Yun Novice Listener - 1 Year Ontario, Canada

Recommended! As a newbie of turn table world, I think I am so lucky to have this turntable. It looks gorgeous and its sound is great. Of course, another beauty of this is, I can manage my desk simple, since I don't need to add receiver and preamp to play my records.

Actually, this turntable satisfied me enough, so I already bought Ai40 speakers. Its combination is perfect!

Ben M Advanced Listener - 6 Years Florida, United States

Finally own one As of writing this I have used the RT81 for nearly 40 hours and enjoyed every minute of it. I need to find a solution to better isolate it from my speakers, but otherwise everything is wonderful! Absolutely a wonderful piece of gear to have that will be used extensively for a long time to come.

Kade B Intermediate Listener - 20+ Years Texas, United States

Solid turntable Very sturdy and great sounding turntable! Looking forward to purchasing more items from Fluance. Show More

Zacharie R Novice Listener - 1 Year Ontario, Canada

Wonderful Piece of Equipment This is the perfect entry level turntable. It is easy to set up and sounds amazing. If you are thinking of pulling the trigger, just do it.

Chris M Novice Listener - 1 Year Massachusetts, United States

I can't say enough good things about this turntable. This table is my first higher end turntable. The audio is perfect. The set-up was thankfully easy, and the instructions were really easy to follow along. The walnut look is wonderful as well. I highly recommend this beautiful high quality turntable!!

Joseph Intermediate Listener - 20+ Years New Brunswick, Canada

Awesome. Awesome turntable. Super impressed with the build, appearance and sound. Works extremely well...Well packed and easily put together in a few minutes. Well done Fluance!!! Now considering upgrading my older floor model speakers for the Reference Series!! Show More

Joseph M Intermediate Listener - 20+ Years New Brunswick, Canada

Awesome. Beautifully crafted and awesome sounding! Works very well, well packed and easy to put together. Truly impressed with the looks, build and quality of sound. Definitely recommend. Now considering upgrading my floor speakers to the Fluance References!!

Joe A. Advanced Listener - 20+ Years Illinois, United States

Silence is Golden This turntable replaced my aging Pioneer PL because of low end rumble creeping into its old bones. First spin was absolutely perfect! Quiet. No intent on using the AT cartridge as I have a Denon DL110. For those reading, the table preamp would be disabled. Quick alignment, balance and we were rocking. Looked at other tables 2-3 times the cost and they were identical in specs. So far everything is good. The anti-skate may need fine tuning with your cartridge, but most do anyway. I also have to give high marks for this table in regards to vibration isolation. You want vibration from the grooves not from anything outside of them! hah! I consider myself a very experienced listener and this was a welcome addition to my system which would have brought out any abnormal performance. The RT81 is superb.

Matt Minnesota, United States

Very pleased I am 36 years old. I have all the other means to listen to music, Google Play Music , CDs, etc. I never owned a turntable. I just started to get a pretty strong urge to want to get into a new hobby albeit something I was already doing plenty of, which is listening to music. Of course, I did my research and came down to the LP120 and this RT81. The biggest thing I was worried about was the "speed." That seemed like the only knock on the turntable in this price range from the reviews. After setting up the turntable (which for a first time ever user) was very easy. I then downloaded one of those rpm apps for my phone to test the speed. Out of the box, my readings were 33.2 and 44.9. Very pleased with that. I also did the 24 hour burn in which is recommended and it has kept true to those numbers. The sound is fantastic. I have it hooked up to my receiver. I'm listening to stuff like Sufjan Stevens and Radiohead and I'm just grinning from ear to ear. Shipping was really fast. Ordered on a Saturday night and was at my house by Thursday. (Minnesota) I felt like I did my research and due diligence for over two weeks deciding on what to get and I'm very happy with what I ended up with. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Show More

Gino P. Advanced Listener - 20+ Years Ontario, Canada

I'm lovin' it! Looks awesome, sounds awesome. Had to touch the speed control to get it a bit closer to perfect but very easy to adjust after reading the manual. Downloaded and printed the protractor from the Fluance website to check cartridge alignment but it was great and no adjustment needed.

Adam J. Audiophile - 20+ Years Oregon, United States

Mr. Great! Well put together and thoughtfully packaged. Glad we made this purchase.

John Eversole Advanced Listener - 10 Years Ohio, United States

Best by far in it's range If you are spending your time scouring the internet for reviews and comparing every turntable on the market for days before pulling the trigger like I did, I'll save you the time. Just buy it. If you can afford one of the newer models, by all means do that. But don't think for a second that this model is obsolete or nowhere near as good, even with the AT Stylus, it's pretty close to the Ortofons and you will not be disappointed. If you are on a budget and this is your comfortable price point just do it. Easy to set up, sounds amazing and shipping was crazy fast. I ordered it on Monday at lunch and had it by Tuesday at 10am the next day. I still don't know how they did that but I can tell, this being my first Fluance product, that they are a great company and one I look forward to buying from again in the future. Show More

Julissa V Advanced Listener - 20+ Years California, United States

AWSOME!!! This turntable smokes. It's a great price, great product, awesome tone and easy to setup.



I looked and looked for a turntable that was within my budget, with great features and sexy looking. The RT81 fit the bill. I highly recommend you choose the RT81 over others, including automatic.



Robert Advanced Listener - 20+ Years Oregon, United States

Nicely done Fluance! This turntable has surpassed my expectations- it sounds great, performs beyond it's pay grade as equipped. Easy on the eyes as well :)

Break-in was easy, I let the turntable run for 24 hrs.

I'm a long time vinyl enthusiast, and am glad I bought it. Would recommend to others...





Balazs H. Intermediate Listener - 10 Years Oregon, United States