Sota Sapphire VI Turntables with Origin Live tonearm

@mijostyn:  I did until I grounded the motor housing.  After playing a good 22 albums the speed has jumped to 45 rpm when I start it just one time and that was early on.  So I tend to think the ground wire helps.

Yes, I have the three buttons- (+) (-) and STBY.  I have the Roadrunner box next to the turntable.  The vacuum pump box and PSU sit about 6 feet away.  I can see the Condor controller mounted next to the motor under the motor cover.

I put the ground wire on one of the motor mounting screws and that goes to the star ground nut and then to the phono preamp ground.

@mijostyn Not my experience with OL customer service. Their website is rich with support information to help users get the best from their arms (which are excellent) and Mark Baker and his team are very responsive via email. 

@dodgealum , I am just parroting what I have heard from several different sources, at least 4 that I can remember. Where there is smoke.

Here is an example of customer service. I was having difficulty getting cartridge mounting plates for my Schroder CB tonearm. One dealer wanted $125 for each plate and two others could not find a source. Finally I emailed a Schroder dealer in Europe. The very next day I get an email from Frank Schroder apologizing for the problem. The US market is handled by Thrax who has been lax at supplying spares. Frank was ... not happy. He sent me four plates for $200. 

I have a Audiomods Series V Micrometer and a SME Series IV.

These are on the Subs Bench and I no longer use them, I don't foresee a period when I will use them again.

As a Tonearm they look great and have real presence, but they do not create a performance that is engaging, the listener can hear the music fine, but my own perception is that there is a divide between presentation and the listener.

In certain experiences the recollection is that the performance has had the perception of being compartmentalised and is my mind today a detractor when perceived as being present.

Once a Tonearm is encountered that conveys the perception, that the musicians thoughts and pleasures felt while performing are seemingly present in the mix, and being projected to the listener, other Tonearms can quickly become an item that does not have an attraction, for this reason the two referred to Tonearms are no longer in use. 

A friend had my SME IV on loan along with a loaned Origin Live Tonearm for a period of time, they own a High End Linn Arm as well, neither of these arms were selected for the newly acquired SP10R, the Tonearm selected was a 12" Glanz, I fully understand the reasoning for the choice, it is to my ears a arm that allows a listener to be absorbed into the replay and is a very engaging arm.

Others may vehemently disagree with my assessment, but I am the one with the Tonearms removed from service, and I fully understand the reasoning for this decision.

As in all, a suggestion offered as a guidance toward a Brand or Model is all well and good, but the real decision, remains with the ears of the end user.

In todays market place, there are a much wider range of Brands offering designs and options that are worthy of being learned about and being demonstrated if possible.