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Turntables & Tonearms Where Analog still Rules |
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My Dual 1219 With New Plinth
February last year I sold a Dual 1219, and I've had seller's remorse ever since. I called my good friend at Fix My Dual and he built me another one. Don't get me wrong, I love the man and his work, but the turntable looks average.
So, I contacted a friend in Indiana to see if he could make me a plinth that would dress up such a nice turntable. He made the plinth out of black walnut, and he used two or three coats of tung oil. I contacted another friend who made me a custom acrylic dustcover to my specifications. Let me know what you think. BEFORE: AFTER: |
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Very nice transformation. Do you use the record changer feature? If so, does it work with the dust cover down? If so, I need to think about getting another one of these as I have a lot of record sets from the 1950-60-70 era that are configured to be played stacked. I don't understand why playing records on a changer went out of style. It works fine, hurts nothing and is convenient. Anyway, you have a nice turntable there. I bought one new in 1970 and had it for a couple of years. It worked great.
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I would post a picture of my custom AR but this is a tough crowd who only likes high end. |
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I think it displays much nicer now, awesome work and craftsmanship! That dust cover looks like it can hold some weight too.
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This looks great! Thanks for sharing......
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Audio Room: Sonus Faber Amati Faturas / JL Audio 13.5” Fanthom In Wall Subs / McIntosh C52 / McIntosh MCD 1100 / McIntosh MEN 220 / McIntosh MC 601’s / McIntosh MPC 1500 / McIntosh MT 5 / McIntosh MC 275’s / Luxman AS-55 Amp Selector / Silenzo (This thing is Amazing) / Gold Lion Tubes from Vintage Tube All items in green were bought thru the AA marketplace and blue from a current AA retailer |
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The dustcover is custom made specifically to my dimensions, and the thickness is 3/16 inches.
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Very nice. The 1219/1229 definitely punch above their weight and the auto-stop feature is great. Gave my grand-daughter a Dual 701 for Xmas last year to start her vinyl journey. Should last her until she's out of college (I hope).
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Glenn... Canton Reference 9 Clearaudio SM Pro Focal Bathys JLA 10" Dominion Kuzma Stabi S w/MC & MM Magnepan 1,7i McIntosh MA8950 & MR88 Oppo 203 Roon Nucleus Rose Hifi RS150B Shunyata Gemini-4 Sony ST-A6B, TA-F6B, ST-J75 & PS-X75 Sorane SA1.2 & TA-1L Stillpoints LP1v2 WW Pt, Au & Ag Last edited by Formerly YB-2; 10-17-2015 at 07:28 PM. Reason: fix typo |
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Now you are talking! I love the look of the "after" pics.
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Looks great.
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