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RT85W Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable - Left Main

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RT85 Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable

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60%

Product Review (submitted on March 12, 2021):

The main reason to buy Fluance 65 over a Rega was for the ease of changing headshells and cartridges.However the counterweight is unreadable, virtually impossible to adjust even trying to read the numbers by holding a torch with one hand and turning the weight with the other. Even then the values were wrong!After buying an £11 digital stylus scale the errors became apparent when using that and the skating track on a testing LP.First the Ortofon 2M Blue (now after 15-20 hrs play is sounding better).Counterweight shows 1.7g my readings give 1.85 with anti-skate=2.Now to fitting other headshells+cartridge. All were less deep than the 2M so needed a thick mat to allow the stylus to reach the record.All had a difference in weights and non-matching anti-skate values.The worse was the Elys cartridge, too light even with the counterweight moved as far forward as possible which only gave a reading of 0.99g and 0.8 anti-skate. (Surprisingly it still tracked OK and sounded good)Support: Faults etc. you pay postage and charges both ways. Buying parts to UK:New counterweight with white markings: £16.49Postage: £22.28 Duties and taxes: £12.11 Order Total: £50.88So I need to pay £51 for a fluance error! Some support!Vinyl Platter + Accessory Kit = 153.36post £45.21 + £65.03 = Total: £263.60Turntable Belt 12.43 + £21.95 + £11.23 Total: £45.61One last point (Amazon error not Fluance). I ordered Walnut and they sent Black. Should have returned it then, 4 days too late now.

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