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Does your amp have a phono stage?
I have a Dual505. My dad gave it to me. I don't know much about turntables, but it is very well made with nicely machined parts. I just needed to oil a pivot point under the deck which was easy.
The big thing you need to know is that there are very limited cartridge options. I originally thought it was just a compliance issue due to the ultra-low mass (ULM) arm, but when I contacted Thakker.eu he said:
For the Dual CS 505 and CS 505-1 only one TKS pickup fits, on the models CS 505-2, -3, -4 also the Ortofon OM systems fit. With a good phono preamplifier, the OM 10 are not much worse than the OM 10 Super.
So I got an OM10 for £50 and I love it.
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I'm after a turntable and a pair of speakers but can't really stretch to more than about £200 for both.
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I've got an amp and nothing else at the moment (bar an old CD player but I'm not sure there's much use for that any more.)
I'm after a turntable and a pair of speakers but can't really stretch to more than about £200 for both.
A friend has recommended the Dual 505 turntables, is that backed up, and is there anything else for around £100 that's worth considering?
And what's the best I could do for speakers for around the same?