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Audio Note purchased the rights to continue making the Systemdex IIX when the original manufacturer ceased production several years ago. The TT1 (shown above) and the TT2 are evolutions of that basic design. Both decks use acrylic platters and motor pulleys with aluminium arm boards supported upon 3 springs.
The £1,198 TT2 has the addition of a second motor, positioned opposite the other to double the power available and also equalise the force on the bearing. Both decks sound neutral and fast without being lightweight and dynamics, which are still very good on the TT1 become outstanding on the TT2.

The Nottingham Analogue Space deck has been around for a few years now (with over 10,000 sold) although you’d never know it, as it looks as fresh today as it did when it was launched.
The deck rests on a square wooden platform which is finished in a very appealing marbleised blue/black. It can be used with or without this platform, as the deck and motor are both free standing.

It features a high mass platter and low torque motor, the idea being that the motor effectively tops up the energy to keep the platter rotating but without any excess that would result in a cogging effect as it rotates. This has a useful side effect in that the deck does away with a power switch, to start the deck you simply start the platter spinning by hand and stop it by slowing it, simple and wonderfully effective.

Almost any arm can be accommodated on the deck including Rega’s, SME’s and of course Nottingham Analogue’s own models. It’s also possible to fit two tonearms when required.

The deck is also easily upgradeable, with a wide range of modifications available from the factory, it also responds very well to the addition of a good power supply including the likes of the Project Speedbox SE or the Wave mechanic power supply (see our turntable power supplies page for more details).


The Interspace junior is a package of turntable and tonearm from Nottingham Analogue. The deck is based around a very solid plinth, with which houses the motor and bearing, and like the Space Deck it features a high mass platter. The tonearm is the Interspace unipivot tonearm with carbon fibre arm tube. We feel this is an excellent combination, which offers fantastic value for money and build quality.

The Gyro SE (short for Spider Edition) is a suspended turntable which combines high suspended mass (11kg) with a low mass acrylic chassis. A free standing DC motor reduces noise transfer and is powered from an external power supply which is upgradeable with the HR power supply that uses the Never Connected technology.
It is a very neutral sounding deck that lets the character of the arm and cartridge dictate the tonality of sound, although it always has good solidity with well defined imaging.

This is an evolved version of the standard Spacedeck mentioned above. It features a bearing with more lead bronze in it as well as a thrust pump at the bottom (like their more expensive decks). This gives a quieter bearing, lowering the noise floor allowing low level detail to be retrieved more readily. The armbase and motor housing are made from Steel with 10% lead content instead of the Aluminium used on the standard deck, again giving higher mass and more damping.

This is the classic turntable that spawned the Gyro SE (featured above). It differs from the SE by having a full size plinth and a hinged dust cover. The SE arguably has a slight edge in terms of performance due to its lower mass and smaller surface area which reduces its susceptibility to acoustic borne feedback, however from a convenience point of view the full version easily wins for most people because of its convenient hinged dust cover.


This is the third and top Space deck derivative, it has the same refinements seen in the ACE Space deck shown elsewhere but with a large 14” (355mm) platter which gives much more rotational stability due to its increased inertia. It can only be used with a 12” tonearm for obvious reasons, and unlike the other models in the range it will not take two tonearms.

The Roksan Radius 5 is quite an unusual turntable and a welcome return to more affordable turntables from this mould breaking company. The price includes the Nima tonearm but excludes a cartridge and is available in Acrylic finish (as pictured here) or with Walnut or Maple veneer.

The chassis is supported on 3 spikes and the sub-chassis is then decoupled from it by compliant rubber supports which are similar in nature to those found on Roksan’s more expensive Xerxes turntable. The motor is also compliantly mounted to reduce any noise entering the platter. In the photograph above, taken with the platter removed, you can even see the power supply through the acrylic.

The Nima tonearm is quite radical in both appearance and construction. Its a unipivot design which gives certain benefits due to the simplicity of its construction.
The sound of the Radius is one of openness, space and flow, the latter characteristic which is a particular attribute of the Unipivot arm used.


The Palmer 2 turntable is a stunning looking design that we feel has been very well thought through, with carefully selected and sized materials combined to get the best properties from each. The chassis is hewn from solid welsh slate and the motor is in a separate isolated plinth made from the same material. The massive platter is made from acrylic, and unlike many acrylic based designs it doesn’t have the strong colourations often inherent with this material, sounding tonally neutral, without any emphasis throughout the upper registers. Any arm board can be specified to order. This brand new turntable design will be available for demonstration very soon and has a projected price of approximately £1,600 without tonearm.



News August 2009: To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the GyroDec, this special edition comes with a black acrylic base, mirror polished metal work, high silver content paint finish on the chassis and the supplied RB300 tonearm.

The Opus Continuo turntable is probably one of the best kept secrets in the hi-fi industry having been in production for 18 years. The latest version shown here is the Granite Reference which finally gives the deck the finish it has always merited. The plinth is made from Granite that is cut with a high pressure water jet for a smooth finish and explains its impressive 40kg weight.
It uses a low torque AC motor which is fed via an external power supply which can even be further improved by adding the superb Project Speed Box which regenerates the mains supply to produce a cleaner waveform. The drive belt is made from Neoprene and is designed to last forever, which is a particularly good thing as the deck is supposed to be left running at al times, which also explains the name ‘Continuo’. The inverted bearing uses grease instead of oil (much like the very early Garrard 301‘s did).

Whilst a variety of tonearms can be fitted to the Continuo, its natural partner is the Cantus. This unusual tonearm is glued to the plinth and is a passive parallel tracker. It has an exceptionally low 15 gramme moving mass and runs of ball races within a glass tube. Our standard recommended cartridge is the Music Maker Mk3 as it suits it perfectly, but most other designs can be accommodated. The total price including deck, cartridge, tonearm assembly and setup is an average of £3,200.


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