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Where in California do you live? I might be interested... Rob

This collection of tube amps is unbelievable...

One other quick question: What did you do to 'build-in' your horns (what kind of material, what angle did you use, etc.)? Rob

Those K-Horns look amazing! What finish are those? Let me know how the K-Horns compare to the Cornwalls. I have a pair of Cornwalls and was thinking about adding a pair of K-horns to the collection. Rob

It is not marble. However, it does look like a marble finish. It is some kind of composite. The table ways a ton..well not a ton literally. Thanks for the kind words. If you want to know more...http://www.hwdsound.com/Nottingham/products.html

Cool spacedeck! It seems like the Nottingham Turntables are a little rare. How/Why did you decide to buy yours?

Thanks for the advise. After switching cables, speakers, source components, and tubes (to different channels). I believe it is 1 of 2 tubes that may be faulty. I am going to switch out the tubes and see if the problem goes away... Rob

One of my Klipsch Heresy speakers starting making a very loud popping noice. It is somewhat irregular. I am not sure what causes it to happen. It does not seem to matter which source component I am using.

Very cool speakers! Did you buy them off e-bay?

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The table lists for $1,200 The spacearm with mounting is another $1,200 The Bluepoint is around $250 I bought the whole set-up on audiogon for a bit more than 1/2 of retail. It was less than a year old with very little use! I had the music hall MMF-5 which I sold on audiogon to help pay for the Nottingham.

My new Nottingham Interspace Turntable with Spacearm Tonearm and Blue Point Cartridge blows away my Music Hall! I was not sure I would be able to hear any difference. It is amazing how much beter this TT sounds! More accurate, finer detail, a huge step up!

Record Conventions...where do they have these?

Where do you live?

Does anyone own a Nottingham Turntable? I am thinking about upgrading my TT...the Nottingham interspace looks like it might be a good table in that pricepoint. Thanks for any feedback in advance.

Thanks for the recommendations. Where do you buy the mobile fidelity recordings? I have found a good source of 180g vinyl on e-bay. Treasurefinders is the guys online name. He starts alot of auctions off in the $12 range...not bad for new 180g records!

I have been buying a bunch on vinyl on e-bay since getting my turntable. Yesterday I received Bob Dylan's MTV Unplugged performace on 180g virgin vinyl (double lp). It is awesome!!!! Just like being in the audience... Does anyone else have any favorite audiophile lp recommendations?

At the suggestion of someone from Quicksilver Audio (makers of my tube phono preamp), switched the left and right cables from my tt to the preamp and to the amp and it fixed the problem! I am not sure why this would make a difference...but I am happy it worked!!! Does anyone know why this would make a difference?

The amp is awesome! It is amazing how loud and clean a couple of SET amps can be. It powers a pair of Heresys perfectly. I am a big fan of ASL equipment...good value for the money.

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I am having a problem with my turntable (or cable or preamp). Sometimes when I turn the record over, the sound coming out of my left channel stops. In order to correct this, I unplug the left channel cable going to my preamp and plug it back in. This seems to 'reset' the problem. Does anyone know if it is my interconnect, preamp or something else that may be causing this problem. I am using a Music Hall MMF-5 with a Quicksilver Tube Phone Preamp... Thanks for any help or advise! Rob

Check out these speakers... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2510182354&category=23794

Do you have a picture of your set-up...it sounds cool!

The split plinth along with the adjustable pads (built in) seems to work fine. I was just wondering if the isolation pad would further increase the sonics...???

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