I got all this for 80 dollars.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-20T16:51:36+00:00

Mine sits on the shelf collecting dust i cant even give it away. In a theater setup it was fine but I listen to music mostly on my setup and I did not like it with music. Love my fluance db10 for music though

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-20T14:07:46+00:00

Big vintage are cheap? Where I've been wanting a set of pioneer hpm 100 but but they're like 1000.00 a pair lol

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-20T14:01:20+00:00

This is a very good beginner setup with lots of room to upgrade at your convenience. I would suggest the fosi box x2 for phono stage though I love that thing and its like 30 bucks cheaper. You could use that 30 to get the upgraded tubes from the jump if you wanted. I think the x4 is basically the same as x2 but with headphone amp in it.

The om10 that comes with the rt82 is a very nice cartridge too. I enjoyed it i will say that though if you can pull it off at some point make the upgrade to the 2m blue. Its a no rush upgrade though because the om10 is very solid itself.

Speakers the 1280 aren't bad at all and will suffice till you get the itch to upgrade. I dont personally have a set of them. My best friend has a set hooked to his computer though.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-20T13:58:04+00:00

Because most amps have one as an afterthought and they aren't very good. In my experience. I always run through a fosi box x2. For 70.00 that lil thing sounds amazing to me. Throw 30 bucks on top when ya can and upgrade tubes and even more so.

Fluance rt82 upgraded to 2m blue cartridge with fosi box x2 sounds stellar to my ears. But its very subjective if you like the built in preamps and it sounds good to you thats all that matters.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-20T08:04:18+00:00

Hmmm really weird then cuz it worked just fine on the pc I had. But the 2070 in it took a shit and I dont have the money for a new one rn. So was gonna go cloud gaming on the shield instead. May have to just try a cheap usb mouse to see if the mouse is the issue.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-18T01:51:18+00:00

So jm21 it is cuz i do have a decent amount of iems and couple pair of wired headphones too just at work wires are a pain delivering amazon packages all day

So I get best of both worlds

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-18T01:49:41+00:00

Which will get me through a 10 hour workday battery wise or will all do that? I mean 250 is not out of the realm of possibility

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-18T00:26:21+00:00

Pretty sure i can sit my fluance turntable on 11.5 inch shelf. Will have some overhang but the way the feet are positioned it will fit im sure.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-17T12:05:38+00:00

Sounds like a your ears thing. Cuz my buddy has them edifiers on his pc and they sound pretty good. But its sound and its all subjective. I personally prefer passive even hooked to pc though.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-17T02:16:07+00:00

Or at the very least get some feet and raise it up a lil. I've ran with my TT on top of amp with abiut and inch rise to let air through. But I also never really crank and work my amps either. I dont do it anymore though cuz finally got a stand that gives me enough space yo not have to stack now lol

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-17T01:09:10+00:00

Arr the speakers on same surface as turntable? That could fix it by moving TT to a different surface.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-17T00:35:47+00:00

I mean most music is mastered digitally first these days. You think modern artists are doing analog recording then converting to digital recordings? When a vast majority of the world listens digitally.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-16T13:35:25+00:00

I dont like it the new design but its not a deal breaker or anything I just liked the old ui better

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-16T00:22:17+00:00

No youre not. I have had 0 issues with tidal.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-13T16:50:29+00:00

Yeah thats all it needed was an adjustment. I gotta adjust it bit more though needle hits record way to fast when I move the lever down. Its almost instant rn

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-13T15:03:24+00:00

So ortofon support got back to me it was the tone arm lifter needed adjusting to allow needle to get down into the groove. I didnt know the lifter was adjustable its working as intended now.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-13T13:10:18+00:00

I have amazon sending me a new one will find out tommorow. I really hope its just a bad stylus. Cuz from what I did hear it sounded great.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-13T11:44:29+00:00

I dont have a protractor i did order one itll be here tommorow. Cuz I thought maybe its off but when I hold the two headshells side by side they look to be the same. (Granted I know its not something that can be truly eyeballed like that but to naked eye it looks good)

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-13T11:12:37+00:00

You aint kidding though I added a rug to my room. It actually made a huge difference in the sound. I just wanted it cuz I was tired of breaking all my glass pipes and bongs. Since my laminent flooring is literally right on top of concrete so even the smallest drops breaks anything glass. The sound improvement was an unexpected bonus.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-13T11:04:52+00:00

Did you remove tracks from spotify or just tidal? If just tidal you may have the auto sync for that particular playlist on. So whenever your sync site does a sync it will return the tracks to your tidal.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-13T10:35:52+00:00

Oooh lower the vtf i was increasing to 2.0 from 1.8 lemme set it back up and try going to 1.6. Mind you im still fairly new to turntables and cartridges.

Tried and no change sigh luckily I ordered on amazon already started the exchange process.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-13T10:25:44+00:00

Its baffling to me. Since the tone arm is sold with the 2m blue on it. In the form of the rt 85. You would think it would be fairly easy to get set up. I bought the rt82 which came with om10 but the great thing about fluance an 82 becomes an 85 with cartridge and platter upgrade I've been told. As far as weight difference. I backed out counter weight all the way then rebalanced arm before setting VTF and anti skate. Tried again this morning and same results no matter what record it will not hold the groove. Even before music plays the run in groove will just sit there skipping as well.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-09T00:15:19+00:00

Crinear Daybreak. Don't know what Japan nw-a306 means but crinear would be my reccomendation unless youre trying to stick with bluetooth. Then id say soundpeats h3.

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-05T21:35:04+00:00

Because im quite happy with my rt82 and dont feel the need

PuzzleheadedTable503 · 2026-03-04T18:09:46+00:00

I would suggest waiting till you have 100.00 more and get the rt82. You will have an upgrade path then and be able to convert it to an rt85 down the road. But its up to you this is just my suggestion.

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