Tom Fletcher's Nottingham turntables have had a cult following for decades.  When we first heard one we, like most everyone else, fell in love with it.  We were so enthralled with its musical performance that anything we said would be so over-the-top as to be unbelievable.  So we thought we'd leave that to others.  See the comments above that cover the entire range of Nottingham turntables.

We'll start with Nottingham's least expensive turntable, the Horizon, because they only get more amazing from there.  The Horizon, which sells for $999 ($1199 with a Rega RB250 arm), was recently reviewed by Michael Fremer (Mr. Analog) in the February 2003 issue of Stereophile.  It was up against five other tables from SOTA, Rega, and Pro-Ject.  His conclusion?  — "The Horizon delivered 'touch' and 'feel' that the others, as good as they were, only hinted at... Where most of the tables produced a slightly glazed sound compared to far more expensive models, the Horizon mimicked the sound of multi-thousand-dollar rigs..."

The Horizon is also available in a "Special Edition" model that combines the elegant simplicity of the Horizon with the pod-style motor mounting of the more expensive Nottingham tables.

Download the entire Stereophile Horizon review (PDF)