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REVIEW: Dual 1219 rebuild by NoTransistors

stereofisher said:
Once fixed up they are trouble free!
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They sure are! The one that Seth (No Transistors) fixed up for me has been completely reliable. It's currently spinning Sinatra's '57 Christmas album. :thumbsup:

ovi.sergiu said:
With my average understanding level of English written in this topic, all I know that I envy you guys for having a DUAL 1019/1219.
Where I live there are no turntables mechanics, but I contacted a seller from the other part of my country to find and bring me a Dual 1019/1219... I did find a 1219 at $250 in another district and another one at the same price but with marble plynth, but with my known bad luck, I will wait for the mechanic/seller to find me one and fix it.
So, treasure the ones who really know to fix your turntables. They are a real treasure!
Happy Christmas, everyone!
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Merry Christmas to you too! Where are you located?
 
I live in Romania (Europe) near Timisoara.
Being a child I dreamt to have a turntable and pushed back this dream every year until I bought a craptable. One day I started reading about TT encyclopedia and was shocled to see what stupidities I know... I realized that DUAL 1019/1219 fits my needs and looks like my dream TT.

I wanted to have other MM cartdridge TT until I find a DUAL but my bad luck had got into the role and received a broken TT packed in a drape!!!
I wrote to those guys from fixmydual but NO response (wrote them 3 weeks behind)...

If those guys have fixmydual website, I should have one called:”find me a dual”
 
beatcomber said:
File Under Dumb A$$:

I powered up the 1219 tonight after a grueling day at work and immediately got a ground loop hum. Touching the tonearm produced an even louder hum. Oh, schitt!

I spent a good half hour futzing with the headshell, checking and rechecking the leads on the cart pins, and messing around with the ground connection on the amp. No dice.
:dammit:

Then I finally flipped it over and looked at the RCA connections on the chassis. A ha! The right channel interconnect was barely plugged in!!! Voila, problem solved.

Whatta dumb a$$ I yam!! :withstpd:

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I gotta say, this 1219 has exceeded my wildest expectations. The TD-124 hasn't been used all week.

Dang...




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Says a whole lot about a turntable that can hang with one that costs exponentially more, and is considered one of true greats.
 
ovi.sergiu said:
I live in Romania (Europe) near Timisoara.
Being a child I dreamt to have a turntable and pushed back this dream every year until I bought a craptable. One day I started reading about TT encyclopedia and was shocled to see what stupidities I know... I realized that DUAL 1019/1219 fits my needs and looks like my dream TT.

I wanted to have other MM cartdridge TT until I find a DUAL but my bad luck had got into the role and received a broken TT packed in a drape!!!
I wrote to those guys from fixmydual but NO response (wrote them 3 weeks behind)...

If those guys have fixmydual website, I should have one called:”find me a dual”
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There's a guy in Germany who sells refurbished Dual TTs, I can look it up later (can't remember the web site off the top of my head)

EDIT: it's called gs-audio (.com), I haven't done business with them though so I can't say anything about them other than they seem to exist :)
 
It's been a while, so here's a photo of the 1219 in its current environment...

I've "upgraded" the plinth from the United Audio one to a real German-made Dual plinth with the flip-down accessories compartment in front.

 
marcmorin said:
besides mono?................dang yer testing an old brain hard this morning. Still a bit hung over from turkey
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Yup, mono pressings of that LP are rarer than a hen's tooth. The industry was already phasing out dedicated mono pressings in late 1967 when that was released. I found it at a Goodwill in Cambridge, MA.
 
beatcomber said:
Yup, mono pressings of that LP are rarer than a hen's tooth. The industry was already phasing out dedicated mono pressings in late 1967 when that was released. I found it at a Goodwill in Cambridge, MA.
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haven't found an extra tri-tone of AYE in them goodwills have have ya? :naughty:
 
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