Fluance turntable
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On the subject of rotational speed, the RT85 plays at both 33.3rpm and 45rpm. Fluance reckons this results in speed variation of less than 0.1%. It has a servo controller that analyses its rotational speed over 500 times per second.
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The motor that drives this arrangement is mounted beneath the platter and is decoupled at seven points from the chassis itself. Acrylic gets the nod on the basis that its high mass and density efficiently dissipates energy and damps unwanted vibrations.
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The RT85 is a belt-drive design – a broad (5mm) rubber belt turns a hefty (1.5kg) acrylic platter. Fluance RT85 features – What you see is what you get The tinted dust cover fits flawlessly, and the overall finish is smooth and clean.Ĭertainly, there’s nothing about the way the RT85 is constructed or finished that makes it feel in any way down-market next to price-comparable rivals. It stands on three height-adjustable spike-shaped rubber feet, and there’s a little bubble-gauge included in the box to help you get the deck absolutely level. The chassis is built from MDF – its strength and stiffness are valuable properties in a turntable chassis, as is its fairly robust resonance rejection – and the model is available in either walnut or piano-black veneer finishes. “Design” is almost a redundant word where turntables are concerned, and the Fluance RT85 is no exception – it looks like a record player, and that’s about it. Related: Best turntable Fluance RT85 design – Smooth and clean finish And while the brand name doesn’t have the cachet of Pro-Ject or Rega (at least not where European customers are concerned), on paper the RT85 looks fully equipped to compete with some of the highest-profile safest bets around. While £500 isn’t the sort of money one should bet on a hunch, it doesn’t cost to at least conduct some research.Ĭanadian specialist Fluance has been turning out some highly regarded stereo and home-cinema loudspeaker ranges since its inception in 1999, and lately, the company has bolstered its range with products in two of audio’s biggest growth-categories: wireless speakers and turntables.įluance describes the RT85 – the most expensive and extensively specified record player it currently builds – as a “reference high fidelity vinyl turntable”. Sometimes, however, it pays to think outside the box. So, if you had £500 or so to spend on a new turntable, then opting for a model from the brands Pro-Ject and Rega would not only be the obvious choice, it would be the safest bet too. “Playing safe” is never all that bad an idea, is it? After all, quite often the obvious choice is obvious for a reason. The Fluance RT85 is the brand’s flagship record player fitted with the Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge.