Fluance Reference Series Turntable Unboxing
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- Опубліковано 19 січ 2019
- I received from Fluance one of their new turntables, the RT84 for review.
UPDATE! Fluance has changed the configuration of the RT-84. Due to customer demand, the RT-84 will include an Ortofon 2M BLUE cartridge and an aluminum platter with rubber mat, instead of the 2M RED cartridge, and acrylic platter. The price will remain the same.
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After watching all of your Fluance turntable reviews I ended up purchasing a RT-85 with the works. It replaced my old 1979 yamaha turntable. I absolutely love it. Thanks for all the good info your channel provides. Keep it coming.
I friggin love your shirt, your manner, your voice, your appreciation for the small things, man. Keep up the great work!
My RT85 arrives tomorrow. Really excited. Packed up my six month old 81 today in original box to give to my daughter for Christmas.
Congratulations on your new TT. Very nice. Good unboxing video. Look forward to the review.
hello Craig we send you a lot of good wishes from the admires in Israel! all your clips are just best! you always honest, on the ground and very professional! waiting for the next clip!
Good to see you back my friend. That is a fine looking turntable and I'll look forward to your review of it. Ortofon's Red is a great cartridge and will be more than sufficient for listening to your music in a very dynamic way. I used to own an acrylic turntable made by Clearaudio and it was amazing. Don't wait too long in making this video review. ;-)
I just wanted to stop by and say THANK YOU for your videos
I just got my Fluance RT85 today and your videos and others and a lot of research made me come to this purchase
its only been set up for accouple hours but I'm in love with it its great
Thanks for the channel I purchased the Fluance today after watching your review, can't wait to get it thanks .
That is a thing of beauty, I'm definietly interested in hearing your review. Looks like it could be a good upgrade option for me.
Amazing, congratulations on your new acquisition!.
Awesome video. Can't wait for the review. Love my RT81.
Great unboxing! Been watching your videos and you always put me in the right mood. Cheers!
Great video Craig. Just got my RT-83 and ordered the acrylic platter.
its always exciting when upgrading a new turntable.nice one Craig
Bravo! And good to see you again. Very nice to watch a man obviously dedicated to his hobby. Sold me. I personally lust after the Marantz (Clearaudio), but affordability means something, and I fully expect that I'll wind up with a Fluance. Thank you very much for helping me navigate my next purchase. Very well done!
Nice looking piece of kit. I look forward to hearing the audio that puppy delivers :)
Got my RT81 partially thanks to your review. Cheers
A nice unboxing video Craig. Cool as usual :) Will wait for the review video to come out :D Cant wait to get my hand on one of those new Fluance models myself ... Best Regards from Norway :D
Congratulations Craig, enjoy it!
Very nice! I recently got the RT83 and I've been pretty happy with it.
Nice to see you making videos again Craig lots of people really like your relaxed style that's straight to the point without all the crap . Would just like to make the offer of helping to find any albums that you would really like to have . Got to know a record dealer whom deals in thousands of albums every month . Anything from £1 upto hundreds of pounds for an album he really does manage to find some fantastic vinyl . I'm more than happy to look out for an album for you and send it across to you
Wow!!! Envious here. So cool that they took it to the next level. Then they might start appearing here in Denmark too. Looking very much forward to your review.
Stay awesome dude.
Yes, originally I thought this was the unboxing for the RT81(which I had watched and enjoyed!). Glad to there's an unboxing for the RT84 too!
I've never been more excited to see any of your videos than I am to see the review for this turntable. I'm REALLY interested in the RT85, but I'm waiting to see what you have to say about the RT84 before pulling the trigger, even if they get them back in stock.
Great looking piece of equipment, can't wait to see your review!!
Love their products and speakers. I have the 81 also but for sure would love to upgrade.
Vinyl is Final! Nice Turntable upgrade. I await the review!
Christmas in January!. I thank thee, Craig for sharing all & looking forward to thee Review...
Your relaxed enthusiasm is seriously catchy! The turntable looks great I must say! And also: I thought the 2M Blue was a pretty big step up from the Red for not too much money 😀
Awesome Turntable! Enjoy It!
Wasn’t getting notifications for a while, stumbled on this and am now going to get caught up:)
What a gorgeous looking turntable ♥️ enjoy it.
Love the Fluance series, shame they are not available here in Holland.
Great video as usual.
Nice looking unit. Very interested in seeing your review. Enjoy!
