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

Sound quality is superb, well built and beautiful turntable. Proudly Canadian.

After spending countless hours researching budget turntables (Rega, Pro-Ject, Music Hall), I decided to give the RT85 a try and I couldn’t be happier! The build quality of this table is first rate, setup is easy, and it sounds amazing. The included Ortofon Blue cartridge really brings my vinyl to life. Even the AT-VM540ML cartridge I was using on an AT-PL120 sounds better on the RT85. I’m running the table through Audioquest cables into a Bellari VP549 phono preamp, and out to a Marantz receiver and Def Tech Bipolars. Love the sound! Very happy with the RT85!

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.

Auto-stop, acrylic table, Ortofon 2M blue cartridge, wood base, smoked color dust cover. Nothing to discuss.....

Beautiful sonically & visually! A work of art! Not for beginners, painfully fun to put together! Hahaha...

Box arrived with a sizable dent. Packaging on the inside was robust enough everything checked out fine. Assembly was easy. Unit is nice looking. Mechanical functionality is dreamy, feels like quality. This tt sounds just amazing. Totally and completely happy with my purchase.

After getting back into my vinyl collection I purchased an A/T120. Really enjoyed it and the sound. But after a while and reading a number reviews I thought I would roll the dice and upgrade to a mid priced turntable. So happy I did. Only wish I had done it sooner. The sound is like night and day. I am hearing instruments I have never heard before. It was delivered early and set up was extremely easy. Would definitely recommend for a mid priced upgrade.

My last turntable was a Rega P3, I spent around 1200.00 that included the Ortofon Blue. This is like less than half and sounds just as good. One of the biggest selling points was the bayonet style cartridge. My Rega didnt have that and that was the problem the wires got messed up. Again sound is great, quality is good. I purchased another Belt just in case for 20 bucks and got a weight stabilizer.

For beginners this is a great starter for those that want a step above entry level but not the price of an higher end model. The included accessories alone make it a deal. The needle by itself costs almost half of the cost of the records player.

If you are a person who likes to upgrade then save your money and buy the this RT-85.