Fluance RT82 Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable Record Player with Ortofon OM10 Cartridge, Speed Control Motor, High Mass MDF Wood Plinth, Vibration Isolation Feet - Piano White

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?

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.

HUGE upgrade over the Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT I purchased after deciding to flirt with vinyl again. Don't get me wrong... it was that turntable that convinced me to dive back in. Perfectly fine starter BUT it's biggest limitation is you can't change or upgrade the cartridge as you can with Fluance. And it's super easy to do with the removable head shell (LP60 is fixed). You can just buy a premounted cartridge and do nothing more than change the head shell and set the tracking force and anti-skate (easy). In hindsight, RT82 would have been a better choice. Superior in every way, the Ortofon OM 10 cart is a vast sound quality improvement with it's elliptical shape. The sound is much more defined. The isolation feet make it easy to have turntable and speakers on same surface with no fear of cranking up the volume. Balancing the tonearm was a snap. Personally, I like the auto-stop function just fine, but it's not an automatic return. The LP60XBT is fully automatic which I appreciate getting back into it. The RT82 does not have a preamp so you do need to have one or buy an RT81/80 that have an installed preamp. Another option is my set up. I have Klipsch The Fives speakers that are also preamp, amp, BT and more. I didn't love those speakers at first but Klipsch now has an app that allows you to tweak the sound AND I paired with a Klipsch sub... with that... chef's kiss! HIGHLY RECOMMEND the Fluance RT82 to beginners and those on more of a budget. I bought a "used" one on Amazon but ships directly from Fluance... it seemed all perfectly new, but saved me enough to buy "The Stranglers: Peaches". The turntable is the exact same as the 83/84 except the cartridge. If you have the clams, you might just buy the RT85 with the Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge or the Nagaoka MP-110. UPDATE 2/26/23: Got upgrade-itis and fitted the tone arm with an AT VM530EN/H cartridge. Another HUGE step up in sound. Name the fancy audiophile words and, yep, it’s a lot better. The OM10 was fine. The new cart was so much finer! It’s paired with a Pyle PP999 preamp, Aiyma T9 amp (very underrated) and Sony SSCS5 speakers, Klipsch R-12SWi sub. This is a nice sounding setup for getting in. I’m going to upgrade the preamp, just haven’t found the right deal yet! I bought everything on deep sale or box damaged. Turntable 275, amp 80, preamp 13, speakers 66 (regularly see box damage drop under 80), sub at Costco 179, new cart from Ebay 140. Every component was like new… not a sign of use on any of it. The Cheap Audioman on YouTube is a great source of info. UPDATE: Tried many preamps... Fosi Box 2 and 4... I didn't like either. Pro-Ject Phono Box... same. Dull lifeless. Hit something really good and low budget with the ART DJ Pre II though. Big upgrade in sound and really liked the gain and capacitance control. Play with that one because you can dial it in. BUT... I've settled on the iFi Zen Phono. Head and shoulders above those others. Yes, a lot more money... 3x the ART. It really offers a totally different and superior sound output. If you have the money or can save up... I found the iFi Zen to be very, very worth it. On a budget? Can't beat that ART if you ask me.

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.

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.....

Love it! Beautiful and nit record player. Sounds fantastic, and very natural sound. Build very well, and easy to assemble.

Sono rimasto piacevolmente colpito dalla semplicità e al contempo della qualità costruttiva del prodotto. La riproduzione audio è molto fedele. Per essere un prodotto entry-level non avrei potuto desiderare di più.