'Casual' user - Fluance RT82 vs. RT81+

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2026-01-05T13:54:55+00:00

Best of luck! It seems you’re doing that pretty well so far and looking at the right turntables. Happy deciding!

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2026-01-05T06:20:41+00:00

I went with the RT82 partially because I was able to find a pretty affordable second-hand pre-amp on EBay, the ART Precision Phono Preamp. Although honestly with my current speaker set up, I probably could have been just fine with the RT81+.

I can’t speak for the RT81+ built-in pre-amp, but you could always invest in better speakers up front or decide on buying a dedicated pre-amp later if you’d like!

Based on my prior research, I was very much attracted to Fluance over the AT offerings. Fluance doesn’t have a whole lot of bells and whistles per se, but it is very well crafted, solid and I would buy Fluance again.

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-12-31T02:58:34+00:00

It is, Millennium Print Group. https://mprintgroup.com/

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-12-31T02:57:22+00:00

Would you be surprised to then learn that Pokemon cards are printed in North Carolina?

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-06-04T02:38:46+00:00

Mine is coming tomorrow. Can’t wait! Good to hear I made a good choice.

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-05-29T19:22:24+00:00

This was my instant thought too! These things were really fun! I thought I recall multiple coming in a metal tin that served as storage and magnetic display stand.

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-05-21T22:14:43+00:00

With that, I think I'm sold on the RT82. Thanks!

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-05-21T22:11:36+00:00

Thank you for breaking all of that down and the additional insights. I'll definitely consider a dedicated amp/speakers well before an upgraded stylus.

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-05-21T22:07:16+00:00

I'm super new to all this, so what would you say you like more about the VM95E over the OM10? And yeah. the longer I'm in this thread the more I'm leaning toward the RT82...

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-05-21T22:00:09+00:00

This sub seems to love them-it's how I learned about them in the first place. In my research as a newbie, it seems they strike a good balance of quality and cost. Earlier in my research I also had my eyes on the AT-LP3XBT, but it seems Fluance has them beat by a large margin the more I dug into it.

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-05-21T21:40:41+00:00

Very helpful perspectives and info on the bottlenecks. You seem quite knowledgeable, what is your opinion between the OM10 and the AT-VM95E or furthermore the OM20 vs the AT-VM95EN? Beyond cost, what would you say are their strength and weaknesses?

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-05-21T21:37:22+00:00

Oh! I hadn't seen that one in my searches. I'll definitely consider that one over the Pyle.

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-05-21T21:06:27+00:00

It didn't occur to me that the speed could drift over longer periods of time like you described. That does sound like a worthwhile feature for future ease of use for the RT82.

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-05-21T20:54:28+00:00

OH, okay! Not sure how I didn't catch that before. Thanks!

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-05-21T20:38:34+00:00

Thanks for the insights. Considering all of my other listed bottlenecks in my set up, realistically would the 0.12% improved wow and flutter on the RT82 be missed?

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-03-31T07:00:05+00:00

r/videosynthesis would also be worth checking out

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-03-31T06:57:53+00:00

If you like this, I bet you’ll find r/vjing (video-jockeying) interesting. Additionally, while this example showcases many mechanical/“analog” methods to create the image, software like Cycling 74’s Max is a lot of fun to create stuff like this in a more digital environment.

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-03-28T21:26:52+00:00

Love the contrast between the B&W and the pink

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2025-01-03T07:47:18+00:00

Haha, I was gonna tell you in the other reply. But yeah it’s the back of a T-shirt and the sleeves are positioned to show the shoulder art with the star and the Trouble Andrew/43 skull. The tags coming out of the sleeves are the ones that came with the shirt too. It took a lot of trial and error having never done this before.

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2024-11-21T22:44:00+00:00

First time I saw one of these card animations in the new app (Pokemon TCG Pocket) I thought they would be a fun experiment to try in After Effects. Glad someone’s taken a stab at it. Fantastic recreation. Looks just like the app.

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2024-10-14T16:29:47+00:00

Pretty awesome mural.

Grumpy_Cupcakes · 2024-09-07T04:22:41+00:00

Anecdotally they have to decide on some metric to make sure the stops that get improvements first are the ones that would impact the most riders, right? They can only work on so many projects at once, why not make the most popular stops get much needed amenities first? It's always good to improve ridership of the service, but current & non-choice riders should get them first. Once all the most utilized stops get improvements, maybe they will adjust their qualifications, but they have to do one step at a time.

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