Review Details
RT83 Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable
Product Rating:
| Overall Performance |
Product Review (submitted on January 17, 2019):
Had this for about 3 days so not a long term test ( will update this after a month or so) but it certainly does everything right so far. The speed control is spot on, the Ortofon red cartridge is perfectly matched at this price range and i love the fact you can upgrade when/if you choose. I certainly think that the acrylic platter and the Ortofon Blue are worthy upgrades but the RT-83 setup is no slouch as it is. I like the fact that they truly thought about what was important to the users and added the platter speed control, a more solid cuing lever, a heavier tone arm weight for a wider range of cartridge choices, better isolation for the motor and the table, and kept the auto-stop feature. The loss of the pre-amp (from the RT-81) might be a deal breaker for some but it was the right move for most to have a cleaner signal path and a choice of pre-amps. I easily set up my old Shure V15 type 4 cartridge and paired it with my older Yamaha amp with phono inputs and WOW it really performed! Hard to choose - the new Ortofon or the old Shure...one thing is certain however, they have a winner with this new Reference series, great job!