Love the player! Its quiet, and love the antiskip on it

I just setup my RT 81 and couldn’t be happier. It was fast and easy and worked completely as advertised. It sounds great, looks amazing and for the money can’t be beat.

This is my first turntable, so I wanted quality at a reasonable price. The RT81 nails it at this price point. I wasn’t ready to dive into high end cartridges and preamps so the RT81 is perfect. The next level turntable is $50 more plus you then need a $100 or more preamp, so the RT81 is a no brainer. I love the sleek design, very classy. The setup was no problem. The packaging is first rate. The sound is great, I couldn’t be happier. I waited 3 months to get this and I’m glad I did.

Great quality. Solid, great look and feel. Excellent value. I did a lot of research, landed on the RT81. I didn’t want to pay for extras I didn’t need, such as automatic functions. The preamp works well and there is no ground loop issue.

Five star turntable with a few downs.
1. The labels for the tonearm weight are in grey, makes it very hard to see and set up.
2. The actual tonearm is plastic. A bit disappointing.

On to the positives, which are amazing...
1. Great stylus/needle and cartridge. You don't need to buy an extra stylus to get great sound.
2. Solid plinth/base. The base is outright heavy, it won't be budged or help with nasty vibrations.
3. The detail. From the tonearm's downward and upward automatic motion to the simplicity of the power buttons, this thing has fewer things because fewer things can go wrong with it.
4. The sound and feel. While the sound of what it gives you from clean records is amazing, there is something to be said for the overall feel of records that are pretty good in fidelity. You feel the sounds from even cheap 100 dollar powered speakers in detail.
5. The price is pretty competitive. You can buy a 100 dollar suitcase system and end up with next to nothing. Instead, you can use this table to work towards a literal 350 dollar system that sounds amazing.

Nearly Highly Recommended. I just wish they would make the labels in bright white contrast instead of grey. This is an amazing turntable with a really crisp and deep sound coming from a great mechanism.

I just got back into the vinyl world after many years out. My old TT didn't survive the years of inactivity and had bought a ATLP60 to get me by. Well that was NOT enough! Did my research and found the RT81 had excellent reviews and right in the price range I wanted to spend. BESY money I ever spent. Best TT ever. Amazing looks and sound. I upgraded the stylus to the ATN95EX and it has opened up so much more sound. Not the the one that came with it was a slouch by any means, I just wanted a little more fidelity out of it and I got it. I cannot recommend this TT enough. Stop reading and get this! Now!!

This turntable is great! I got this as a gift for my friends 30th birthday and he loves it. Shipping was super fast too, once this model was back in stock I ordered and had it in days.

fast shipping I got exactly what i wanted, work great, thank you.

Looks great . Easy to set up. Sounds good!

Amazing quality, great looks, great sound. I love the wood on it, it’s really beautiful. I just wished it was fully upgradable to RT85 specs. (For example the tone arm weight required to put an Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge doesn’t fit the tonearm of an RT81)

Very nice looking record player. Seems to be put together nicely. Seems sturdy. Plays well. Quick turn around on my order. Less than 5 business days I believe.

After purchasing an Rt85 for myself, I told my brother who researched and thought it was a great choice. He has an ancient Dual turntable that no longer worked. I surprised him with an RT81 as a gift. We've spoken and he absolutely loves it. Only drawback is he regrets selling so much of his vinyl years ago for CDs. He now is spending money he didn't plan for new replacement albums.

Great turntable! Easy to hookup and fantastic sound. Highly recommend.

Impeccable all around! After ample research and deliberation, I decided on this RT81 turntable. From the packaging down to the sleek design, I love it all! The experience that I have playing my vinyl on this turntable is awesome! Great job Fluance!

Looks beautiful in my setup and sounds great with new and old records alike. I like that I can upgrade the cartridge in the future and bypass the internal amp if needed.