billstevenson, so it is the table more than other elements. Like a tape deck, you start with transport and continue from there.
Why do some people resist this simplicity and get too creative ?
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Ralph, I am sure you are right, but I only compared Boston mat to the felt mat and the improvement was striking, in fact. I bought that mat, to begin with, because almost every Nottingham Spacedeck owner highly recommended it, and they were right. Perhaps, there are better mats for this table, I just never explored this further.
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Ralph, I have Boston Audio graphite mat on my Nottingham Spacedeck, and the difference with original felt mat is quite big.
This thread is not about my set up. I my case, I would have to upgrade the table first and then the rest, so it's good enough for now.
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In other words, I see cartridge as a reel to reel deck's playback head. Nothing more, nothing less.
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Religious stance ? OK, so be it, I don't mind. But yes there is more than one way to lead to the same outcome. I just don't see tinkering with turntable based source as an art form and my approach is simple and straightforward. I will do artistry with tubes and speakers.
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Yeah, assuming that the cartridge is reasonably good, as counter-intuitive as it is, cartridge is the least important element in turntable set up. I have the impression that many people get it wrong and prematurely upgrade cartridges. Similar things happen with speakers. You have no idea how your speakers can sound until you give them the right signal.
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No doubt. HRS are expensive products, but if you have high end turntable..
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mulveling, you may be right that given proper isolation cartridge/phono stage unit becomes more important than table itself. Or it will vary wildly.
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Brinkmann offers both direct drive and belt drive turntables, that's unusual for one company to make both. Their best are belt drive, if I remember correctly.
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I heard that some Nottingham fans prefer Spacedeck to more expensive and heavier Nottinghams because it strikes the right balance between solid presentation and liveliness.
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Of course, that's exactly what I meant, everything else remains the same. That's the reason why I don't plan to upgrade the front end soon, I would have to upgrade everything, starting with the table, if I wanted big improvement. And I would want big improvement or why upgrade at all ?
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No, the source contributes greatly, mswale.
As an example, if I replace my Nottingham Spacedeck with Nottingham Dais or Anna Log, or even with one step up Hyperspace, besides possibly other improvements I will get more of what we are talking about. With everything else remaining the same.
You start with basic things, and that is turntable itself, not an arm, not a cartridge, not a phono stage. Turntable and electricity.
As for preamp/amp and speakers, that’s another subject.
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I think, unless you missed something, wrong cables or tubes in phono preamp, as an example, there is no way around it - you have to upgrade the table. Then..you go from there.
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This is a general question, it is not about my particular set up.
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Right, I forgot to mention cables and power cords.
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