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

I will probably be ordering a replacement, but this first experience was not the greatest. Got it quicker than expected which was nice. Open it up and it was missing the gloves and instructions. Right there I should have known. Got it all setup and read all the instructions on the Companys website and it kept skipping my records. I did everything. I have an older record player that had no issues at all with any of my records. I talked with customer support and after a few days back and forth they couldnt figure out what the issue was. I have since sent it back and might upgrade to the rt83 from the RT82. You might want to buy direct on their website.

This is a high quality product for the price. Hard core audiophiles might want more, but you can upgrade it with a better cartridge and platter. If youre that discerning buy top of the line Fluance for $499 and get that baked in. I just wanted to listen to my old vinyl records with some fidelity. I replaced a 1980s Technics, direct-drive turntable that was a quality unit for its time. Repairs would have cost me about the same price as this unit. I think this one sounds cleaner, no perceivable wow and flutter, comes with a decent cartridge, and has excellent isolation from external vibration. Unless you want to pay a $1000 and up, the whole line of Fluance turntables offers some good compromises of quality and price.

I dont claim to be an audiophile. But I am an experienced listener of quality music and have mixed music professionally in the past. I had an old Technics turntable for decades and kept my vinyl collection in good condition. Once I setup the Fluance RT82, I was impressed with the richness of tunes that I had not experienced from my previous setup. The setup takes patience and attention to detail. But not too difficult to follow. It does require a preamp (But most quality turntables do). I didnt experience any need to burn in the sound (as other reviewers mention) as it has sounded great since the first album played! If you can appreciate good audio and you are meticulous about caring for your collection and your gear, you will like this product.

On Amazon it states that you need a phono preamp but when I opened the box and read the manual it stated that a preamp is NOT required. So I now have to return the preamp

Best turntable for the price you can buy. I use it with a Marantz pm5005 and a set of Klipsch R-51m speakers and to say it amazing is an understatement. Simple to set up and it was well packaged from Fluance. Make sure you check the add Amazon packaging or youll get it in the factory box, exposed to shipping damage and clearly marked as a turntable for your porch pirate. I would highly recommend this for anyone wanting to get back into vinyl.

Early stages of use but so far so good, great cust service dealing with setup question. Quality product.

Probably the best turntable and arm in its price range. Beautifully built and easy to operate.

Very nice…great sound

I recently purchased this to go along with a Denon DRA-800h receiver, Klipsch R61F towers and a Polk psw10 sub. The Polk is the only holdover from my old setup which included an old Yamaha receiver, an Audio Technica AT-LP 60 turntable. As an upgrade from the Audio-Technica, it has helped transform my listening experience. This due to the Ortofon 10 cartridge, along with the expert craftsmanship that goes into the manufacturing of this piece. Installation was a snap. It didn’t take very long at all to install the cartridge and install and balance the tone arm. The included white gloves was a nice touch as the walnut finish is EXTREMELY glossy. Going to have to have a talk with kids about clean hands when using, but society has been doing a pretty good job of making sure we ALL wash our hands these days, so no worries here. The one place that I could downgrade Fluance was that only one of the two clips that connect the dust cover to the plinth were included in the package. No worries: I just called up Fluance and they sent a new one right away. Considering we are all dealing with COVID these days, I won’t begrudge Fluance this mistake. It in no way affected the performance of a turntable, and their customer service was was spot on! I’ve been using the table for a couple weeks now and am still amazed at the sound quality! The first two records I played were remasters of Regatta De Blanc by The Police, Rush’s Hemispheres and Def Leppard’s Pyromania. In all three records, I actually heard sounds that I did not hear when played through the much cheaper cartridge in the AT-LP 60. This was most evident when listening to the Def Leppard record, but that also has a lot to do with the fantastic job Def Leppard did on the the recent remasters for their box. If you’re looking for a great way to improve the sound of your record collection, this is 350 very well spent!

I bought this a couple years ago. It is a good record player. Sounds great and meets expectations for the price. However...something recently happened where the arm moved over and turned on the player. My cat may have jumped on the turntable to cause that to happen. Anyway, the turntable probably was running continuously for a week, so the motor burned up. 100% my fault because I should have turned the turntable off, which it allows you to do. However, I am a product of the 70s where turntables did not have that feature, so why would I do that? Now to my point: I called Fluance customer support to try and figure out how to replace the motor. They asked me to send them a recording of how the motor sounded, so I was encouraged that they were interested in helping me. Afterwards they went dark. I followed up via email 3 times, no response, so I called them. The guy who answered said, sorry, cant do anything for you. I asked if they knew of a source where I could purchase the motor. The guy said, sorry, cant help you...So anyway, the motor that is in the unit is very hard to find. I was pretty much out $300. Again, my fault for not turning off the unit, which I now know to do. So the moral of the story, you can buy this, it is a nice sounding player, but if you have to deal with any customer support issues with Fluance, well their name should really be flatulent.