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In 2016, I reviewed a game-changing turntable from Fluance, the RT81. The Canadian speaker maker had decided to take the plunge into designing turntables and the RT81 was its flagship model-and a serious bargain. With the success of the RT80 (a turntable we gave away to a GeekDad reader a few weeks ago) and the RT81, Fluance has expanded its lineup with four new turntables. I’ve spent several months now with the company’s new flagship, the Fluance RT85.
If you’re in the market for a high-performance turntable that offers incredible value for your dollars, you’re going to want to read this.
Going Upscale
Technically, the full name of this new Fluance offering is the RT85 Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable. The new part is the “reference,” and that reflects the fact that the company is going upscale with its new models.
In the case of the RT85, that means high-end features like an isolated motor with a servo controller that reduces wow and flutter to just 0.07%, an aluminum S-shaped tonearm, rubber spike height-adjustable feet for perfect levelling (a level is included in the box) and improved isolation from vibration, and gold-plated RCA connectors.
Fluance switches out the aluminum platter for one made of acrylic. Besides looking cool, this has…
