Origin Live

Calypso MKV Turntable

The Calypso is a belt-drive turntable made by Origin Live, identified on the page as the Calypso MK5, with 33.33 and 45 RPM operation controlled by a single-knob MK5 motor power supply. It uses a decoupled DC100 ironless-core motor, an in-house belt, plastic pulley, acrylic platter, centre-point suspended sub-chassis, ultra-low-friction bearing with a tungsten-carbide ball and hardened thrust pad, and stainless-steel inertia discs. The standard armboard accepts 9.5-inch and 12-inch Origin Live tonearms and Rega arms; the listed footprint is 40 × 29 cm, weight is 11.5 kg, and shipping dimensions are 60 × 45 × 16 cm with a packaged weight of 13.3 kg.