Description
QUALITY MADE IN GERMANY
This flagship model is a showpiece for the best technologies used throughout the history of the Dual company, refining them and carrying them forward into the 21st century.
These key Dual features include:
The twin gimbal tonearm, spring loaded tracking force and direct-drive
The overall result is an understated, high-tech turntable, providing a superb musical experience.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
Motor:
Speed settings: 33/45/78
Wow & Flutter: < ±0,04 % (DIN bewertet)
Tonearm:
Auto-Start/-Stop-Function: Bearing: 4 x Pivot ball-bearing / twin gimbal mounting
Effective length: 221 mm
Offset Angle: 24°
Overhang: 18,5 mm
Type: dynamically balanced with damping
Stylus Pressure Range: 0 g bis 3 g
Cartridge Weight Range: 5 g bis 12 g
Factory installed pick up: Ortofon Quintet Bronze
Platter:
Mat: Rubber 4,5 mm
Bearing: Hardened steel spindle sintered metallhousing
Diameter: 304 mm
Weight (incl. Mat) 2800 g
Plinth:
Material: Solid MDF machined solid Alu baseplate
Surface finish: Individual wood veneers personally selected
Feet: Alu Ø 60 mm / Elastomer Height adjustable
Connection: 5 pin Tonearmconnector on RCA cable
Connection to Phono Input: ✓
Connection to Line Input: ✕
Digital Output: ✕
Dimension, closed dustcover: 450 x 370 x 155 mm
Dimension, open dustcover: D: 418 mm / H: 405 mm
Weight: 15 kg
Power plug AC / DC: External power supply
Each unique unit is created individually and the plinth is finished with real wood veneers. The critical components, such as motor, platter and arm are fixed to a 10mm thick aluminium base plate. The heavy top and base plates are connected to minimise vibration.
Platter: Solid Aluminium
The heavy platter, weighing 2.7kg, is machined from a solid block of aluminium and refined with a blasted and eloxated surface finish. The platter weight is exactly matched to the motor regulation in order to reduce wow and flutter to an absolute minimum.
Tonearm: Twin Gimbal Design / Spring loaded tracking force
The tonearm base and both gimbal elements are machined from solid aluminium. Precision pivot ball-bearings are used in conjunction with hardened steel spikes to ensure tightest tollerances within the tonearm assembly over a long lifetime. The tracking force is independent of gravity and adjusted with a torsion spring.
Drive: Direct-drive
The drive unit is engineered and made in Germany. Its regulation is specifically designed for high-end audio application, placing emphasis on stability, with no quick start up times nor high torque. These features are only important for DJ applications and not appropriate in such a high quality system.
