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Dual CS-
Vintage Budget Turntable
Dual CS-505
Vintage Budget Turntable
This iconic early 1980’s turntable is in full working order. Fitted with a good quality Ortofon MM cartridge (with brand new replacement stylus) - ready to use when connected to your amplifier’s MM phono input.
The main belt is fine, the pitch belt is fine and arm geometry is all good
The acrylic dust cover has some little blemishes, and a hairline crack at the back.
The following information from the excellent vilylengine.com website:
“Floor vibration and acoustic feedback are frequent external sources of interference. Vibrations can be transmitted to the record player with each step, and sound energy from the loudspeakers can be fed back acoustically to the record player through the air or through a piece of furniture. To minimise these unwanted effects, the Dual CS 505 uses a floating chassis. In the Dual 505, a great deal of technical expertise has been applied to acoustically decouple the entire turntable drive unit from the remainder of the casing. As a result, external interference is filtered out so effectively that it no longer has any audible effect on the music. The anti-resonance mat used on the CS 505 filters and counteracts resonances which can be transmitted through the record player to the record.”
Specifications:
• Drive: Dual 16-pole SM 100-1 synchronous motor with precision flat belt for flywheel drive
• Starting time: 2 to 2.5s
• Platter: 304mm, 0.9kg, non-magnetic, removable
• Speeds: 33.33 and 45rpm
• Pitch control: 6%
• Wow and flutter: 0.05% WRMS
• Rumble: 69dB
• Tonearm: distortion free ultra low mass aluminium tubular tonearm in 4 point tip bearing
The last two pictures are from the 1981 Hi-Fi Choice, when this deck was awarded ‘Recommended’ status.
Click here for information and specifications from the excellent vinylengine.com website
SOLD
Payment accepted via Credit/Debit Card, Bank Transfer, Personal Cheque or cash on collection.
These are delicate. No matter how well this is packed, in our experience there is a good probability that it would be damaged during shipping. Therefore this is offered here strictly for personal collection only and this is reflected in the very low price.
Please contact us either by telephone on 01883 340073
or by sending and email to enquiries@retrotechaudio.co.uk
if you are interested in purchasing this item.
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