Clearaudio Concept vs Origin Live Aurora
Side-by-side specifications and a plain-English account of the recorded differences. Full profiles: Clearaudio Concept · Origin Live Aurora.
| Specification | Clearaudio Concept |
Origin Live Aurora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Highlighted difference. £1,495 | £1,750 |
| Category | High-end | High-end |
| Status | current | current |
| Years | 2009–present | 2019–present |
| Drive | belt drive | belt drive |
| Speeds | Highlighted difference. 33/45/78 rpm | 33/45 rpm |
| Operation | manual | manual |
| Cartridge supplied | Highlighted difference. Concept MM/MC | sold bare |
| Phono stage | No | No |
| USB output | No | No |
| Bluetooth | No | No |
| Platter | POM | aluminium |
| Tonearm | Clearaudio friction-less magnetic-bearing | Origin Live (option) |
| Wow & flutter | — | — |
Practical differences
Highlighted cells show a lower reference price, support for more listed speeds, or the presence of a convenience feature. They are not an overall score.
The Clearaudio Concept undercuts the Origin Live Aurora by £255 — £1,495 against £1,750.
Both are belt-drive, so that part of the experience should feel similar on either deck: a motor that's mechanically isolated from the platter by an elastic belt, which is the usual route to a quieter noise floor — the default choice across most of hi-fi.
Bottom line: £255 separates these reference prices. That difference is factual; this specification comparison does not assign an overall winner.
Live merchant offers
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Merchant searches
4 UK merchants stock Clearaudio — each outbound link searches the deck on that merchant’s site.
| Merchant | Type | Delivery | Product search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analogue Seduction | hifi independent | Free UK delivery on most items; specialist packing | Search at Analogue Seduction ↗ |
| Criterion Audio | hifi independent | UK delivery; Cambridge demo rooms | Search at Criterion Audio ↗ |
| Doug Brady HiFi | hifi independent | UK delivery; specialist setup | Search at Doug Brady HiFi ↗ |
| The Audiobarn | hifi independent | UK delivery; demo by appointment | Search at The Audiobarn ↗ |
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Merchant searches
2 UK merchants stock Origin Live — linked directly to the product page where we have one, otherwise to a site search for the deck.
| Merchant | Type | Delivery | Product link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analogue Seduction | hifi independent | Free UK delivery on most items; specialist packing | View at Analogue Seduction ↗ |
| Doug Brady HiFi | hifi independent | UK delivery; specialist setup | Search at Doug Brady HiFi ↗ |