Raider heißt jetzt Twix. Soll sagen, dass PhaseTech inzwischen unter dem Firmennamen Phasemation firmiert. An der bestehenden Tonabnehmer- respektive Übertragerpalette des Hauses soll sich dadurch aber nichts Wesentliches ändern.
In the spring of 2011 I wrote a review of the excellent Origin Live Calypso turntable with the equally striking Encounter MK3C Tonearm. I spent a good number of months with both products and was thoroughly impressed with what I heard – so much so that after the review I asked Origin Live’s principle owner and designer Mark Baker if I could set up the combination for The Inner Ear's editor Ernie Fisher for an extended run of additional listening.
As the year reached its end, I contacted Mark about sending back the demo table and arm. However, after a brief conversation, rather than returning the whole kit, Mark suggested we up the ante and offered to send an upgraded tonearm to be paired with the same Calypso table. His recommendation was the Conqueror MK3C.