Amazing!!! Unboxing is amazing... congratulations!!!
Thanks for the video! I bought the RT81, and watching your unboxing and review videos were major factors. I'd be very interested to see how the RT81 and RT84 compare if they have similar cartridges in them. I like the Shure cartridge that came with my RT81, but I'll probably move up to the Ortofon Red or the Nagaoka MP110. I'd love to see you review them. Cheers!
Good for you man! It looks great.
Hi Craig! I'm checking in every day to see what your thoughts are on the new turntable. I bought the RT81 last year and I love it but I was excited to see the new higher end choices that Fluance has come out with.
As a turntable builder myself I would have loved to do an unboxing of one of their tables. I'm too small of a channel and not many may see my review. Maybe I'll buy one later down the road and do a review.
They are good turntables. You have a good one very well engineered .
I’m a big Fluance enthusiast. I have 2 RT 81’s but would love to grab one of these. Will be interested to hear your review.
Thanks for the unboxing, the turntable looks astonishing. Btw when you said you can just upgrade the stylus on the ortofon, you can upgrade the red to blue on that cartridge. Not the bronze or black, they have a different cartridge.
Waiting for them to restock so I can get my rt85. Thanks
Great video and really fun to see how excited you were about it. Waiting to see your review and comparison the to RT81. Could you show how the feet are spaced? I Have limited room for placement and haven't found any pictures to show how the feet are positioned.
I use a Schiit Audio Mani phono pre-amp with my RT85 and it sounds great. The SCHIIT MANI phono only cost 129.00 they are rated one of the best . Look them up. MM/MC phono preamplifier.
Unboxing is always fun ! I'm looking forward to the review . BTW.... it's a little painful watching you squint at things , get some spectacles man :-))
@John Southall *giggles* I was thinking the same thing XD
Criag squints for a reason, dont diss if you dont know fellas
@@kam3zwed - They weren't dissing him. Craig seems to be extremely myopic, and he really does need to get glasses.
Hi Craig, I watched your removal of the preamp from your Audio Technica AT LP120, do you think you'll do it on the RT81. I have the RT81 and i like to remove the pramp because i think it well sound better. What are your thoughts on this procedure.
LMAO Craig - I too have Moderate OCD so I get you Brother - I am so ecstatic that you are un-boxing the RT84 as this is the TT I have decide (95%) that I am going to get for myself, as well as a Birthday Gift for my Son. Awesome.
Hi old school buddy - Wifey bought me a beautiful turn table for xmas in 2017 - love my old vinyl - gotta meet up and see what we both have!! - later - Greg
Hi Craig, greetings from Spain. Love your down to earth approach to hifi. Could you make a video on what you think on phono preamps? Thanks!
I wish they would offer the reference series 'alacarte', letting you select the turntable and the cartridge separately rather than bundling a limited number of combinations.
Would also be nice if they offered a wider selection of cartridges, perhaps some higher end AT and the Grado Black2 through Gold2 line.
I'm looking forward to your review! Please compare it to your RT81. Do you know if you get the RT82 or 83 if you can upgrade to the acrylic platter later? I'm not sure how easy it is get individual parts for these... Anything in the literature? (Or is the acrylic platter also compatible with the 81 too?)
Someone asked Fluance on a page I saw and they said they would make the acrylic platter available later so you can upgrade. The cost to buy these with the acrylic platter already will likely be cheaper but I'm in the same boat and don't want to spend the extra $100 right now to go from the RT83 to 84.
That is a Very good looking TT indeed.. I look forward to your review.
..and yeah , do get yourself some glasses mate :))
Cool cant wait till you compare to the RT81 with similar cart. What phono are you going to be using .
Congrats
that thing is beautiful..
Just bought RT 85 ,do I need a a disc stabilizer, vinyl stabilizer?? People say they make sounds amazing, can you talk about vinyl records stabilizer? If they really works??thanks I really like your videos,
That TT looks very neat and solid!
Btw, the 2M Red can only be upgraded with a 2M Blue stylus.
The 2M Bronze and Black stylus also fit on the Red body, but the characteristics of the Bronze and Black cartridge bodies are different from the Red and Blue.
However, the 2M Bronze and Black are also matching eachother, just like the Red and Blue.
Hey Craig. Waiting on your review of this turntable... Please, please, please! :)
Nice table looking to repkace my LP120 too
What material is the plinth made from.
