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RT82 Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable

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RT82 Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable

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80%

Product Review (submitted on September 25, 2022):

I chose this model as the turntable appeared to be more accurate at 45 RPM than some competing ones at similar price points.- The unit is heavy but feels solid and gives off a nice, polished look- Turntable has rubber mat which I think combats resonance better than other materials- I have connected the Record Player to my home theater. I noticed this turntable is less susceptible to picking up low frequency vibrations when placed closed to the woofer, compared to another make that I checked. I think this is to do with the overall build/stabling and the tone arm material. You don't want these vibrations to be picked up or else they can be audible in the sound output- The motor spindle and belt drive are exposed. I don't like this because you have to keep the record player clear of nearby objects or wires, to keep the spindle or belt from catching stuff- Initial setup is quite a few steps which mainly are to do with tone arm setup. The manual is quite helpful and steps are not hard to follow, but be prepared to spend a few minutes on initial setup. This is a good thing because a proper vinyl setup demands simple checks and balances- I didn't find any skipping (old or new records) once the tone arm weight and anti skid were adjusted according to the manual- The auto stop function works. Turntable starts automatically on tone arm hovering over the record. The placement of the stylus on the record can be controlled by a lever, which helps protect against stylus damage if dropped randomly. However, in non auto stop mode, the turntable starts as soon as you flick the RPM dial on, even with the tone arm docked. I would have loved the turntable to start and stop on swing of the tone arm in non auto-stop mode- Sound quality: It reproduced the stereo sound stage of my 40 year old records nicely, and sibilance also seemed controlled- Only in auto stop mode, some of my 45 RPM EPs will wobble once as the tonearm nears the end of the track. According to Fluance's online help, this can happen with some EPs that are not cut to standard track lengths. This problem can be avoided by playing these EPs in non auto-stop mode- Requires an external pre-amp but I feel an extra few bucks spent on the pre-amplifier is justifiable

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