
RT81 Elite High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable with Ai40 5” Powered Bookshelf Speakers
Diamond Stylus, Belt Drive, Built-in Preamp - 70W Class D Amplifier and aptX Bluetooth

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EXTRAORDINARY SOUND PERFORMANCE
Enjoy a pure listening experience by pairing a fully loaded high fidelity turntable with incredibly detailed, room-filling 70-watt powered bookshelf speakers

PREMIUM TURNTABLE COMPONENTS
Packed with high performance components including an Audio Technica ATN95E diamond tipped stylus, rubber mat, S-type precision tone arm, Texas Instruments preamp, recreating the performance the way the artist intended

POWERFUL SPEAKERS
With an integrated 70W Class D amplifier, 1-inch silk dome tweeters and 5-inch high performance woven drivers, these active speakers deliver stunning acoustic accuracy

PRECISION CRAFTED WOOD CABINETS
The engineered MDF solid wood turntable plinth and speaker cabinet ensure a warm, distortion-free sound, delivering exquisite audio reproduction

SIMPLE AUDIO SETUP
Easily switch between your vinyl records and streaming your favorite music apps through Bluetooth aptX with this simple plug and play setup – no separate amp required
Overview
Specifications
RT81 Elite High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable

Cabinet Specifications | ▼ |
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Cabinet Material | MDF |
Finish | High Gloss Walnut Real Wood Veneer |
Dust Cover | Yes - Tinted |
Turntable Specifications | ▼ |
Drive System | Belt Drive |
Motor | DC Motor |
Motor Isolation | Three Point Rubber Isolation |
Speed | 33 1/3 RPM, 45 RPM (78 RPM - No) |
Speed Variation | +/-1.00% - Speed Adjustment Guide |
Wow and Flutter | 0.2% |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (Weighted) | 67dB or higher (A-weighted, 20kHz LPF) |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (Unweighted) | 60dB or higher (unweighted, 20kHz LPF) |
Platter | Aluminum |
Diameter of Platter | 12", 30cm |
Weight of Platter | 1.22 lbs (553 g) |
Height of Platter | 0.62 inches (16 mm) |
Auto-Stop | Yes |
Turntable Mat | Rubber |
Tonearm Specifications | ▼ |
Tonearm Type | Static Balanced, S-Type |
Supported Cartridge Weight | 3.5 to 6.5g |
Counterweight | Yes – 3.53 oz (100 g) - Adjustable |
Anti-skating Adjustment | Yes |
Pivot Bearing | Yes |
Cueing Lever | Yes |
Tonearm Material | Aluminum |
Tonearm Wire | 36 AWG Litz Cable / 7 Strand |
Effective Tonearm Mass | 28.2 grams |
Overhang | 19.2mm |
Effective Tonearm Length | 224mm |
Headshell Mount | H-4 Bayonet Mount |
Tonearm Height | 17mm |
Cartridge Specifications | ▼ |
Cartridge Type | Dual Moving Magnet (MM) |
Cartridge Model | Audio Technica: AT95E |
Replacement Stylus | ATN95E |
Stylus | 0.4 × 0.7mil Bonded Elliptical (Diamond) |
Cantilever | Aluminum |
Mount | Half inch |
Frequency Response | 20-20,000Hz |
Channel Separation | 20dB at 1kHz |
Channel Balance | 2.0dB or less at 1kHz |
Load Impedance/Capacitance | 47k Ohms/100pF |
Output Voltage | 2.5mV +/–3dB |
Cartridge Weight | 5.7g (+/- 0.5g) |
Headshell Weight | 10.7g |
Cartridge Height | 0.67 inches (17 mm) |
Recommended Tracking Force | 2.0g +/–0.5g |
Vertical Tracking Angle | 20 degrees |
Rubber Belt Specifications | ▼ |
Rubber Belt Design | Continuous loop (joint-less) |
Width | 4.5mm |
Length | 534.07mm |
Thickness | 0.6mm |
Output Specifications | ▼ |
Connector | RCA (Gold-plated) |
Preamp | Yes, PHONO/LINE Switchable |
Phono Output | 2.5mV +/–3dB |
Phono Bypass | Yes, all electronics bypassed when using external preamp |
Line Output | 140mV (–17dBV) |
Ground Terminal | Yes |
Power Specification | ▼ |
Input | 100V - 240V AC (50/60Hz) |
Output | 12V / 500mA |
Consumption | 1.5W |
General Specifications | ▼ |
Dimensions | 5.5 x 16.5 x 13.75 inches / 14.0 x 41.9 x 34.9 cm (HxWxD) |
Certifications | FCC Certified RoHS CUL/UL |
Unit Weight | 14.1 lb (6.4 kg) |
Operating Temperature | 20°C |
Wireless Playback | No (Requires Bluetooth or WiFi transmitter connected via RCA connection to transmit audio wirelessly) |
Fluance Speaker Size Comparison Chart | |
UPC | 061783264362 |
What's Included |
Ai40 Powered 5” Bookshelf Speakers

