Hi,
I guess I've missed most of this discussion, but will add my two cents as a loyal Michell owner. I've owned the Gyro SE and loved it; regret that I sold. I "downsized" and tried the Nott Horizon, admittedly not a fair comparison. However, I found it quite disappointing compared w/ the Gyro, using the same cartridges. I sold and bought a Michell Techno and now am happy again w/ my analog sound, though of course the Techno is not as good as a Gyro. The DC-powered Michells are dynamic, with good frequency extension, very revealing and certainly have PRAT (I have owned an LP12 so I know). I found the Nott to be slow and unrevealing by comparison (some might call it smooth), lacking PRAT, but it is only a $1200 table/arm (though the Techno is only a little more). The Nott was set up by a very experienced analog dealer, just so you know. I heard a Spacedeck once, in an expensive system at a private home (probably at least 30 grand or more). The system was one of the best I've heard, but not sure how to evaluate the Spacedeck given I only heard once and was unfamilar w/ the system or music. Just my opinion, of course.
TLH
I guess I've missed most of this discussion, but will add my two cents as a loyal Michell owner. I've owned the Gyro SE and loved it; regret that I sold. I "downsized" and tried the Nott Horizon, admittedly not a fair comparison. However, I found it quite disappointing compared w/ the Gyro, using the same cartridges. I sold and bought a Michell Techno and now am happy again w/ my analog sound, though of course the Techno is not as good as a Gyro. The DC-powered Michells are dynamic, with good frequency extension, very revealing and certainly have PRAT (I have owned an LP12 so I know). I found the Nott to be slow and unrevealing by comparison (some might call it smooth), lacking PRAT, but it is only a $1200 table/arm (though the Techno is only a little more). The Nott was set up by a very experienced analog dealer, just so you know. I heard a Spacedeck once, in an expensive system at a private home (probably at least 30 grand or more). The system was one of the best I've heard, but not sure how to evaluate the Spacedeck given I only heard once and was unfamilar w/ the system or music. Just my opinion, of course.
TLH