Dual CS 510

Data

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

• Other models in the same series:
• Dual CS 504
• Dual CS 510
• Dual CS 521
• Dual CS 601
• Dual CS 604
• Dual CS 621
• Dual CS 704
• Dual CS 721

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Dual CS 510

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.