Fluance RT85 Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable Record Player with Ortofon 2M Blue Cartridge, Acrylic Platter, Speed Control Motor High Mass MDF Wood Plinth Vibration Isolation Feet - Piano Black

Wow! Arrived today, 20 minute unboxing and setup, very easy. I bought a Denon DP400 a few weeks ago and just had problems, really unhappy with the motor noise and lack of vibration dampening. Decided it was going back and after hours of research decided on the RT85.

This turntable sounds great mostly due I think to the Ortofon Blue cartridge and very low amount of noise transmitted from the platter to the tone arm. The build quality is excellent and it looks great. Clear instructions for the setup. The auto stop takes awhile at the end of the a record, about 19 revolutions. The auto stop works with most of my records, but it does not work with the older records where the tonearm moves back and forth horizontally a half an inch or so at the end of the record. I think that back and forth movement was designed to trigger an automatic record changer. Small detail, it is after all a manual turntable. Very good value for your money and I highly recommend it.

Turntable is awesome, built great, looks great, sounds great. The stylus is VERY delicate though. I accidentally let it slip from my fingers while placing it over a record at a height of less than 6 inches and it fell on the record. The needle was bent way our of shape...have never seen that happen with any of the cheaper styluses I have owned. Luckily I was able to somewhat bend it back into shape, but that one small drop may wind up costing me $275 for a new stylus.

Good TT for my music. also a Cost-effective products.

What a great experience.

One look at the specs tells you this is hardly a budget turntable. Specs like those are usually seen at or above the $15,000 mark. It is an outstanding bargain at this price. What are you waiting for?

Piano black finish is beautiful. Sound is phenomenal - audiophile at a great price point

I’m surprised that this has such perfect reviews! I was disappointed that it was skipping. And I know how to set up a turntable correctly. Same with my other record player I bought from fluance. The R81. It costs $70 to mail to have problems fixed with their warranty. I might as well buy a new one. Sigh

Ordered a RT85 from Fluance and although the table is very nice looking, the dust cover had a slice off the bottom missing. Kinda like when you slice cheese off the block and its uneven. I called customer service and they wanted me to send some pictures. I sent them off and when they responded, they told me it was a factory defect that happens. Okay, so are you sending a new dust cover or?? Nope, we are not sending you one. I was miffed to say the least so I sent it back for a refund. A small issue like I had, lost them a 500$ sale because of poor quality control and poor management. The other issue was that the table had poor isolation which sounded like a microphone when tapping on the plinth. Looks are not everything so buyer beware. Disappointed.

This is wow product. I mean its excellent. The way it perform and deliver the details(high & low frequencies). Blown you away.