The Fluance RT 81+ Review! 

He's back! FANTASTIC. We missed you dude.

On this Fluance turntable I would play a jazz album, Yuko Mabuchi plays Miles Davis on the audiophile label Yarlung Records

First Album to Play: Spirit of Eden - Talk Talk

Every time I add to my music system, I play the vinyl record that my dad gave me 20+ years ago. If I were fortunate enough to win the Fluance, it would be the same… Simon & Garfunkel’s, Bridge Over Troubled Waters.

First Album: Lou Reed "Rock N Roll Animal"

First album to play on my new Fluance 81+ is going to be Frank Zappa's Apostrophe(‘) in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release.

First album would be the new Rhino High-Fi Black Sabbath self titled album I ordered yesterday

First album to play: Beach House- Teen Dream

Hey Chris! It’s been too long since we were attacked!! Glad you’re back! The first album is a hard one, but I would have to choose a boxed set of Nat King Cole on white vinyl. My father and I would listen together when I was a kid and just never stopped. He’s gone now but to this day hearing Nat sing still brings me joy!!

I would have to play The Who - Live at Leeds. Just because it's a great live record.

Welcome back Chris! First album I would play on my new turntable would be Dire Straits Brothers in Arms! Money for nothing song.

Hi fluance! My first record I would play is NF- clouds ☁️ because of the cinematic music he raps with!

Fluance, my pick would be The Art Of Noise 🇺🇸

Glad you're back, Chris. I always enjoy hearing your perspective. Fluance, the first thing I would play would be The Complete Blue Note Thelonious Monk (Mosaic box set).

First album to play: Bill Evans, You Must Believe in Spring.

Good to see ya again Chris! The first album I'd play is AC/DC: Highway to Hell. It was my first ever vinyl record, so it'd be perfect.

Best of Frank Sinatra is first album I would play.

First spin? Definitely Tragically Hip's album Day for Night!!!!!!! And second? Rodriguez's Cold Fact.

Donald Fagen’s Kamakiriad

First album would probably be Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus by, you guessed it, Charles Mingus 🙂

FIRST ALBUM: David Sylvian’s, “Gone to Earth.” It’s a two-record album that spans many styles and sounds.

The first album I'd play? Frank Zappa's Sheik Yerbouti...

Great video, and Fluance...the first album I would play would be the first Boston album.

First album... Snarky Puppy - The World is Getting Smaller

First album would probably be Aphex Twin's - Selected Ambient Works vol 2

First album I'd play is Leon Bridges " Gold Diggers Sound"

First album I would play Electric Light Orchestra El Dorado

Fluance, the first album I would play on the RT81+ is RUSH, Moving Pictures

Fluance first album to play ac dc back in black

Great review! The first album I would play is The Police Synchronicity.

First album would be Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood

First play would be The Colour of Spring. Talk Talk.

Fluance, I'd play Styx Cornerstone first.

First Album I would play would be the Van Cliburn Tschaikowsky Piano Concerto #1/ Kiril Kondrashin, conducting

The first Album I'll play on my Fluance 81+ is my special Red Edition B.B. King Wails 👌🏻

Thanks for the Fluance review, & comparisons. The first album I would play would probably be Metallica’s “Ride the Lightening.”

The first album I would play would be the new Nile Album- The Underworld Awaits us All.

First album to play:Fleetwood Mac rumors 45rpm pressed at Palas.Quality records pressing.

The first album I would play: Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre. Great video Chris and welcome back.

First album to play: the big chill soundtrack

I would play Kongos from 1973. Still played every week. A lost gem.

The first album to play is: Baldurs Gate 3 soundtrack

Great review as always first album Ziggy Stardust mobile fidelity pressing

Great video, as always. The first album I’d play on my Fluance would be Disintegration by The Cure.

Hey Chris! Fire! Orchestra's 3LP set Echos which probably costs more than the cartridge unfortunately. In the mail from Europe as I type...

The First Album I would play would be Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush.

Stick Figure - Smoke Stack. Easily the first album I would play

The first record I'd play on my Fluance would be my brand new copy/pressing of Black Sabbath's Reunion album! Thanks!

Glad you're back. Dire Straits Brothers in Arm

Fluance my first would be Journey Greatest hits vol 1

The first album I’d play on the RT 81+ is either Linkin Park’s Papercuts or Michael Jackson’s Thriller

First album I’d play: Radiohead In Rainbows

Hi Chris, great vid! Fluance, I’d play Genesis Trick of the Tail

First album I'd play - RUSH. MOVING PICTURES

My first album to play would be RUSH 'Moving Pictures'. That's my test album for all new equipment!

Hi Chris, nice to see you again. Hi Fluance, I would play Thin Lizzy - Black Rose. My current fav LP.

First album for me would be Marvin Gaye What's Going On

@Fluancespeakers To celebrate a kick-ass Canadian company, I'd have to go with a Canadian band just across the river from Detriot and go with @theteapartyband - The Edges of Twilight

The very first album that I'd play on the new Fluence turntable would be the UHQR version of the classic Miles Davis recording "Kind of Blue".

