The other lifestyle addition is a switch to engage or switch off the semi-automatic function. The upside is that, if you purchase an RT81, you don’t then have to purchase an external phono amplifier or hook it up with cables. It’s mere presence negates an audiophile sound because the built-in unit will lend veiling electronic noise to the turntable and cartridge. The reasons are two-fold and visible around the back.įirstly, this turntable features a built-in phono amplifier (although you can add an external model later as an upgrade). Thats how I will be testing and rating it. The RT81 should be seen strictly as a lifestyle design only. So don’t look at this turntable as a threat to the Rega Planar 1. The RT-81 is not and should not be viewed as a true budget, audiophile turntable. I would have expected a design with a cheaper, spherical stylus tip but the RT-81’s stylus tip is elliptical which will be a boon in extracting detail from the vinyl groove. It’s not unique but it is rare to see such a cartridge at this price point and on this style of turntable. For a turntable of this ilk, that inclusion is surprising and very welcome. On the end of the tonearm is an Audio-Technica AT-95E cartridge. This tonearm features a SME-type, detachable headshell. There is also an S-shaped arm on the right of the plinth. The rubber mat included here is barely adequate.
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Upgrade this mat to something like a felt or cork example when you can. Made from aluminium, it rings like a bell but has a rubber mat for damping. That plinth carries a power switch and speed selector on the left. We wait and see what the actual quality is like but I expect to hear some sort of bass presence during tests. I list these comparative weights because a dense plinth will always help in encouraging a good bass performance. Compare that to the Lenco L-3808 at 5.4kg and the Dual MTR-75 at 4kg. Well, solid MDF which is not quite the same thing but still, the plinth does lend this budget design 7.1kg in weight. The twin-speed, belt-driven RT81 arrives with a dustcover and offers a “solid wood” plinth that sits on four feet. I will be examining the higher-priced RT83 soon but let’s begin with the budget-priced RT81 for now. And a lot of people have asked me to take a closer look at the company’s turntables. A lifestyle turntable positioned at a budget turntable price, this ‘semi-automatic’ is reviewed by Paul Rigbyįluance has been around since 1999 selling surround sound equipment but you’d be forgiven for thinking that this Canadian company had just arrived because its turntables – and the are six models on offer in total – suddenly seem to be all over the place, at least with the aid of social media.
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