Dual CS 510

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General

  • Manufacturer: Dual
  • Model: CS 510
  • Type: Record player
  • Years of manufacture: 1976 - 1978
  • Made in: Germany
  • Colours: Black, White, Walnut
  • Power consumption:
  • Dimensions: 420 x 148 x 365 mm
  • Weight: 4.3 kg
  • Original price approx.: 460 DM


Connections

  • Outputs: DIN plug or RCA (Cinch) plug


Technical data

  • Drive: Belt
  • Speed: 33 1/3 and 45 UPM
  • Synchronous speed variation: ± 0.08% DIN
  • Rumble noise ratio: 63 dB
  • Turntable: 300 mm 1,3 Kg aluminium die casting
  • Operating mode: Semi-automatic
  • Pitch: ± 6


Special Features

  • With pickup Shure M-95
  • Luminous stroboscope


Remarks


Pictures

  • Extract from brochure: Dual CS 510

Dual CS-510-Prospekt-1.jpg


Reviews

  • In its day, the CS-510 was a very well-balanced and moderately priced unit of the budding top class.
  • It has a reliable, smooth-running belt drive, fitted with the Dual CS 1249 motor, and the famously good Dual medium-heavy arm, which was factory-fitted with a Shure M95 E-D
  • The CS 510 is devoid of any automatic function, except that the tonearm is lifted off at the end of the run-out groove, which keeps the internal mechanics to a minimum and makes it very easy to maintain
  • Today used 510s are traded very cheaply. Mostly around 100€ for well preserved examples.
  • The 510 has neither the prestige nor the functionality of the big 7s, but is hardly inferior to them in quality, which makes it a very affordable and high quality single player, which also brings the sonic qualities of expensive cartridges to develop

Current turntables from the Dual range can't hold a candle to this oldie, even if they look better.


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