Fluance RT81+ vs Music Hall MMF-1.3
Side-by-side specifications and a plain-English account of the recorded differences. Full profiles: Fluance RT81+ · Music Hall MMF-1.3.
| Specification | Fluance RT81+ |
Music Hall MMF-1.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £249 | £249 |
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Status | current | current |
| Years | 2023–present | 2019–present |
| Drive | belt drive | belt drive |
| Speeds | 33/45 rpm | Highlighted difference. 33/45/78 rpm |
| Operation | semi-automatic | manual |
| Cartridge supplied | Audio-Technica AT-VM95E | Audio-Technica AT3600L |
| Phono stage | Yes | Yes |
| USB output | No | No |
| Bluetooth | No | No |
| Platter | die-cast aluminium | aluminium |
| Tonearm | S-shaped aluminium | straight aluminium |
| Wow & flutter | <0.15% | — |
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.
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 RT81+ is semi-automatic, the Music Hall MMF-1.3 is manual.
Bottom line: both are £249 at reference price — price doesn't separate them, so the table above is where the real differences show up.
Live merchant offers
Checking current in-stock offers for Fluance RT81+…
Merchant searches
1 UK merchant stock Fluance — each outbound link searches the deck on that merchant’s site.
| Merchant | Type | Delivery | Product search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon UK | marketplace | Prime next-day on many items | Search at Amazon UK ↗ |
Live merchant offers
Checking current in-stock offers for Music Hall MMF-1.3…