Fluance RT85 vs Rega Planar 1

Side-by-side specifications and a plain-English account of the recorded differences. Full profiles: Fluance RT85 · Rega Planar 1.

Practical differences

Highlighted cells show a lower reference price, support for more listed speeds, or the presence of a convenience feature. They are not an overall score.

On price alone the Fluance RT85 costs less, coming in $45 (about 8%) below the Rega Planar 1.

Both are belt-drive, so that part of the experience should feel similar on either deck: a motor that's mechanically isolated from the platter by an elastic belt, which is the usual route to a quieter noise floor — the default choice across most of hi-fi.

Operation differs: the Fluance RT85 is semi-automatic, the Rega Planar 1 is manual.

Bottom line: $45 separates these reference prices. That difference is factual; this specification comparison does not assign an overall winner.

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