Fluance RT82 Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable Record Player with Ortofon OM10 Cartridge, Speed Control Motor, High Mass MDF Wood Plinth, Vibration Isolation Feet - Walnut

Excellent turntable for the money. Well built and excellent sound. Only thing I might do, in the future, is upgrade to the red cartridge but the stock one is very good.

After watching several hours of reviews on YouTube I purchased this turntable. It seemed like a good balance of price and performance. One thing I found compelling was that Fluance makes all of their Reference-series turntables fully upgrade-able. Meaning, you can start with this unit and upgrade the parts as your budget or inclination dictate. I also had to do some research into the stylus/cartridge, since Fluance uses the Ortofon OM series stylus on the RT82 and the Ortofon Red/Blue on the higher ones, I did look at what those would cost to upgrade, and if it would be worth it. Because you cant just swap the stylus (different line/design; you can swap out the whole cartridge) it would be fairly expensive and a better deal to just buy a higher level turntable out of the gate. However, it seems that there are higher OM series styluses available that are roughly equivalent to the Red/Blue styluses. All that being said, the humble RT82 sounds great as-is out of the box, and I will need to upgrade other components before I worry about the stylus. Overall, exceptionally pleased with the purchase!

From top to bottom an amazing piece of equipment. The fit and finish are executed to perfection and the sound it creates is pure and effortless.

Coming from a more basic turntable, it took me a while to figure out how to get the tonearm balanced. It wasnt until I found Fluances video on the subject (Amazon wont let me provide the link but its on Youtube) that I finally got this setup without the tonearm skating. The turntable sounds great with the stock cartridge/needle, and looks great with its shiny white finish. Love the auto-off feature as well - the fact that the arm does not return to the starting position is no big deal for me.

Noticeable upgrade from the RT81 model. Bamboo looks sleek. My setup uses a bellari preamp, Sony receiver, and passive Sony bookshelf speakers. Recommend adding in a record weight for stability and added audio improvement. Make sure to grab a vinyl record cleaning kit. The Ortofon stylus on this turntable is great at picking up the slightest amount of dust on a record.

Its a very solid performer. This is a good starting or intermediate turntable and beyond. The thing that is great about this model is that its perfect just the way it is and should last you a very long time. However, if you are the type that likes to upgrade like I am you can choose another cartridge and even an acrylic platter and upgrade it. You wont be disappointed with this turntable thats for sure. Ive been listening to vinyl since I was a kid in the early 70s and I have had a few turntables through the ages and this one I would buy again.

The sound quality is amazing. I bought this gift for my husband for his birthday he loves the fact that they came like gloves because its so shiny. He can stop bragging about it how much he loves her. I would highly recommend for anyone who likes to play records.

I like it. Sound good, easy to use, looks pretty.

The beauty of this turntable is just crazy its just a beautiful piece the sound quality is awesome I love everything about this fluance its worth every penny I would recommend it to anybody.

Dead easy to set up and the quality is exceptional for the price. I had an Ortofon Red kicking about and it took the sound to the next level. Highly recommend TT with easy upgrade if you want to improve your listening. Buy It