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Internet-based Canadian home-audio company Fluance is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a limited-edition $400 bundle packaging its RT81 Elite turntable with a pair of the Ai40 powered bookshelf speakers that made Sound & Vision’s Top Pick list earlier this year — both in white.

The RT81 ($250 on its own) is a belt-drive turntable equipped with a built-in phono preamp, a balanced S-Type tonearm fitted with an Audio Technica ATN95E moving-magnet cartridge, and gold-plated RCA jacks. A dust cover is included.

The Ai40, which sells for the regular price of $200/pair, teams a 1-inch silk-dome tweeter and 5-inch fiber-composite woofer in sealed cabinet, one of which houses a 2 x 35-watt Class D amplifier/preamp that also supports aptX-enabled Bluetooth streaming. The speaker is rated down to 40Hz and comes with a remote control.

Plugging the Ai40s into the turntable creates a self-contained audio system with no need for an external amp or preamp. Both are covered by Fluance’s two-year warranty.

For more information, visit fluance.com.