Dual CS 429 Fully Automatic Turntable

DUAL CS 429 Fully Automatic HiFi Turntable

The DUAL CS 429 Fully Automatic HiFi Turntable has an adjustable tonearm that allows the use of different cartridges with individual settings for tracking force and antiskating.

Vibration dampers in the housing decouple the tonearm and platter from external vibrations. Thanks to a precise optical speed control, the CS 429 also impresses in terms of sound. Experience perfect music enjoyment with Dual.

Reviews

“In some ways, though, this rather misses the point. The CS 429 offers a reassurance that notionally more talented manual rivals cannot easily match. If automatic functionality is important to you, this is one of the best examples on the market and one that can hold its own against some precocious manual rivals” View Hi-FI Choice Review 

“… the CS 429 acquits itself pretty brilliantly. This is a turntable I wouldn’t mind having in my system. The automatic feature is welcome and works perfectly, and the Ortofon 2M Red cartridge is a great match for the turntable… ” View SoundStage! Review

Features

• Plinth: Solid MDF
  Subchassis construction with rubber dampers, elastomer vibration absorber inside the feet, removable dust cover.
• Platter:  Aluminium Die-cast
  Precise aluminium die-cast, heavy rubber mat for resonance damping, hardened steel spindle in a brass bushing.
• Tonearm: Straight, statically balanced
  All functions are fully automatic or manual, solid aluminum construction with ball-bearings, accurate spring loaded antiskating.
• Drive: DC – Belt/Regulated
  Optical speed control at the motor, rubber mountings for vibration decoupling, rrecision cut belt for lower wow & flutter.

Quick and easy.

Thanks to the screw mechanism for the headshell and simple adjustment options for tracking force and antiskating, changing the headshell takes less than a minute.

Always correctly adjusted.

DUAL turntables make it easy to change cartridges without having to readjust them.

Your cartridge is mounted and adjusted correctly once so that subsequent changes can be carried out effortlessly. Discover the efficiency and precision of their turntables, which meet the highest standards of user-friendliness.

Stepless adjustment for fine tuning.

Dual turntables offer stepless adjustment using a rotary knob, without predetermined increments. The easy-to-read scale serves as a guideline for quick and easy adjustment of the antiskating.

Precise skating correction.

An ingenious mechanism with a specially shaped spring ensures precise skating compensation over the entire playback range. Experience precise adjustment for optimum sound quality with this system.

Maximum ease of use.

Playback can be started and stopped easily and conveniently at the touch of a button. Without compromise. During playback, the mechanics of the automatic system are decoupled from the tonearm and the platter.

Specifications

Drive

• Drive: Belt
• Speed settings: 33/45/78
• Wow & Flutter: < ±0,08 % (DIN rated)

Platter

• Material: Aluminium die-cast
• Mat: Rubber 2,5 mm
• Bearing: Hardened steel spindle Brass bushing
• Diameter: 305 mm
• Weight (incl. Mat): 850 g

Tonearm

• Auto-Start/-Stop-Function: Automatic
• Bearing: Ball-bearing
• Effective length: 221,5 mm
• Offset Angle: 25,6°
• Overhang: 19 mm
• Type: statically balanced
• Stylus Pressure Range: 0 g to 4 g
• Cartridge Weight Range: 5 g to 9 g
• Factory installed pick up: Ortofon 2M Red

Plinth

• Material: MDF
• Surface finish: Vinyl veneer / Black
• Feet: Ø 62 mm / Elastomer
• Connection: RCA socket
• Connection to Phono Input: ✓
• Connection to Line Input: ✓
• Digital Output: ✕
• Dimension, closed dustcover: 435 x 367 x 145 mm
• Dimension, open dustcover: D: 415 mm / H: 400 mm
• Weight: 6,6 kg
• Power plug AC / DC: External power supply