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RT81 Elite High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable

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Product Review (submitted on April 23, 2020):

I am floored what you get for your money with this unit. The sound quality is fantastic. Lots of depth and detail with more bass than I was expecting to boot. I tested with the built in phono stage to start out and it was more than passable. A bit muddy and lacking on the top end, but better than any built in phono stage i have heard in a long time. I then switched the bypass on and ran it through the phono stage on my PS Audio Sprout100, and the table really came to life. Using the built in phono stage to get by would be fine but this table really shines when you get a decent external one. Overall it is a great unit. That said there are some minor issues. If you are sensitive to wow and flutter there is definitely some that can be noticed but it's not terrible by any stretch. The other issue is the speed adjustment being on the bottom. I feel like this is an odd choice, but the table has maintained consistent speed without adjusting it yet so maybe it's not that much of an issue, but just be aware of it. Seriously though, I don't know how they can sell a table this nice for so little. if you are in the market for a nice entry level turntable I'm not sure you could do much better.