Fluance RT85N Turntable with Nagaoka MP-110 Cartridge, Acrylic Platter, Speed Control, and Vibration Isolation - Piano Black

Decided to get a turntable to listen to my hundreds of LPs from the 70's. Did a lot of research and landed on ordering the Fluance RT85N. It had great reviews and the product delivered. The turntable was straight forward to set up using the included instructions. Fluance has a setup video on their product web site that walks through the setup. It was very easy to connect to my Denon receiver and sounds fantastic. The Nagaoka MP-110 Stylus Nagaoka MP-110 stylus sounds great. It is warm, with great detail, and wonderful imaging. Reviewers say the Ortofon 2M Blue sounds brighter. Choice of cartridge is subjective and depends on what sound you prefer. I am very pleased with the sound of Nagaoka stylus. A couple of reviewers mentioned they preferred the Nagaoka MP-110 stylus for an older record collection. The turntable itself is very easy to use. Prefer the semi-automatic behavior of stopping at end of record. Brought life back to my albums that I haven't listened to in over 30 years. Couldn't be more pleased with the turntable.

Awesome record player worth the cost. This is real record player. I hooked it to my amp and speakers and sounds great. I had to redo the balance on the arm after some scratching and static pops but now works excellent. Easy fix I missed at set up.

Outstanding value. Wish I woulda picked this up a few months ago before the price increase. (Pretty sure it’s a tariff thing cuz these were at 499.00 forever- which is a steal.) I opted for the Bamboo finish 85N (Nagaoka cartridge) which fits my listening ear better. All the reviews and feedback are on point. This is a solid unit, sounds beautiful and looks the part.

I don't know what the standard platter would sound like, but this acrylic looks great and the Nagaoka cartridge is excellent. I almost went with the other version with the Ortofon Blue but chose this because I read on multiple forums: 1. The blue ortofon can sound overly crisp, detailed and might "fatigue" the ears. 2. The ortofon blue stylus (needle) can cost twice as much $204 at replacement time as the Nagaoka $70 and I plan to replace the stylus every 300 hours or two years. I don't plan on changing the entire cartridge, but will upgrade my speakers and even get a pre-amp maybe... before I then upgrade to a fancier cartridge. 3. The Nagaota gets so much praise for its warmer sound and decent bass. 4. BUT this all depends on your "vinyl-chain": the amp or receiver you use and the speaker quality so its all subject to these and subjective too. I get no wow and flutter (I have good ears and would hear it) and I don't get any sibilance from the needle. My old vinyl that has been in the back room for 25 years now sounds amazing in my new "vinyl room" (the old sun-room). It was fun watching youtube vids on what to expect to set up the tone arm and antiskate, easy. The 3 rubber feet work fine, I have no issues with the unit just turning off when record side is finished. At least it does not spin and get kicked out to respin again. It's fine for the needle to gently stay there if I walk away and return. I don't have any 45's and certainly no 78's so having 33 and 45 speeds are fine. I don't need a system or cartridge and needle that will play exotic mono and 78's when I have 50 years worth of 33 1/3 to play. The lift arm (I believe it's hydraulic) works perfectly: it lifts all the way and slowly comes down as expected. The tone arm is fine, but where the arm lock or holder clips over the arm, it is tight and the black has rubbed off very slightly. I might use a sharpie to dab it someday if it gets noticeable. I would not say (as others have) that this means it's a "lower quality tonearm", I feel it's fine and the tone arm gears and general feel is fine. If I really wanted a carbon-straight arm, I would have spent another $150 for those other brands but I was really pushing this at $500, so I'm really happy.

The last time I bought a new turntable was back in 1976. All my others were "used", but good ones. I now have 5, Yeah, overkill. So I thought why not a new one. So I looked around and found this one and pulled the trigger. This was going to come in in about 6-7 days after the order. It was two days! TT was packed very well. Just a beautiful turntable,(walnut). After putting everything together it did take some time to level the unit, not hard but did take some time. Then, balancing to tone arm. That can be a challenge. Take your time. The least little move can do a lot. After it is done you are good to go. Please note at the end of the record the tone arm will not return to the stand,,you will have to do that. I was so glad the cartridge is pre-mounted. The acrylic platter is something I have never had before. It is so neat looking and they recommend don't use a mat. The sound is really good. You can use the cables they give you or use ones you may think are better. Note this however, you need to get the unit as vibration free as you can. May need to use trial and error to get it right. All in all a very good unit so far. And yes, it does seem that I hear details in the music that ether I had not paid attention to before or did not really hear. So enjoy!

Amazing turn table. Sounds fantastic with the Fluance standing speakers, which fills a large room with high ceilings. Set up instructions were clear. Function and form are top notch. Excellent brand. This was a first for me, just a newbie, but a lot of research lead me to this option and I’m happy. The clear dust cover stretch easily, but other than that no complaints.

I just replaced my old Pro-Ject Debut III with the Fluance RT85N and I am very happy with the upgrade. It's a work of art and the sound is incredible. Beautifully made in Canada.

Great turntable and Cartridge combo - very rich and warm sound!