Don't forgot to get an Achromat
Hi Craig. I just got a Fluance Reference RT82 about two weeks ago and I am loving it! Major upgrade from my previous turntable. I am almost embarrassed to say it was an Audio-Technica LP60. I had been researching turntables for quite awhile and during that search is when I discovered your channel here. Anyway, I have a question for you and anyone else in the comments section: How can I stop getting shocks from my tonearm? First couple of times using it the first night , things were fine. The next morning I started getting shocks. The shocks went away for a few days, but now I'm starting to get shocks again. Any ideas on how to prevent this? Thanks and great channel.
I would think it's because your turntable is grounded and you are picking up static walking around. Try touching a flat metal surface first, if there's one near by. Or, talk off your socks lol.
You look very happy Craig, Congratulations. It is so exciting to receive something you ordered and then unpack and enjoy it. By the way, which one do you prefer, belt drive or direct drive.
Thank you! They both have their pros and cons. I like belt drive for its stability, but the belts need replacing. A good direct drive can last for decades without service, but if it's not engineered well, it can be noisy or have speed issues. I base my choice more on what the turntable will be used for. Direct drive for DJ-ing and back cueing, and belt drive for home listening, but if I found a good direct drive at a good price, that had a stable and quiet motor, I'd use it for home listening. Either is great for home listening. Belt drives require less complex motors and electronics, but I would never recommend using on in a DJ setting.
@@VinylTV33 Thanks Craig. It seems it is not an easy subject. I now have a 1983 Realistic Lab 390 turntable. It is direct drive and it has worked beautifully since that year when I purchased it in Miami. I am from Colombia. I have recently tried to update it for a more recent turntable but everybody tells me the Lab 390 has no equal against most TT of these days and within its price. It has not shown any speed issues or noise so I decided, at least for the time being, not to purchase a replacement. May I respectfully ask for your opinion on my decision? Can I obtain better features if I update? Thanks Craig and keep up the good work!! (And please try not to be too diplomatic!! LOL.)
can you tell me what you think the difference is between the red and the blue cartridge please excellent videos by the way
I don't have any direct experience with the blue, but I do know a few things. It's the same cartridge, just a different stylus. The differences in the styli are minor. They are the same elliptical shape, but the blue's stylus tip is a full diamond shaft attached to the cantilever. The red is a diamond mounted on a shaft, which is attached to the cantilever. They both have the diamond tracking the groove, just the blue is all one piece of diamond (called nude) and the red is just the tip made of diamond. I won't be spending the over $200 on a blue stylus for only that difference. Not sure about the sound difference, since I don't have one to experiment with, but from what I've heard, they're not that much different. Some will disagree with me on that.
hey craig it would be really cool if you could teach us how to use a wave editor to cleanup mp3s that are so bricked and compressed, id really would enjoy that
Unfortunately, it's very hard, if not impossible to reverse severe compression and brick walling.
They should build a fully automatic direct drive table in that design, I would buy it.
I just picked up an 83 and I’ve noticed a bit of noise from my motor. Should I expect it to be absolutely dead silent or is a bit of noise typical?
That is normal. There is a very slight "wirrr" coming from the motor if you listen in a quiet room, which would be impossible to avoid on a motor running at that speed. It does NOT translate through the vinyl.
Vinyl TV thank you for the response. I noticed that it wasn’t effecting playback so I wasn’t too concerned. I’ve just heard others talk about “dead silent motors” and was not sure what they actually meant. Thanks again!
Fluance is on my radar, thanks to Craig. Still insistent on a TT that auto-shutsoff at the end of the record - to prevent a made run for it from another room, or wherever.
BTW, Craig, isn't this the RT84? and...lucky you didn't poke a hole in your couch with that paper knife!! lol
Those RT81 captions were supposed to have links to my RT81 videos, which I forgot. Fixed now.
All these Fluance turntables have auto shut-off at the end of the record. It spins for about 17 revolutions, then stops.
Really? Does it auto-return too or just stop? Their half-way there! I'd better start putting my pennies away -
make part 2, of ripping vinyl
I would recommend anybody who hasn't to upgrade your cartridge on your R81 I went with a $200 cartridge it blows my buddies $800 turntable out of the water
I like how they give you white gloves. Lol.
Just 3 layers of cardboard between the lid top and the outside of the box ?
It's extra thick.
