Canadian Hi-Fi manufacturer Fluance has launched a new line of turntables, targeting the budget-conscious vinyl enthusiast who has an eye on high performance. Fluance’s $500 RT85, the subject of this ...

In 2019, I reviewed the RT85 Reference High Fidelity turntable from Fluance. The Canadian audio brand had been been making big inroads in the increasingly hot turntable market through a strategy of ...

Canadian turntable maker Fluance has launched a new RT81+ High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable, a starter turntable that’s an upgraded version of the brand’s flagship RT81 model. In our Fluance RT81 ...

You’ll get warm, expressive sound that caters to all the fine details of your record collection for highly enjoyable ...

If sales are any indicator, vinyl appreciation is now reaching far beyond audiophiles and hipsters looking for that new, old sound. Record album sales hit 14.32 million in 2017, the most since Neilsen ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

The Fluance RT81 turntable can play 45 and 33 RPM records and the speed change is automatic with no need to shift the rubber drive belt onto a second pulley. I can still remember the first turntable I ...

A number of current pop artists have released vinyl versions of their latest records too, from Harry Styles to Billie Eilish. Classic albums like Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, Bob Dylan’s Blonde ...

The Fluance RT81 is a high-quality, entry-level turntable that sounds great out of the box. You can upgrade its cartridge and pre-amp with higher-end components down ...

Though once relegated to the past, vinyl is now only growing in popularity. If you want to play vinyl records, you’ll need a decent turntable to do them justice. Even those with low budgets can find ...

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