northantsbloke34

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My Late dad had a Dual turntable and its just sitting at my mums house gathering dust. I hear they were quite good in their day, is this correct?. I'm not sure of the exact model but I will check next time i'm over there. I think it was purchased in the late 70s early 80s
 

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Well, it's more like what became the Ortofon OM10. Be a little careful with styli, as there are an awful lot of "non-genuine" styli out there that have conical diamonds, not elliptical as was first fitted.

Now, a conical tip isn't going to ruin your records, but it won't bring out the best of them either. They are cheap though (my 7-yr old daughter has a conical ebay-special on her 505/2 which cost about a tenner and sounds fine to her ears!)...
 

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What!? (smacks forehead with palm) You didn't instantly recognise my superior wit, higher knowledge and Brummie accent? I was wondering why you and others were being so civil towards me, lol. :)

I thought the fact I posted up huge pics on that other tt related thread, which gave Andrew something useful to do, would have had the corporal scampering to the air-raid siren.
 

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I just kept schtum ,i like marmalade too.
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manicm:So whatever became of Dual, were they not at one stage taken over by Philips?

Im pretty sure that i read they are still going and were about to release a new TT earlier in the year AFAIA, will check up on this. Not sure if its hit blighty yet, or if its a figbox of my imagination. Time to dive into my mag stash.
 

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They look very dated, like new models that have time-travelled from the 70s. I wonder how they compare to the current Pro-ject budget decks.

BTW, floyd droid, who are you in other fora?
 

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gpi:They look very dated, like new models that have time-travelled from the 70s. I wonder how they compare to the current Pro-ject budget decks.

BTW, floyd droid, who are you in other fora?

There are other fora?
 

matthewpiano

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Note the similarity to the budget end of the Thorens range.

I remember reading a review of the re-released CS505-4. It was priced at Rega P3-24 levels. None starter, especially with so many older CS505-4 decks around for £50 or less.
 

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LOL :eek:)

Who snuck that post in? Don't worry, I wasn't 'lolling' to you.

Edit: Ah, he's an MP, used to butting in then. :eek:)
 

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