Comments about Nottingham quirks

It was one of the worst product reviews I've seen in a while. And this from a magazine who almost always gives ambiguously good reviews of everything. It makes me nervous to buy any product by nottingham.

I own a Hyperspace and don't feel any of the Nottingham "quirks" mentioned are a downside. I don't experienced the 60 hz hum either.

I also own a Raven AC and wish it had a similar start/stop feature as the Nottingham.

I note that once the reviewer got the "quirks" issue off his chest he proceeds to praise the Nottingham for it's sound quality.

True, although he does say if it were his money he wouldn't buy one. My local dealer only has the interspace on the floor so there's no way for me to check out the 294 in person. Anyhow, how does the tonearm stay in place? This seemed to be an issue in this review.

As a Spacedeck owner, I personally love the spin-by-hand starting.. it's convenient and makes me feel like a club dj. My tonearm is a Nottingham (Pre-Anna) "The Foot" (yes, it's 12") and it does hum like crazy with a low output Zyx. But it was re-wired so who knows.. as for a finger lift, let's just say that Mr. Clumso doesn't need that temptation.

I have an Interspace (for sale, unfortunately) and have never had any of the issues he talks about with hum. The finger lift is a non-issue. As far as securing the arm, get a $300 Ginkgo dust cover and nothing's going to mess with it. Nottinghams and Shelters are awesome. The 294 is truly incredible, it is rather large though. Get a Shelter 5000 or better and you are set for life.