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RT85 Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable

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Product Review (submitted on July 8, 2022):

I started with an $80 Crosley record player probably 6+ years ago, and subsequently hated everything about it. Then, a $140 Audio Technica unit, and noticed some improvements, but still found the experience to be Skippy, muffled, and generally unpleasant. It was at this point that I sold all of my vinyl and gave up.But, recently I decided to give it a shot, but rather than having 100 records with a bad player, I purchased the best player I could afford, and slowly collect the vinyl, focusing on quality over quantity. Best decision I've made this year.Although I'm actually more of a cassette person, this RT85 is such a joy to use, I actually find myself listening to more vinyl than I normally would.Assembly was dead simple, the only annoyance was needing to purchase a $15 stylus scale for adjusting the counter weight, but if you don't want to damage your records, this is necessary for almost any player.I plugged it into a cheap goodwill amp that has a phono line, into some speakers, done.It sounds great! I'm no audiophile, but I've experienced zero skipping, scratching, squeaking, etc. Just the occasional pops from a dirty record, no big deal.Not only is it beautiful in it's functionality, but it's looks are also top notch.10/10.