Wer in die amerikanische Youtube Vinyl Bubble hineinschaut, der kommt ja um den Namen „Fluance“ nicht herum. Kaum eine Marke wird von diesen Kanälen derart gehyped, wenn es um – angeblich – sehr empfehlenswerte Plattenspieler im Einsteiger- bis Mittelklassebereich geht. Der Fluance RT85N löst meinen Pro-Ject Debut Carbon mit Ortofon 2M RED Tonabnehmer ab. Auf dem Papier ist das Gerät bezüglich Ausstattung ein Preis-Leistungsknaller. Während man selbst im Preisbereich von 500-1000 EUR noch Plattenspieler findet, die mit 50 EUR Tonabnehmern bestückt sind, packt Fluance einen Nagaoka MP-110 Tonabnehmer im Wert von 150 EUR dazu. On Top gibt es einen Acryl-Plattenteller! Acryl-Plattenteller und ein teurer Tonabnehmer – irgendwo müssen die doch sichtbar gespart haben!? Ehrlich gesagt - bis auf die Plastikscharniere der Staubschutzhaube habe ich keine offensichtlichen Sparmaßnahmen entdecken können. Das Finish der MDF Basis ist „gut“ – gerade da habe ich kleinere Mängel erwartet. Natürlich gibt es immer Luft nach oben, aber angesichts des Budgets, mit dem dieser Plattenspieler gefertigt wird bin ich wirklich positiv überrascht. Verarbeitung, Haptik - alles besser als gedacht. Mein absolutes Lieblingsfeature (und einer der wichtigsten Kaufgründe) ist der Auto-Stop. Ich höre gerne nebenbei Musik. Leider ist es mir schon oft vorgekommen, dass ich abgelenkt wurde und ich daraufhin den Plattenspieler vergessen hatte. Der drehte dann munter mehrere Stunden seine Runden. Ich habe keine goldenen Ohren, daher will ich mich mit dem Thema Klang hier nicht aufhalten. Gegenüber dem Pro-Ject mit Ortofon 2M Red empfinde ich die Nagaoka etwas dynamischer und tatsächlich gefälliger und wärmer – für mich eine eindeutige und deutliche Verbesserung. Zusammenfassend: Ich persönlich bin sehr, sehr glücklich mit dem Kauf. Positiv: * Sehr gute, durchdachte Verpackung * sehr gute Anleitung (Englisch), einfacher Aufbau und Justage (Tonabnehmer auf Headshell vormontiert) * Weiße Stoffhandschuhe, Libelle, Cinchkabel, Erdungskabel und 45er Adapter mitgeliefert * Headshell mit Schnellverschluss – einfach wechselbar * 1,5 kg schwerer Acryl Plattenteller * geregelter Motor – exakte Geschwindigkeit (gemessen!) * Höhenverstellbare, gedämpfte Füße * Auto-Stop Funktion * in Relation zum Gesamtpreis hervorragender Tonabnehmer Neutral: * Tonarm „nur“ aus Aluminium * vereinzelt einfache Materialien (Scharniere) * Nagaoka MP-110 Tonabnehmer des RT85N (150 EUR) ist ein „schlechterer“ Deal als der Ortofon 2M Blue (200 EUR) des RT85 Modells, da beide Modelle denselben Preis haben * Ersatzteile müssen aus den USA importiert werden, kein Händler-Support in der EU * Riemen verläuft nicht mittig um den Acryl-Plattenteller – mein innerer Monk findet das schlimm ;D * zum Anschluss separater Phono-Vorverstärker oder Gerät mit Phono-Eingang notwendig. Negativ: * Die Tonarm-Arretierung kommt in der „entriegelt“ Position dem Tonarm-Lifthebel sehr nahe – ich bin mehrfach mit der Hand an dieses eher scharfkantige Teil gekommen. Nach kürzester Zeit habe ich es demontiert. * Tonarm nicht höhenverstellbar * keine 78 RPM * trotz scheinbar gut gedämpfter Füße anfällig für Vibrationen, insbesondere Trittschall.

I waited some before writing a review, letting the initial honeymoon period pass, that time when you tend to be most hyperbolic and least objective. I love this turntable. From the visual - striking, beautiful, it stands out in my room - to (kinda important also) its audio qualities, I’m vey happy with my choice. I spent a lot of time researching and selecting a turntable. Matched with my Denon amp and KEF speakers, the audio quality is - at my level of audiophility (yes, I made up that word :-) - amazing. I’ve only recently come back to vinyl and am appreciating it for many reasons. The turntable was a key element. The combination of features is perfect, including the auto-stop. I couldn’t face a turntable that’s fully manual, but understand the stated difficulties in designing a fully automatic turntable at this quality level. Auto stop has been a great compromise. Well done, Fluance.

I spent a lot of time deciding which turntable to buy and eventually settled on this one. I really could not be happier with it compared to the turntable it replaced a PS-LX310BT this is a whole other world. This turntable sounds great and for the price it really is great value.

WOW ein Aufstieg in die High Sound Erlebnis. Mein alter Plattenspieler war gut aber der Fluance ist ein Traum...der Klang wie durch Butter Höhen und Tiefen in Perfektion ich bin absolut begeistert

The only reason that I bought this to replace my old Rega P2 turntable, which was also fitted with a Nagoaka MP 110 cartridge was because it has an automatic stop function on the run out and has already proved invaluable.I was not expecting the sound quality to be as good as the Rega but it truly is as good. My grips are that unlike the Rega turntables tone arm clamp and cueing lever that are silver coloured ,the black ones on the Fluance are difficult to see against the black base that I chose. Also difficult to see are the counterweight and anti-skate numbers.I will be marking all of these with a white marker pen.The guarantee will only be recognised from the date of delivery ?. I will be marking these with a white marker also the counterweight and anti scanning control discs