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

For this price you cant go wrong.. Sounds great, cartridge is great and the platter adds to it. Cartridge and head shell were aligned out of the box. All you have to do is balance it. Auto stop works well and has not failed yet.

Absolutly love thiz turntable, the gloss walnut really looks nice but its gonna be stinker to keep dusted. Assembly is fairly easy when you pay attention to the directions.mine unlike some other reviews only came with 1 ground wire so keep that in mind if your going to be using pre amp with this turntable.

This turntable blew me away in every area. Setup was simple but so much more fun balancing tonearm weight and tracking settings vs. a plug and play turntable. The Ortofon 2M Blue has a wonderful sound paired with whatever your favorite phono preamp might be (Ive got mine paired with a Schiit Audio Mani 2 and its amazing). The aesthetic is wonderfully simple but not too ultra-modern. Couldnt be happier, especially at the sub-$500 price point.

Pros: easy to set up. It comes with everything needed to get it properly set up and running.

Good decision and great value and performance with the price. I will highly recommend

Love the look and operation. The Ortofon 2M blue cartridge/stylus included is great - sells alone for more than half of the total cost of this product.

Excellent Cartridge!

I bought an RT85 a few weeks ago so feel confident in making some review comments about it. I think its important to know what this turntable is and isnt, in order to keep expectations in line with the price you are paying. To keep this short, heres my summary of pros and cons:

Usage a domicile, HiFi; superbe platine, qualité sonore impressionnante, cartouche Ortofon Blue de grande qualité; vraiment le meilleur rapport qualité prix; comparable à des platines au double et même triple du prix; conception canadienne

Value for the money cant be beat