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

I owned/loved my Space Combo until divorce forced sale(one of many pieces). I truly miss it. It's the only table I've heard so far that plays on the "emotional level". Wasn't anything I could throw at it that wouldn't pull me off the couch boogie-ing! It's like a Harley to me - once you had the best, _ _ _ k the rest!

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?

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.

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

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.