costing over 4 times as much. It is simply impossible to imagine the level of improvement attained by eliminating motor vibration that your Hi Fi amplifies 8,000 times. This kit replaces the weakest link in your record deck - the ac motor - simply refining the supply to an existing ac motor is not addressing the real problems which going dc solves.

Decks with lightweight platters and those with 30kg + platters all benefit from this amazing kit. Decks in excess of £30,000 have been upgraded using this supply - don't be fooled by massive class A amplifiers driving large expensive motors, this laughably small supply still outperforms them.

Can your turntable be upgraded?

The Origin Live DC motor drive upgrade has been successfully fitted to the majority of turntable models such as Linn (Valhulla, Lingo), Nottingham Analogue, Roksan, Pink Triangle, Rega, Thorens, VPI, Michell, Heybrook, Opus, Oracle, Well Tempered, Acoustic Research, Systemdek and many more. No matter how advanced the existing power supply, the result of adding the drive upgrade has surprised and delighted owners. It simply produces massive improvements to all aspects of sonic performance. For over eight years, these drives have been fitted to practically every deck ever built with spectacular results - it is extremely well thought out and highly refined. The performance value to your system is well over 4 times what you invest (in comparison to some upgrades) and the improvement is similar regardless of the type of deck you own.

The variable speed adjustment enables this motor kit to be UNIVERSAL in it's application - the pulley is designed to run flat or round section belts - the list goes on but rest assured this kit has been extremely thoroughly developed and well thought out - you do not need to ask whether the kit works on your deck because once you receive the parts all becomes clear. We receive hardly any calls asking how to fit a kit once it is with an owner, simply because it is unnecessary - all becomes clear.

Repairing defective decks

The kits are very useful not only as an upgrade but also for repairing decks with broken motors or power supplies that would otherwise be unusable. For example, Oracle owners have acquired the Advanced DC Motor Kit at a third of the price Oracle would charge for a new motor, and found it to be a considerable improvement.

The turntable power supply upgrade consists of a high-grade motor and external boxed power supply. The motor plate is designed for drop-in replacement of your existing turntable motor. Three levels of upgrade are offered - Standard, Advanced and Ultra.

The complete kit of upgrade parts larger image

Motor drives include all you need • Fully built speed control / switch box with all leads and plug connectors. 33rpm & 45rpm. (H x W x D) 50 x 110 x 180mm • High grade DC motor with precision bored, electro plated pulley designed for flat and round belts. The motor is supplied with a motor plate adaptor to enable fitting to your deck. • Transformer for either 240/230V, 50Hz or 110V, 60 Hz mains supplies • Strobe card for easy and accurate speed setting • Fitting instructions The upgrade motors and turntable power supplies are fully built, no soldering is required - they are literally plug and play. Installing the motor in your deck is usually a simple procedure with full instructions provided.

Reasons to upgrade your motor drive

• It is makes an enormous, cost effective improvement to your system due to the central importance of the motor drive

• It is a relatively low investment in comparison to changing your deck

Why is the motor and power supply so influential on sound quality?

The reasons why superior power supplies have such an audible effect on performance have been well documented - they reduce vibration and variation in motor speed - both of which have a huge effect on the signal generated by the “all sensing� stylus. What may not be so generally appreciated is that platters suffer a momentary slowing under load which is so small it can hardly be measured. The cartridge amplifies this effect 8,000 times, resulting in an appreciable loss of dynamic impact, especially in the bass region. To overcome this, some decks use a very high mass platter but this “solution� has its own drawbacks, producing a thick, clinical and lifeless sound. A better solution is to make the motor capable of responding powerfully and instantaneously to any increase in the dynamic load on the drive. This is one aspect addressed powerfully by the circuit design of the advanced and ultra upgrades. The results are obvious upon listening.

Characteristics of a high grade power supply

Control of motor energy fluctuation

A high performance dc motor drive is dependent not only on motor quality but more importantly on a superb power supply.

Motors are hard to drive evenly with absolute precision. Eddy currents within the magnets cause severe power fluctuations among other factors. Negative voltage is fed back into the power supply. If not controlled, this results in motor vibration and severe loss of dynamics. Origin Live power supplies absorb such dips and surges in load, while adjusting to deliver copious and precise power with great speed.

Speed stability
The motor requires load compensation to maintain the turntable at a constant speed. This is because the drag of the stylus varies between the inner and outer tracks of a record. Many turntables suffer from about 1% speed drift. Not only is there variation from inner to outer tracks - there is also localised variation when the stylus negotiates complex or heavy passages of music.

To overcome these problems, the Advanced and Ultra power supplies have a load sensing circuit that maintains speed drift to a mere 0.1% (as measured by Hi-Fi News magazine - ten times better than the average turntable). The results are increased dynamics, better timing and pitch control, and a greater sense of drive and pace.

It is worth mentioning that for motors, a well designed mains regulator far surpasses the performance of lead acid battery regulation (as used by a few high end pre-amps).

Low noise
As well as delivering superb speed control, the regulator is designed to produce very low noise, thereby reducing vibration still further. This translates into increased transparency and better definition.

Speed switching
The speed is easily switched between 33rpm and 45rpm using the knob on the speed control box.

Rear panel of control box

Speed setting To cater for different sizes of platter or sub-platter, you can set the infinitely variable motor speed for your particular deck using preset dial resistors. This has the added advantage of making the motor simple to transfer should you ever change your deck.