RT81 High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable

It's literally perfect. The turntable is quiet, the speed is accurate, the cartridge was calibrated correctly from the factory (I checked), the instructions are clear and easy to follow, the components are ALL high quality, it looks quite nice, and the sound is amazing, with the built in preamp being noise free and of good quality. Absolutely nothing to complain about, ESPECIALLY at this price point. All my vinyl, new and old sounds really good. I'm extremely satisfied, and if you're going back and forth trying to figure out which turntable to buy, I think you will be very happy if you stop the searching and just buy the RT81. I have no regrets at all. You REALLY WOULD need to spend a LOT more to get much more.

I love my RT81. I just got back into vinyl and this has a truly excellent sound and feel. This is high quality! I have also had some questions which Sean and the others at Fluance has helped me with.

First, note to Rod Jassman: Any company regardless of price point, can have a defective item come off the line. It seems you got one when most did not, but did not give Fluance an opportunity to make it right. I think you were unfair. Now, I can say I love my turntable, and overall think you-all put out an amazingly high end line of products compared to your price point - bravo! I will be looking for some of your surround speakers soon. If ever you want to send me something pro-bono for an honest review, I am up for that! Keep up the good work!

Sean, I love this turntable. Elegant, beautiful and it sounds superb. I am loving listening to vinyl regularly again!

I was a little hesitant with the reviews about speed problems. Allowed burn in time for the motor as stated in directions. Sounds and looks great. No speed variance and I play alot of jazz and blues where I would think change in speed would effect pitch. Great turntable.

I’ve been the proud owner of this turntable for about a month now. It’s classic design makes it look as good as it sounds. It was perfect out of the box, no calibration needed, no adjusting the RPM’s. After the initial 24 hour “burn in” I was ready to rock. I can’t recommend this turntable enough! For the price you can’t beat it.

This turntable is amazing for the price.

I purchased my Fluance RT81 recently and at first sight I was pleased with its design. There isn’t any other turntable out there with this design quality. I set up the tone arm and installed the belt. I was now ready to listen to my records. I was then blown away by its magnificent sound. The auido technica stylus and s-tone arm are magnificent additions to this turntable that makes your home audio set up sound professional and look stylish. Fluance followed with a phone call from their employee Sean. He was informative and the call made me feel like they’re a company that cares about their customers satisfaction.

Super turntable under 500! Set up,packaging and customer service was was smooth. I really love the looks of the table! The Audio Tecnica cartridge was aligned perfectly on arrival. I've swapped it for my Nagoaka mp110 stylus and it's sounds really nice also. Don't think you will find a better table at this price. Quality Solid table. If I were to change anything it would be to add some kind of lighting on top and to paint the counter weight numbers so that you could see them better. I had 0 speed issues (I measured) and did not need to do any break in period. Thanks Fluance

I’ve had this turntable for a year now. It sounds and plays great with both new and used vinyl. It was well packaged and easy to set up. I’m using it with the built in preamp but I like that you can disable that and use a receiver if you want. The auto stop is also nice, since you don’t always want to jump up when the side is done. It’s a sharp looking turntable and is well made. I’m not an expert but I grew up with albums and have had a couple of different turntables. Getting back into records has been very rewarding.

Amazing Sound, Awesome product!! The RT81 blew my mind. Thanks so much for such an incredible and affordable Turntable.

Let me say right off the bat this is a beautiful looking turntable. Set up was very easy 10 minutes or less. For the price I don’t think you can beat the quality that fluence produces. After the burn in process I put on classical opera and it couldn’t sound better. I encountered no problems with the speed whatsoever. My only complaint is not understanding why the turntable has an on off switch. In the past my turntables would automatically turn off once I returned the arm to its cradle. Besides that no other complaints. I highly recommend this turntable for someone with then limited Financial means. What surprised me the most was a call from Julie making sure I was happy with the machine and do I have any questions. I thought that was very Thoughtful.

Love it. The only down is 17 revolutions before shut off? Is there any way to adjust that?

This is one of the most aesthetically handsome looking turntables I have ever seen (under $500). The Walnut cabinet is polished to a glass like finish. The sound the RT81 turntable produces is crisp and true highs & punchy but accurate bass. Steely Dan's "Gold" & Michael Jackson's "Thriller" have never sounded so good & life-like! The set up of the RT81 was a snap, following the YouTube instructional video. My entire buying experience was made painless when I ran into a problem buying online (my billing & shipping address were different) and couldn't complete my order, I contacted Customer Service and Whitney guided me through the purchasing process to completion with ease. Even hooked me up with the free handsome looking Fluance RT10 Vinyl Carrying Case promotion that was running at the time. Truly, in my opinion, this think this RT81 Turntable is the Rolls Royce of turntables (under $500) and couldn't be happier with mine.

I have been thinking about this turntable since it was first announced. I finally picked one up 2 weeks ago. It should sound good BUT:
1)Speed fluctuates so much that it is utterly impossible to listen to.
2) Loud pop when it is turned off or on. So much so that my receiver goes into protect mode!
3) Automatic shut off doesn't work. Ever. It makes no difference which of my albums I play. It just doesn't work.