Review on Fluance RT80 Vinyl Turntable Record Player | High Fidelity, Audio Technica AT91 Cartridge, Belt Drive, Built-in Preamp, Adjustable Counterweight | Solid Wood Plinth - Piano Black by Greg Baker

If you want to enjoy (and keep) your record, the budget conscious consumer faces a dilemma. You can get $100 fixed weight turntables that will play your records, but they will damage the grooves every time you play them. What you want is a more upscale turntable with a counterbalanced tonearm that uses minimal pressure to achieve sound, but these little ones typically start at $400 and go higher. Fluance delivers what the market has been waiting for. - a decent turntable with a counterbalanced tonearm for less than $200 - not cheap, but not for the audiophile either. The sound is good and you can use it with or without the built in preamp. So it can be connected to a receiver via a phono stage (or an external preamp), or you can connect it to a Bluetooth speaker with an aux-in socket, for example. This could be ideal for the tight-knit, budget-conscious student who still wants to spin wheels.