Fluance RT81 Elite High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable Record Player with Audio Technica AT95E Cartridge, Belt Drive, Built-in Preamp, Adjustable Counterweight, High Mass MDF Wood Plinth - Walnut VS Marantz TT42P
Fluance RT81 Elite High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable Record Player with Audio Technica AT95E Cartridge, Belt Drive, Built-in Preamp, Adjustable Counterweight, High Mass MDF Wood Plinth - Walnut
  • Brand - Fluance
  • Frequency Response, Hz - 20 - 20000
  • Manual - rt81.pdf
Marantz TT42P
  • Brand - Marantz
  • Frequency Response, Hz - 20 - 18000
  • Manual - tt42p.pdf

Pros & Cons

Fluance RT81 Elite High Fidelity

VS

Pros

    • High-quality Audio-Technica
    • Adjustable Tracking Force and Anti-Skate
    • Solid Connectivity
    • Auto-Stop Function

Cons

    • Manual Operation
    • No USB Connectivity

Marantz TT42P

VS

Pros

    • Easy to set up and install, due to having an internal pre-amp
    • The automatic functions work well without any clunky noise.

Cons

    • Some customers claim that the turntable starts skipping audio.

Specifications

Specification Fluance RT81 Elite High Fidelity Marantz TT42P
Stylus
Model AT95E Dual DN251S
Type moving magnet (MM) moving magnet (MM)
Replaceable
Sound
Gain
Signal To Noise Ratio, Db 67 65
Frequency Response, Hz 20 - 20000 20 - 18000
Output Level Pre-amp "PHONO": 2.5 mV nominal at 1 kHz. Pre-amp "LINE": 140 mV nominal at 1 kHz 4 mV nominal at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec
Features
Dust Cover
Other has not has not
45 Rpm Adapter
Connections
Other has not has not
Rca 1 1
Dimensions
Weight, Kg/pounds 6.4/14.1 6.49/11.2
Size, Cm/inches 13.7 x 41.9 x 35.8/5.5 x 16.5 x 13.8 13.7 x 41.9 x 35.8/4.7 x 16.5 x 14.2
Cartridge
Supplied Headshell Weight, G 6,4 3
Appropriate Needle Pressure, G 3,5 2,2
Type moving magnet (MM) moving magnet (MM)
Motor
Wow & Flutter (wrms), % 0.2 0.07
Torque >4.5 kgf-cm >4.5 kgf-cm
Speed, Rpm 33.3, 45 33.3, 45
Platter Type aluminum diecast aluminum diecast
Drive Method belt belt
Controls
Braking System electronic electronic
Pitch Variation, %
Pitch Control
Operation Type automatic full automatic
User Manual
Manual rt81.pdf tt42p.pdf
Power
Power Consumption, W 1,5 3

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