Nottingham Interspace

 

 

Tom Fletcher, Managing Director of Nottingham Analogue, on the INTERSPACE TURNTABLE

"A few years ago we decided to design a turntable that was a little more affordable - quite a difficult task. We never design to a price, so we had to think long and hard about the least compromising materials to get the marriage between the audio frequencies. To build on a plinth is also very difficult because of the coloration in the plinth itself. For many years the Spacedeck turntable has been our ‘bread and butter’ and a turntable that many people have taken to their hearts. So we use the same Spacedeck bearing in the Interspace. This is made up of Admiralty bronze. A very hard spindle on the outer surface and being relatively soft inside, it has a lower resonance frequency which helps to marry to the plinth. The motor is not free standing but in its own cassette which has a very low resonance and is hand adjustable for height. Also on this turntable is a twin arm facility which is used extensively in the Far East. The platter is made up of a material called HDF. Coupled with the Spacemat, this is quite good material for damping the vinyl record but, being a wood based material, it suffers from lack of inertia. This is fully compensated for by four lead bronze weights let into outer periphery to give a far greater inertia. This can be heard or not heard, as the case may be, in long sustained notes such as piano, violin, voice etc."

"Like all our turntables if we put a switch on it and it started to turn we would not want you to buy it, because if the motor started the turntable from a standing start, there would be too much power in the motor when it reached speed. Too much power means resonance; i.e., the record and tonearm vibrates - try writing a letter when the table is moving!"

"We think we have succeeded, along with the Interspace arm to make a package that gives you an illusion of music for you to enjoy."

Approx. Dimensions: 48cm Long x 38cm Deep x 18cm High (with arm) Weight: 10kg