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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.
neu
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?