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.
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.