Dual was one of the most common turntable brands of the 1970s, but the brand dates back to the 1920s. In fact, the name refers to the dual power scheme of the company’s original products — they could be wound up or powered electrically. According to Sauck, the CS-5000 is the third-best turntable the company made, ranking behind only the CS-7000 and the ultra-rare Golden Stone.
“These models were made for the high-end market,” he says. “They did away with all the record-changer mechanics to make simple but very stylish turntables. The CS-5000 has a great drive mechanism and a good, solid platter.”
Sauck said you can probably pick up one of these German-made, belt-drive beauties in good shape for $350 to $450.
All my gear is vintage I bought in my 20's recently I bought the Dual CS5000 had to get a new cartridge the old one was and ADCOM not made anymore and new is a ORTOFON Blue. It sounds terrific. Its great to spin vinyl again after 25 years. I also got a Poineer PL41 which I gave to my GF. I was going to upgrade my whole system but may just keep the old gear. Heck it been playing fine for over 20 years. The only upgade to the system is replaced my Paradigm Bookshelf Monitor 6's with Klispch RF83's which shake my townhouse walls at loud levels.
Don't forget the beautiful Empire Turntables with that gold colored platter and base and glass/wood enclosure. I still have mine and it still runs perfectly.
I bought a Sony PS-LX520 linear-tracking turntable from a sweet little old lady (really!) on eBay a few years ago for $20. I added a cartridge and have had several years of trouble free listening, It's small enough to easily move close to my pc for direct recording of my vinyl (with a little preamp) so I can make cd's for my car. Maybe a little thing to high end enthusiasts but it works for me!
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All my gear is vintage I bought in my 20's recently I bought the Dual CS5000 had to get a new cartridge the old one was and ADCOM not made anymore and new is a ORTOFON Blue. It sounds terrific. Its great to spin vinyl again after 25 years. I also got a Poineer PL41 which I gave to my GF. I was going to upgrade my whole system but may just keep the old gear. Heck it been playing fine for over 20 years. The only upgade to the system is replaced my Paradigm Bookshelf Monitor 6's with Klispch RF83's which shake my townhouse walls at loud levels.
Don't forget the beautiful Empire Turntables with that gold colored platter and base and glass/wood enclosure. I still have mine and it still runs perfectly.
I bought a Sony PS-LX520 linear-tracking turntable from a sweet little old lady (really!) on eBay a few years ago for $20. I added a cartridge and have had several years of trouble free listening, It's small enough to easily move close to my pc for direct recording of my vinyl (with a little preamp) so I can make cd's for my car. Maybe a little thing to high end enthusiasts but it works for me!