Can someone explain to me why customers would demand an apparent downgrade of the rt84 and be ok with the price staying the same.
cool I'm surprised it didn't provide a slip mat
in accordance with their FAQ page NO MAT REQUIRED as it changes the stylus angle.
If they (Fluance Turntables) only had VTA (vert. tonearm adjustment) so I can use a thick cork mat.
I'm jealous
Where's your review of it please
NM I guess people just dislike the Red cartridge that much.
So the only difference in the rt 84 & the rt 85 is the cartridge ..Nothing else.. and if I upgrade to the blue cartridge with rt 84 it will be exactly like the rt 85 is that correct?
That is correct, but it's cheaper to start with the RT85 than to upgrade later.
@@VinylTV33 Ok Thanks
Well,i wonder if its worth the extra 200 bucks compared to the RT81. I mean thats nearly double the price.
There are some differences, which I will discuss in my review. It depends on how important those differences are to you.
I'm gonna get the Audio Technica LP60 Bluetooth record player when I get paid
It's a good machine for the money...
No Turntable Matt ????.
You should have gone with the blue it sounds twice as good as the red, I also have the bronze and that won is only slightly better then the blue.
But remember, I have an AT440mla ;)
With those gloves you could be a Snooker referee !
remember I got a set of white gloves with my Wharfedale denton anniversary speakers a few years ago
a really nice touch , happy spinning Craig
You should get a technics 1500c.
The 1500c has two separate output one which it has the preamp and the other that is complete separate. In my opinion that is awesome option none see in any turntable.
They"re now following the "belt drive trend". Looks like a project copy to me
Not sure why the 2M Red has become the de facto default cart for all of these turntables. It’s a pretty poor cart IMO, even compared to others in its price range
Oh BTW, in accordance with their FAQ page NO MAT REQUIRED as it changes the stylus angle. Thought I would share that seeing as you don't read instructions. LOL
Oh yes, it didn't come with a mat, and the angle is perfect.
See ya papa vinyl
Waiting for the RT 85 to get back into stock.... tick tick tick
terrybeb Me, too. Have you dealt with Fluance before? I’m just wondering what kind of a wait I’m in for.
@@Croweyes1121 I spoke with them over FB a few days ago. They said limited supply coming in a couple of weeks. Then full order in February. I've done a lot of looking around and googling on the internet. I can't seem to find an equivalent TT at this price point from any manufacturer. The only negative I've heard being voiced is as a startup company.... longevity of warranty claims may be an issue if they fold. Looking at reviews of the RT 80 and 81 I have no doubt they will hit it out of the park. We will find out soon enough as reviews start coming in.
terrybeb It will likely be a while until I can get one anyway, so next month might be best (paying off some other, more real-world needs first). Please report back with your thoughts. I have an LP120 right now that I don’t hate. I took the preamp out and really have no major issues aside from being able to hear the motor when things get too quiet... Traditionally, I’m skeptical of belt drives, but this seems different.
northlander My biggest worry about the Fluance right now is speed accuracy. The reports are just too all over the place for my liking. Some say it’s spot on. Others say it isn’t. There’s a vinylmeplease thread where several people actually hear the wow and flutter it’s so bad. I cannot abide that. I’ll stick with dealing with slight motor noise on my modded LP120 before I’ll buy a table that doesn’t have accurate speed. That REALLY worries me on belt drives in general. Fluance’s video about the servo motor had me convinced, but the reports from people hearing warbling has me extremely concerned about buying one of these now. Which sucks, because I’d love to upgrade my LP120...but speed accuracy is an absolute must for me.
everybody is puzzled by the white gloves. and i thing that the majority, including the op is using them improperly.
they should be used NOT during unboxing, but after everything is set when you actually handle the discs and put them on and off the platter
THAT IS NICE!!!!......i'll send my address for shipping later.....LOL
Fucking gloves hahaha I hope that was purely for ironic reasons
That turntable is $444.99, are your ears that good after all those years?
As we get older, we lose some of our high frequency hearing. That doesn't mean we lose the ability to hear and recognize good quality sound.
$500 is the ridiculously cheap and basically an entry-level model this is coming from someone who has fluance 81
I thought you already had an Ortofon cartridge, and didn’t like it. That belt external to the platter, just doesn’t seem right to me. I suppose it’s one pitfall of the acrylic platter. Will be interested to see your review, as unboxings just don’t do it for me.
Put on your glasses.