Okay, I've made some further observations. STEREO records don't sound distorted, but as though the vocals are in the background. But MONO records, especially 45s, sound distorted. Why would that be? I also notice, even after balancing the arm and setting the anti-skate, the arm wants to slide back t...

Hey Record Changer, as always, thanks for the good info. I have balanced the arm, The bad sound issue seems to have cleared up. Now the main issue is the background sounding clear, the 'foreground' (ie Loretta Lynn) is a little distant.

Hi everybody-- Just got a fantastic Dual in reasonable shape, works pretty well, and the little rubber jiggies in the spindle are even intact. I had to reconnect one of the tiny hairthin cartridge wires, as it broke loose from the solder. Got a new cartridge and plugged it in, but I've got slightly-...

Yeah the rubber part is a pain in the butt, I admit. I'd rather replace them with something longer lasting, but not sure if that will work.

Hey Bobby, man, if you had a garage sale, it would almost be worth the flight over there just to see what you had!

I have also done the magnetic conversion using a DJ cart, with a black-arm Maggie (heh, almost sounds like a blues record, doesn't it??). I got a little hum, but not much. Only thing I didn't like was not being able to play 78s. And the constant worry that tracking was off, and my grooves were being...

Is anyone savvy to the kind of rubber used in the stopper of the Dual 1019 stacker spindle? I experimented with three 2x2x6 machine keys, which fit perfectly, and which I had hoped would end the temporary nature of the rubber. But they evidently didn't yield enough--on the first trial run, one of th...

Hey Joe, thanks much for the info, appreciate it.

Can anyone give me a side-to-side measurement of their Dual 1019, including the protruding speed- and size-selector switches? I'd like to mount one of these in a console, but not sure if I have clearance.

Thanks
Duane