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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 ...

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 ...

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 new turntable includes the Audio Technica VM95E cartridge, an upgraded dampened aluminum anti-resonant platter, and a built-in preamp. Fluance has always focused on value with all of its ...

The brand new Fluance RT85N Turntable comes with one of our favorite MM cartridges pre-installed but is it that much different than the RT85? Fluance are a Canadian manufacturer with a strong focus on ...