I would play phoebe bridgers stranger in the alps!! Thanks for this awesome review

Nice review. The first vinyl on the plus would be Supertramp , In the quietest moments. Pink Floyd ,Animals would cap the day Cheers to everyones choices !

Fluance, the first album I would play is The Doors “LA Woman “. Can’t go wrong with music from The Doors.

First album I'd play would be The Cure's Greatest Hits Acoustic.

My first album would be "Mucho" by Babasónicos. Probably the only copy in the US/Canada 🫶

Quadrophenia. Aja. Kind of Blue. All 3 are close to perfect.

Welcome back Chris! First album I would play on my new turntable would be The Band "Cripple CreeK" the same song/album i've played evetime i've upgraded

First album I’d play: The Eagles Hell Freezes Over

First album would definitely be the devine feminine by mac miller. That's for the chance to win the rt81+

Fluance, the first album I would play would be Bootsy Collins Jungle Bass. Chris always a pleasure.

First album I would play is Led-Zeppelin Mothership !.

My U-Turn Orbit Plus cartridge setup was very close to Lofgren B and its VTF was also very close.

The new Rhino Hi-Fi series Black Sabbath seems like the perfect maiden voyage for the 81+

Thanks for the thorough review. First spin would be my most recent purchase: Wild God by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

The first album I would play on my new Fluance turntable would be Dave Grusin Presents West Side Story!

Chris, where have you been dude? We missed you! First album I would play: ELP, Brain salad surgery, first song: Karn Evil, 1st impression part one.

Glad you are back! Fluance, first album I would probably play is Jesus Christ Superstar. It is extremely dynamic given the rock and symphonic elements.

Most informative channel, helped with making few equipment decisions over time. First album to play: Joni Mitchell - Hejira

The first album I’d play: Freddie Hubbard - Ride Like the Wind

Great review - First Album would be Airto Virgin Land

If I were to win a Fluance RT81+ the first album I would play would be Steely Dan Gaucho - “Babylon Sisters”

This couldn't have come at a greater time for me. I'm very much contemplating parting with my AT LPW50-PB for being noisy and purchasing an RT82. I don't want a built in phono preamp at all. My Denon stereo receiver will work until I upgrade to something better. I like my LPW50, but I've yet to isolate the 60Hz hum I'm getting. I've owned two other turntables (lp60x & technics sl-b10) which didn't hum on my system.

First album would be Ella and Louis on Verve, then Kind of Blue, then Mozart Clarinet Concertos w/ Benny Goodman on RCA, then Live at Leeds .... pretty good afternoon, don't you think? Hey Fluance, gotta get that cartridge broken in and oil warmed up😊! tio Jimmy, from beautiful 😍 bucolic 😮downtown Schnecksville, PA, sun 🌞 and fun 🎉capital of the world 😅!

@FluanceSpeakers First album to play on my new Fluance 81+ is going to be Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon.

Nice review. I have the RT82 with an upgraded acrylic platter. Alongside the OM10, I also have... a VMN95E cart/stylus on a non Fluance headshell. Why not a Fluance headshell? At €30 for the headshell, it suddenly becomes €130 with import duty and packing/delivery to Ireland...no local dealers stock Fluance...so I understand them not wanting to include overseas viewers in their giveaway. You are spot on with regards to the tracking ability of the AT set up vs the Ortofon offering. I prefer the AT. Possibly due to the predominantly 1980's vintage records I play mostly. It's not a great amount of spend to get into that AT range of styli in comparison to some other brands. Next on the list for me is an ML stylus...and possibly a RigB body swap...see what all the hype is about.

First record I'd play would be Toys in the Attic from Aerosmith. Start off with a bang.

The first album I would play on my new RT-81+ is Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars! Just because. Cheers!

First album: Stevie Wonder Innervisions.

Hey Fluence, the first record I would play on your RT 81+ would have to be the Beatles Sergeant Pepper's Lonely hearts club band in mono

I would play the UHQR Miles Davis Kind of Blue….I preemptively bought this record and still don’t own a turntable for financial reasons at the moment. C’est la vie!

First album to play: Santa Esmeralda-Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

First album I'd play on the Fluance is Raising Sand (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)

Fluance, seeing that you hail from the wonderful nation of Canada, I would play the 1973 album "Sundown" by Gordon Lightfoot. If I can't find it, then perhaps "Gord's Gold' may be easier to locate.

First album : Tina Turner, Simply the Best

That's easy! The first thing I'd play would be "Jazz at the Pawnshop" by Arne Domnerus et al.

Great review! The first album I would play would be Dave Brubeck - At Carnegie Hall, an amazing live jazz recording that would really shine played on a nice table.

First album i would play on that Fluance turntable would be Miles Davis Kind of Blue

The first album I'd play on it is Iron Maiden's Live After Death.

First album I’d play on the new Fluance is David Bowie - Low. Such a dynamic album. Good to see you back as well, Chris!

Great review! Love the comparisons and the detailed analysis. I've bought a total of 3 Fluance Turntables and recommended to a friend who ended up buying one as well. Bang for the buck, Fluance is hard to beat. The first album I'd play, Pink Floyd - Momentary Lapse of Reason.

Thanks for the comparison of the two turntables it helps on trying to pick out a new one. Fluance.. I would play Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives "Way Out West" :)