Fluance RT81+ vs Pro-Ject E1 Phono

Side-by-side specifications and a plain-English account of the recorded differences. Full profiles: Fluance RT81+ · Pro-Ject E1 Phono.

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 RT81+ costs less, coming in £20 (about 8%) below the Pro-Ject E1 Phono.

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 Pro-Ject E1 Phono is manual.

Bottom line: the Fluance RT81+ has the lower reference price; the table shows which documented features change with the £20 gap.

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