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

Took me to get the arm correct,

Decided to get back into vinyl. I had sold off my records and turntable years ago. Read great things about the RT85, and it has not disappointed. Got it in piano black and with the clearish acrylic platter it looks beautiful- kind of a retro-futuristic piece. It arrived packed beautifully. Very easy to set up and balance the tonearm. I initially tried it with the phono stage on my Yamaha Aventage AVR, but I am now trialing a couple of high-value phono pre-amps. The sound is great! Much better than I remember with my old equipment. I am starting to rebuild a record collection. Highly recommend this turntable.

Ease of setup and great value for a quality turntable.

I went back and forth with a number of different tables including a Rega P1 or a Pro-Ject Debut. Fluency showed up later in the picture, but the RT85 ticked all of my boxes. Even though Fluance is a newer brand, lots of reviews recommended their products and any skepticism was quashed once I got my RT85.

I love this player! I looked at them for months before finally pulling the trigger on this one. Sounds so much better than my old Stanton. Really couldnt beat the bang for the buck on this one.

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

Im one week in with my RT85 (Walnut) and loving everything about it! About a year ago I got into vinyl. I started with an Audio Technica LP60, which I thought was an excellent starter table. I quickly got bitten by the bug, and have been obsessed with vinyl records ever since. For the past 3 months or so I had been researching what my next turntable would be. While I really liked the AT LP60, it has its limitations, and also much of it is made of plastic, with little possibility of adjustments and/or upgrades.

I was concerned from a few bad reviews amongst all the raving reviews, but fortunately I did not end up with a lemon, which can happen even with the best turntables since they are precision instruments.

I have been using this turntable for about a month. Coupled with this cartridge and a small Phono Box S2 preamp it produces an excellent soundstage.

Massive upgrade from what I had as a setup. Easy to get up and running. If anyone is hesitant about making such a big purchase, DON’T! Believe all the positive reviews. I’m experiencing my vinyl in a whole different way.