Fluance RT82 Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable

Excellent turntable for the price. Appears to be well built. OM10 cartridge has a nice warm sound with decent bass and can easily be upgraded. Tonearm might not be high end but works well and does have adjustable weight plus a removable headshell. Piano white finish looks good and is smooth and shiny. Auto stop works on most of the LP's I've tried. I have an inexpensive Sony STRDH190 receiver with Sony SSCS5 bookshelf speakers and the Fluance plays well with this system. Sounds even better with my Sennheiser HD599 headphones plugged into the amp. I'd highly recommend to anyone not wanting spend a fortune just to listen to some vinyl.

A turntable needs to be simple, good looking, and accurate. Well... welcome to vinyl perfection everyone old and new to the industry! My setup includes an Ortofon 2M Blue, along with an Ortofon headshell... Acrylic platter. I'm also using a Pro-Ject phono box MM which is grounded, and my output is through a pair of Edifier R2000DB's. I only use quality cables...I've just migrated from a Denon DP-300F. In my setup, the Fluance runs circles around the Denon in every category and its not even close. It makes any of my old turntables look like toys. The workmanship, precision build, weight, look, sound, performance, and price...are all amazing when compared to anything else. The ONLY better quality turntables for the curious listener might be when we are getting into the expensive Rega or McIntosh turntable ranges...and those cost thousands more! I'm an experienced listener and tech savvy adult who has been around music, I also play music so I know quality from bullshit and I know turntables... and Fluance is one of the best brands I've owned so far. This thing is so quiet and the acrylic is so perfect that I can't even tell it's spinning unless I look closely. This actually exceeded my expectations because all other brands have some sort of issue or they are all known for something. I can't name 1 thing I don't like about my Fluance turntable... that says a lot in this day and age. BTW, the first LP I listened to on this turntable... Dark Side of the Moon. Money never sounded better. Soundstage, phasing, etc... all candy to my ears.

I recently resurrected my stereo stack after too many years, and found that my turntable had given up the ghost. Enter the Fluance RT82. I did a lot of research before deciding on the RT82. Great decision! This is a superb choice for someone entering (or reentering) the vinyl world. As the entry point to Fluance's Reference line of turntables, the RT82 has the same motor, plinth, tonearm, and the internals of their higher end RT85. It's silent, stable, and well engineered. And beautiful. The RT82's cartridge is an Ortofon OM10, an excellent midrange one with a rich sound and light set on the record. The steel platter gives nice weight and stability; the RT82 comes with a quality rubber mat that grips the record and minimizes noise and static. I mention the cartridge, platter, and mat, because you can upgrade those later if you wish. If you do that, you have the highest end RT85! I don't plan on doing that as I like the sound and performance of the RT82 right out of the box, but it's nice to have an upgrade path. Set up was relatively easy. You do have to place the plater, hook up the belt, install the cartridge head, and balance the tonearm. That's standard for a higher end turntable. I've done this sort of set up before and this was the easiest that I remember. Fluance has simple to read and follow instructions; lots of videos to do it are on YouTube. You can contact Fluance if you have an issue. Just be patient .. you can do it. The RT82 is easily a 5 star purchase. Good price, terrific quality and build, and excellent sound. I'm enjoying the heck out of this purchase. Why did I wait so long?

This is my first real turntable, as opposed to a cheap all in one. Flunace offers a coupon code on their website for signing up for emails. The coupon code is only eligible through their website. As I was already placing an order on Amazon, I decided to just order here, in case of a return, as Amazon makes returns easy. I ordered the white. I love the contrast of a record against the white and it also saves from fingerprints showing. It is a glossy white. The turntable does require some setup and assembly, namely attaching the dust cover, leveling the table, installing the cartridge, and balancing the tonearm. All was very easy to do, and instructions included and with video are available through Fluance. Having owned it for a few weeks, I am very happy with the purchase. I paired it with some Klipsch rp 500m speakers. Records sound great. And have had no issues. For those who want to upgrade some components , the RT82 is a great place to start.

Fantastic turntable. The sound is just so good. Very easy to assemble, instructions are clear and precise. I’ve been playing it almost nonstop since it arrived, going through all my old vinyl collection. So many happy memories are flooding back from my youth. I highly recommend this turntable. It is great value.

Pity that I had to wait for weeks. But I like it. To me the quality of the product is the best you can find on this kind of platforms.

Excelente

Ich bin restlos bedient von ProJekt nachdem der Phonoverstärker E von denen ja schon ein absoluter Reinfall war hatte ich dem Automat A1 noch eine Chance gegeben und ihn mit einen OM 20 Stylus gepimpt - jetzt fing das Ding aber an zu rumpeln und die Automatik versagte immer öfter......also weg mit dem Teil, die Automatik war ja noch das Einzig Brauchbare......den Stylus 20 wollte ich gerne weiterverwenden, das ist mit diesem Gerät überhaupt kein Problem, erfahrungsgemäß lassen sich die Nadeln einfach abziehen und Tauschen! Es handelt sich hierbei um einen Plattenspieler der nur eine automatische Abschaltung am Ende Platte hat, der Tonarm selber ist komplett manuell, man gewöhnt sich aber sehr schnell daran - einfach zur Außenrille der Platte bewegen und gut ist - hierzu noch eine Anekdote zum Automat A1, der kannte nämlich keine Max-Singles, die ich noch zu Hauf habe, man musste das Gerät in der Form austricksen dass man erst nach dem Aufsetzen des Tonarms von 33 auf 45 umstellte, absolut lachhaft für einen angeblich automatschen Schallplattenspieler! Aber genug von diesem unsäglichen Apparillo - hier gibt es diese Probleme nicht mehr, alles läuft so wie man es selber will, dem Plattenspieler ist es völlig egal wo er den Tonarm aufsetzt wenn ich die 45 einstelle........ Der Klang ist sehr gut, wenn man bisher aber nur vor eingestellte Automaten hatte ist das Ausbalancieren vom Tonarm erstmal etwas tricky, hatte zuerst nicht gecheckt wie man die Auflagekraft am Tonarm einstellt, dann habe ich aber mal darüber nachgedacht was diese Skala für einen Sinn macht wenn man sie nach dem Ausbalancieren auf "0" stellen soll - dann wurde mir klar ich muss das Ausgleichgewicht zusammen mit der Skala auf den Wert einstellen und dann klappte alles wunderbar auch mit dem Antiskating.....das nur als Anmerkung für Leute, die möglicherweise noch nie einen Plattenspieler hatten und mit der Anleitung nicht klarkommen,,,,,, Die Optik und Verarbeitung von diesem Plattenspieler ist ein absolutes Highlight hatte mir noch den Acrylplattenteller dazu gekauft, in Kombination mit dem hellen Holz einfach Atemberaubend schön! Hoffentlich macht diese Schönheit keine Zicken.....

Not used it yet but,well packed and beautifully finished. Should be noted, the 0M10 cartridge included is now discontinued,although the 0M10 stylus is still available.