Makes a belt noise for about 3 seconds on start up and then... perfection! I hear instruments that weren't there on my other turntable. What a difference!

I couldn't be happier! The RT85 is quick and simple to set up, looks beautiful, and sounds amazing. The only slight issue I ran into was that the tonearm bridge was set slightly too high and a few records were skipping. A quick search of the Fluance website provided the solution and everything plays fine now.

This is the best turntable is its price cathegory, no question about it. Sound is outstanding and the turntable is beautiful to look at. Every record I throw at it sounds really really good. Very happy with this purchase, two tumbs up!

I bought the RT85 as an upgrade to my existing turntable. Was looking for a semiautomatic in particular. Enjoying every minute of it. Excellent build quality and the walnut finish is very pleasing to the eyes. Excellent performance from the ortofon blue cartridge. I'm probably first to own the RT85 in Malaysia. No regrets with the purchase.

Amazing, amazing, amazing!!! I absolutely love this turntable!!! Talk about bang for your buck!!! THE RT-85 DELIVERS!!! This is the last turntable I'm ever gonna have to buy!! Thank you, Fluance!!

The assembly was pain free, less then 15 minutes.
Exterior belt and vinyl plater are nice touches.
Sounds fantastic with my Rotel 1592 amp and JBL 4429s

Easy order process, and fast shipping (arrived earlier than anticipated). Set up was a breeze (level was perfect, out of the box). Sounds great, used with phono amp, headphone amp as well as Klipsch speakers. Well done, and Thank You!

Incredible value with the Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge and acrylic platter included. Great sound. Very good stereo imaging. Mids and highs are very detailed. Even my non audiophile grilfriend heard the difference compared to my vintage Audio Reflex MR-110 turntable. You have to pay way more for the same quality from other known brands. The walnut finish is so beautiful! And buying from a Canadian company is a big plus for me. Setup was easy with the instruction manual and the online video. I'm very happy with my purchase. :)

Love it so far. Excellent upgrade from my Denon

Lovely piece that sounds incredible. The wood finish is exquisite and love the clear platter for a clean look.

First ever new turntable I'm buying, had used ones since the last 20 years, and I have to say I love it! It's quiet and it looks good, and the sound is great too! Someone somewhere wrote that the dust cover will scratch just at looking at it, and I have to agree. Does it deserve a bad review for that? No, it doesn't! All in all I love it and can't wait to try my Nagoaka MP-110 and Denon DL-110 on it! Very please with my purchase.

had been doing a lot of research trying to to get back into listening to vinyl. I had looked at all of the other competing entry to mid level companies. I decided to get the RT85 and also ordered the PA10, and I am blown away by the features, performance, and value. I have 2 Focal 936 tower speakers and a California Audio Labs CL 2500 pushing them with an Integra preamp and they help bring every detail together.... the missing piece was this Fluance RT85.

Purchasing the RT85 turntable was the best thing I've done in a long time. Turntable was very easy to set up and my old vinyl never sounded to good. I've played various old & new albums and hear nothing but clear sound. No rumble, no feedback even at high volume. It tracks fantastic, speed it precise, cueing works great with nice slow needle drop. To top all that - it looks fantastic with the walnut and acrylic platter.
I replaced an older AT turntable with new stylus, but didn't expect this level of improvement. Absolutely worth the purchase. I would highly recommend the RT85 to anyone that wants to hear what they have been missing on their vinyl collection.

It's the first new turntable I buy, always had used ones for the last 20 years. Only the last couple of years I started to care about the sound, buying better cartridge, etc., so I decided to "spoil" myself and bought this RT85 since I read all these great reviews. It's been about 2 weeks now and I'm not disappointed - everything you read about it is true. The only downside, and you can read it somewhere, is the dust cover scratch very easily. Does that worth to give a 4 star instead of 5? Nope, because all in all, that's a great turntable with a great look! Waiting a little bit more to break-in the Ortofon Blue to compare with my Nagaoka MP-110 and Denon DL-110.

Im relatively new to the vinyl game and have spent the better part of the last 3 years going to record stores and adding to my collection. My old record player bit the dust and I figured it was a good time to upgrade. After a month of reading reviews and watching youtube videos I decided to pull the trigger on the RT85. I couldnt be happier with my decision. It feels like i'm listening to my record collection for the first time. It looks great and is whisper quiet. Setup took 15 minutes and was easy enough to do.