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RT81 Elite High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable

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Product Review (submitted on September 5, 2021):

I was comparing other turntables and watching reviews on the RT81. And for my purposes and what I was looking for, fit the bill. Yes the higher models have better motors and stylus, but I'm not knit picky like some audiophiles out there.I've heard people say to upgrade the stylus, but listening to my records the sound was excellent! Also I heard people complain about the rpms being too fast but it seemed perfect to my ears.I was gonna download and app on my phone to check the rpm speed, but that was overkill especially if the music sounded fine.Also I read about buying a preamp because normally built-in preamps on turntables are supposedly crap. So I did purchase a behringer pp400. I compared the sound with both and behringer did not improve the sound quality at all. What I did notice was that the behringer pp400 actually lowered the volume to my speakers. I thought it was supposed to increase the volume, but this was not the case so I returned the preamp. If you are worried about the built-in preamp, don't worry it's fine trust me.What I did invest in are a good set of RCA audio cables. The ones it comes with are pretty cheap and when I hooked it up to my speakers, there was a slight hum from electrical feedback. But that wasn't a real issue as once the music start playing, all you hear is the great sounding music.Overall, I can't say anything bad about it. It's a great turntable especially if you are just starting out. The quality and build of the RT81 is outstanding and I can say enough about how sleek and elegant it looks. Every one who sees and hears this turntable say they love it and are going to get one.You can't go wrong with the Fluance RT81 or any of their line of turntables...and it's built in Canada!!!