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

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I love the sound produced by this turntable. I upgraded to the Blue Ortofon 2M cartridge. I am using it with the Fosi Audio Box X4 Phono Preamp. My set up includes a Denon receiver and passive speakers. I am amazed by the warmth and beauty of the sound. I listen to all styles of music, but it is especially beautiful for classical and jazz. I am still in the break in period so I am looking forward to how it will sound in the near future. Turntable assembly was simple, but I did have to attempt the tonearm leveling several times until I got it right. For some reason, I had trouble following the instructions even though, in retrospect, they were very clear. Once I did, the sound was amazing. I followed the instructions which said to position the speakers away from the turntable and NOT on the same surface as the turntable. I cant emphasize enough how much difference this made. I am extremely satisfied with my purchase.

After lots of researching, I decided to go with the RT85. Its a great turntable.

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

This turntable sounds so good! Detail is crystal clear, especially highs. But the mids and lows sound great too. As an example for the highs, I was listening to a track on the Tool Lateralus album that has a high hat hit early in the track, and it sounded really similar to what you hear playing a high hat in real life. I’ve listened to that same record before on other turntables and never heard that before! On a Billie Eilish record I could hear a lot more detail in her vocal layering - vocal parts I’d never heard before, which was cool. All the components are study. I was surprised by the weight, and I think that must contribute to an impressively low level of noise. Set up was pretty straightforward and fun for me, and I didn’t have problems with installing the dust covers like some of the other reviewers did. I’m really happy with this, feels like Christmas in May!

Dont overthink like I did, you will love it. Get a solid preamp and itll sound amazing. Clear rich full bodied balanced sound. High quality, sturdy, beautiful. Looks amazing in white. Setup is fairly easy, read the instructions carefully and have some patience.

Excellent sound. Great build quality!!!

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

Just a great turntable, none better at this price.

Could be a great turntable, I will never know. I only owned it for 30 days. When a friend visited and GENTLY set an album cover down on the acrylic cover I thought nothing of it. The cleaning lady arrived the next morning, and I watched her gently pull it off... Either the placement or removal of an album cover from the plastic left a bunch of scratches.Yes they are small and hard to see, but I have had 3 other quality turntables and even though I always clean with a microfiber towel and non ammonia cleaners, I have never seen anything like it. Rather than return the table and say something is wrong with it, I contacted the company to attempt to purchase or at least pay shipping for a replacement cover. They wanted $50 for another junk cover. This is their $500, 30 day old most expensive table. They should have offered some sort of help, but none was offered at all. I could have just returned it claiming a defect. Lesson learned about being honest. I boxed it up to sell used and will have nothing more to do with this typical Internet only company.