Dual Golden One

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General

  • Manufacturer: Dual
  • Model: Golden 1 (CS 7000 was its name in the USA)
  • Years of manufacture: 1988 - 1992
  • Made in: Germany
  • Color: Black, metal parts gold plated
  • Power consumption: 9 Watt
  • Dimensions: 440 x 143 x 380 mm (WxHxD)
  • Weight: 8 kg
  • Original price approx.: 1,200 DM (RRP without system), 1,700 DM (RRP with Audio Technica AT-OC 7)


Connections

  • Outputs: fixed cinch connection cable (gold-plated)


Technical data

  • Drive: belt
  • Motor: EDS 5000 (quartz-controlled flat-rotor motor with speed control via microprocessor)
  • Speed: 33 1/3 /45/78 UPM
  • Synchronous speed fluctuations: ±0.013%/0.023% (WRMS/DIN).
  • Rumble noise ratio: 80 dB
  • Turntable: Aluminium 304 mm
  • Operation mode: Semi-automatic
  • Pitch: No
  • Tonearm: Yes
  • Cartridge: optional Audio Technica AT-OC 7


Special Features

  • Detachable 1/2 inch headshell (headstock)
  • OPS system (low-lying tonearm bearing) for better scanning of warped records
  • Gyroscopic cardan tonearm bearing with 4-point bearing, tracking force control via torsion spring
  • Subchassis construction
  • The motor is quartz controlled. Since the slip of the drive belt can cause the platter speed to deviate from the set value nevertheless, the platter speed is monitored by a sensor (light barrier). The relation between the motor speed and the disc speed is stored.


Remarks[edit]

The device is the refined version of the CS 5000. Metal parts are here real gold-plated (24 carat) and the console is provided with high-quality piano lacquer. In addition, there was a screw-on plate stabilizer. Originally, the unit was available without a cartridge. Later there was a combination set with Audio Technica system (OC7). Unlike the CS 5000, the speed selection is no longer done by push buttons, but by a rotary control. A power switch is no longer available.



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  • Image: Dual Golden One

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  • Excerpt from brochure: Dual Golden One

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