Dual 621 - worth keeping?

[drabina]

I just got a Dual 621 turntable which came as a package deal. I do not really need a third turntable so the question is: Is the 621 worth keeping for some reason? I also have Denon DP-51F (keeper) and Dual 1226 (still debating if I am going to keep this one after I got Denon).

Thanks.

 

[drabina]

Anybody?

 

[Pio1980]

The 621 is probably a better table than the 1226 FWIW.

 

[Balifly]

You need at least one for a backup!!!
What Pio1980 said!

 

[drabina]

Thanks for replies. I guess I will sell the 1226 then and keep the 621. Not sure if I need a backup though for my 1 hour a week LP listening.

 

[lini]

Oh, well, I guess that would foremost depend on what you expect from your 2nd table. Personally I'd deem the 1226 not to be enough of a charming idler to make it a keeper, so I'd rather choose the 621, which I'd also rate as the more hifi-capable table and pretty much the best of the 6xx direct-drive models. However, what would be the better choice in practice will also depend on the actual condition of your exemplars...

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[drabina]

Thanks lini. The 1226 has UA case and dust cover plus it is a changer. The table is in good condition but the case and cover (little scratched up) take away from the TT. The 621 is in very good condition and has the nicer dual case and dust cover. It is also single player so it does not sit as high as the 1226.

Of course Denon is the nicest from the bunch and that's why it is a keeper.

 

[lini]

Och, provided it's equipped with a good cartridge, I could imagine that the 621 does hardly any worse than the Denon.

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[libertycaps]

TOTL Denon TT's are definitely "keepers!" Everytime i see or read the Dual brand name i think to myself: "Well, they named those TT's right...cuz when it breaks down again, it at least has a Dual purpose. As a paperweight!" Ba-dum-ching! Heh, it's a lame joke, please don't take too much offense Dual owners....