5 tables one choice, opinions please

The Nottingham Space Deck, not the Horizon, is a more appropriate comparison to the Scout. In that scenario the Nottingham is clearly a better table/arm combo.

I had the VPI Scout which I liked but I got the upgrade bug and sold it.

I purchased the Nott able and am very, very pleased with it.

I had some trepidation originally regarding the idiosyncratic nature of the table:

--No arm lift lever on the headshell (supposedly sets up resonance in the tonearm)with the supplied arm.

--You have to start the table by rotating the platter.

--You have to stop it buy manually stopping the platter.

BUT, the results are truly astounding. Build quality is excellent.

I can very highly recommend Larry at Hollywood Sound. He walked me thru the set-up on the phone and was very patient. Nott is highly under-rated in the US because they do not advertise in Stereophile or TAS.

Good luck.

Bill (Audiofeil), The Spacedeck ($3000) is almost twice the price of the Scout ($1600). The Horizon is much closer in price to the Scout. Of course, the Spacedeck is a far better table than any of the VPIs, I heard to date (including the VPI Junior TNT etc.). As for the Horizon-Scout comparison, I am not sure which one would take the lead.

If considering table above $2K, I would also take into account the new Galibier Serac that is due out this Fall. For $2.5K including RB250, it sounds like one of the best prospects for good sound.

Rene

Rene,
You're absolutely correct. My bad. Apologies to everybody whom I misled. I have lost track of VPI pricing and was not aware of current Scout/JMW9 pricing.
5 minutes in the penalty box for stupidity.

Dear Chadnliz: I understand that you don't buy used but this is a great opportunity:

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1166099223

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.