Dual

[northantsbloke34]

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

 

[John Duncan]

A CS505-II probably. They were good, it was my first TT, and what everybody used to buy before they bought first a) a Rega Planar 3 and then b) a Linn Sondek.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Yes, there were some very good ones - this section of the Dual reference site should help you find out more about whichever model you have.

 

[manicm]

We had a Dual as well! I think it was fully automatic as well. This was my dad's first hi-fi as well - with a Dual amp, speakers and tuner as well.

 

[northantsbloke34]

thanks for th replies. I will find out the exact model. Imay have to ask mum (nicely) if I can borrow it 🙂

 

[John Duncan]

New belt and a new stylus for (almost certainly) the Ortofon OM10 that's fitted, and job's a good 'un.

 

[fatboyslimfast]

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!)...

 

[chebby]

I think every hifi enthusiast of 'a certain age' has owned either a CS-505, a PL-112D, KD-1033 or SR-222 in the BC* era. (My first TT was an SR-222 Mk2)

*Before CD.

 

[fatboyslimfast]

I must be of "a certain age" then, having both a 505/2 and a PL-12d II!!!

 

[gpi]

Some smashing Duals here restored by a guy who obviously takes great pride in his work.

 

[John Duncan]

gpi:Some smashing Duals here restored by a guy who obviously takes great pride in his work.

Guppy? Is that you?!?!?

 

[gpi]

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.

 

[floyd droid]

I just kept schtum ,i like marmalade too.

 

[manicm]

So whatever became of Dual, were they not at one stage taken over by Philips?

 

[northantsbloke34]

They still make tv's. They have some lcd tv's in our local Asda. Is it the same company tho, who knows?

 

[floyd droid]

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.

 

[floyd droid]

Yup they announced 5 new TTs last november,clickityboo Good luck with it cos i got fed up of trying to navigate my way around it, but thats normal for me.

 

[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?

 

[John Duncan]

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]

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.

 

[gpi]

LOL 😱)

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. 😱)