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Who's hip to the Nottingham line of Turntables???

From other post I was asking what $3K list/2K used deck and arm to get.A few folks mentioned Nottingham.Other than hideous paint job deck looks substantive with high mass platter and rugged looking plinth etc.Ability to mount two arms a definite plus.But not sure if Spacedeck and Spacearm are way to go.Anybody else out there have experice with this combo?maybe it system balance and not looks.But going form Aries (I am scalling back size/price) to a Rega25,Basis 1400,Clearaudio Champion or Solution well they all just look
less substantial.But maybe they sound better.
Thanks for input
Chazzbo
chazzbo
ohlala
1,236 posts
 
Hip? The 'gon is more meat and potatos.

The the asl web-pictures make the TTs colors brighter than they are in real life. I'm not a big fan of the aesthetics either, but the effect is a bit more subtle than the pics make you believe.

Why are you not considering VPI?
4yanx
1,576 posts
 
I am sure this will meet with some disagreement, but while I do respect the virtues of the VPI tables, IMHO, you have to move up to the TNT line to outdo the Nottingham Space or Hyper tables. That, of course, puts you well above the price range mentioned in the original post.
jrook
17 posts
 
I had a VPI and a SOTA before I got the Notts Spacedeck/spacearm combo. Whilest the VPI was better than the SOTA to my ears in playing tunes the Spacedeck is more faithful still. It just has an undefinable hold on the music in a way that makes all tables even remotely close in price pale by comparison. I did have a chance to listen to a REGA 25 for a few weeks and found it to be cut from the same cloth though not quite as organic sounding. the rega pays dividens when set on a good isolation platform or wall shelf. Both have excellent speed stability.
Cheers,
JC
wnovinger
2 posts
 
I recently replaced a Rega Planar 25 (with the RB600 arm) with the Space Deck/Space Arm combo. I moved the Benz Micro Glider LO from the Rega to the Nottingham. I am absolutely amazed at the difference in the sound...and I was prepared not to be. The bass is definitely tighter and deeper, while the midrange is clearer. I believe that the difference is due primarily to the arm and the availability of VTA adjustment on the Space Arm. The manual spin-up is a bit of a pain, and it's possible to accidently jump the belt from the 33 to the 45 RPM pulley if you don't get your finger out of the way during spinup. Other than that, I am a very happy camper with the NAS system.
4yanx
1,576 posts
 
Wnovinger - For the life of me I cannot figure out HOW you get your finger in the way in order to make the belt hop to the 45 groove. All it takes to get the Spacedeck platter going on my setup is a firm two inch push with my thumb across the thick rubber ring around the platter. Unless you have two pickup arms and your motor unit is in the front of your table, you shouldn't be even CLOSE to having this problem.

I agree, though, the 'Nots are great.
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