Speaker Configuration | 2 Way – 2 Driver Powered Bookshelf Speaker System with Integrated Amplifier (Pair) |
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Bluetooth | Yes; aptX Codec |
Inputs | RCA L/R |
Tweeter | 1 inch Silk Soft Dome Ferrofluid Cooled |
Woofer | 5 inch Woven Glass Fiber Composite Drivers with Butyl Rubber Surrounds |
Amplifier Power | Class D 70 Watts Continuous Average Output (2x 35 watts) |
Frequency Response | 40Hz – 20KHz (DSP Virtual Sound) |
Internal Lead Wire | 18 gauge Internal Lead Wire to Reduce Signal Degradation |
Power | Input: 100-240V AC (50/60Hz); Output: 19V 3.15A |
Crossover Frequency | 2600Hz Phase Coherent – PCB Mounted Circuitry |
Enclosure | Acoustic Suspension Design |
Dimensions | 10.9 x 6.5 x 7.6 inches / 27.7 x 16.5 x 19.3 cm (HxWxD) |
Speaker Weight | Active Speaker: 7.9 lbs Passive Speaker: 7.45 lbs |
Speaker Type | Bookshelf |
Certifications | ICES FCC Certified ETL/CETL |
Subwoofer Output | 0 |
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) | <0.3% |
WiFi Casting | Pairs via Bluetooth with Google Home, Amazon Echo and AppleTV (Ai40 is not a WiFi speaker) |
Frequency Response Graph | Click to Expand |
Fluance Speaker Size Comparison Chart | |
UPC | 871363024756 |
What's Included | Ai40 Speaker Line OutClick to Expand
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Customer Reviews
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This was a gift for family living in another state. I discovered that they do not use the left speaker, because the hum is overpowering. I tried to add shielded cabling, but it made no difference. I checked the grounding. I suggest you avoid this product. Buy instead a turntable and provide your own pre-amp, amp and speakers. It's just not worth the money.
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I love the value of this record player and the bookshelf speakers. Out of the box and setup was pretty easy. Setting the balance of the tone arm was not complicated and worth the effort. Really pleasing sound quality, even in the speakers break in period.Thing you may want to purchase with this though includes 2 wire speaker cable, the included cable is maybe 6-8 foot and did not reach where I wanted to install. The other item to have is a long RCA cable to connect the speakers to the record player. Again, this is included but was shorter than I wanted for my install.
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What a beautiful product, and even better customer service. My table ended up having a bent stylus that was causing it to play out of only one channel. Contacted Fluance and they had no problem send me a brand new cartridge and head shell. Best purchase I’ve made.
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Well, unfortunately I have had an unbelievably negative experience with this setup. First is the low level hum that persists. I have tried moving it to several different locations, speaker distance (turntable and speakers are ion separate surfaces) balanced and rebalanced the tonearm, replaced the rca cables, grounded it to a steel post on shelving unit and the speaker, bought a new grounded plug and even plugged the turntable into a separate outlet than the speakers, all to no avail. Speakers themselves are muddled even after what I consider a post month long break in. After the hours of moving, rewiring, balancing , t is just basically a piece of bric a brac (very expensive bric a brac). It makes me realise how adequate my old Sony turntable with Mission speakers and a Demon receiver were. I fell for the hype so I'm just trying to save someone else the troubles. It makes me wonder if all those reviews are real. It looks good though. I've written a review before but they didn't print it. Hmmm. So I though I'd try again after just becoming frustrated by it once more.
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I ordered the RT81 Bundle with the Ai40 Loudspeakers. The online ordering experience was flawless and my components arrived in three days. Setup was a breeze, supported by the manuals as well as the numerous YouTube videos (both Fluance sponsored and independent). After decades away from vinyl, I'm thrilled with the overall Fluance experience. 5 Stars!
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Easy assembly and amazing sound! Totally worth it! No Problems!
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It was a superb choice for my decision to step up (from an all-in-one player) my vinyl audio enjoyment! I highly recommend Fluance turntable for anyone that loves music in both forms... analog for your vinyls, and digital from the bluetooth speakers for listening from another device.
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Absolutely love the quality & sound of my RT81 turntable. Great value at a great price !
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Aside from superb sound quality, I like the lift-able see-through cover. The cueing lever is easy to use. And I like the stylish classic look to it.
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Simplified setup with an RT81/ai40 bundle. Loving it. Bulky vintage equipment and 5 speaker setup gone in favour of bluetooth and the turntable is a nice introduction to modern vinyl technology. Previous player was a Sanyo from 1977 and am impressed that this one is 10x better in almost every way, aside from a lack of auto return of the arm once the record is done playing... but not a big deal at all. Great decision to support a good Canadian company (as a Canadian) upon choosing to enter the world of higher end brands that put sound and quality at the forefront. Looking forward to a lifetime of products!
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Exactly what i was looking for in a quality turntable and very good bookshelf speakers.Customer service was extremely helpful in tailoring my purchase with my needs.Thank you
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I purchased this turntable for my wife and she LOVES IT. Sounds fantastic and is a very classy piece of audio equipment. Highly recommended.
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Beautiful product.
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Awesome Product! It looks sleek and modern, and the sound quality for such small speakers is loud and crisp treble and deep bass for such a small speaker size. We are very happy and highly recommend Fluance products.
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It feels disingenuous giving this 3 stars, as the equipment did sound great. However, I have not had the best experience with my order. I ordered the Natural Walnut turntable and speakers as a gift to my wife, but was sent the black turntable and white speakers. Besides receiving the wrong equipment, I had to send pictures to prove they sent the wrong items before they would issue the return. I was told when UPS received they would cross ship the correct items. I dropped them off with UPS 3 days ago and they still have not shipped anything.
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FAQs
The Ai40 speakers are powered and the RT80 Turntable includes an internal preamp so no additional equipment is required!
The tonearm of the RT80 and RT81 model turntables is compatible with cartridges from 3.5 grams to 6.5 grams in weight. For a video walkthrough, click the link below.
All Fluance Reference turntables are sold with an Orotfon cartridge included.
That being said, our Reference series have excellent upgrade options. The Reference tables can easily accept other Ortofon cartridges such as the often requested 2M Bronze and Black.