Origin Live

Founded in 1986 by Mark Baker in Southampton, UK, Origin Live began as a specialist hi-fi company when Baker started building hi-fi products in a garage, evolving into one of Britain's most respected manufacturers of high-performance audio equipment. Under the continued leadership of founder and Managing Director Mark Baker, who graduated from Southampton University with an honours degree in 1976 and gained engineering experience as a Naval Architect in the warship building industry at Vosper Thornycroft, the company has grown from its difficult early days to become a multi-generational family business. Based at Unit 5, 362B Spring Road Southampton, Origin Live now operates from its own factory with modern CNC machines and employs highly trained staff and interns, with Mark Baker and his sons Luke and David handling the bulk of design and manufacturing operations. The company initially started with 'Soli-Core,' the first commercial solid core cable on the market, before expanding to develop turntables, tonearms, amplifiers, loudspeakers, cables, and support stands, currently focusing on turntable and tonearm manufacture along with associated cables. Origin Live's turntables and tonearms began winning major magazine awards in 2004, establishing the company's reputation for multi-award winning Hi-Fi products that export up to 80% of production to over 40 countries worldwide. Operating with a philosophy of delivering outstanding performance through precision engineering, Origin Live maintains a 30-day money-back guarantee and offers product demonstrations in their Southampton listening room. The company's growth from a garage startup to an international manufacturer demonstrates their commitment to British manufacturing excellence, with all products designed and manufactured in-house to maintain quality control and innovation in the competitive high-end audio market.