BTW, I forgot about the arms. I have had an OL Silver, Rega RB600, Bluenote Borghese and Borromeo on my Spacedeck, but prefer the Spacearm that I have now. My buddy started out with a OL modified RB250, but now has the Interspace arm which he prefers.

Oz

ozzy62 November 17, 2004 18:56

I have heard the above mentioned cartridges on my Spacedeck and have preferred the Benz. My buddy has a Clearaudio Aurum Beta on his Interspace and it's a fine sounding combo. We have never directly compared the two 'tables in the same system, but I bet it would be extremely close.

Oz

ozzy62 November 17, 2004 18:54

I have the Spaceck, but a friend has the Interspace. I would say they compare very closely. The Interspace is definitely the bargain table of the Nottingham lineup, a much better bargain than my Spacedeck.

Oz

ozzy62 November 17, 2004 14:00

I have had a Dynavector DV20X, a Shelter 501 and an Ortofon Kontrapunkt b besides the Benz L2. I like the Benz better than all of them, the Shelter was very close and actually was probably limited by the Bluenote arm I had at the time. I would really like to try another one with the Spacearm some day.

Oz

ozzy62 August 24, 2004 13:51

I have a pair of SP2 Signatures that have a custom veneer (see my system pics). This is actually my second pair, I had a pair in cherry finish that I foolishly sold to a buddy. I have had many speakers grace my listening room from Von Schweikert, Alon, Roman Audio, Magnepan, ACI, Totem and Meadowlark but none has bettered the Montanas in the important areas of involvement and sheer "fun to listen to" factor. I would imagine the SP3s are even better performers.

Oz

ozzy62 August 24, 2004 05:52