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Got it fitted with a Van Den Hul interlink cable and cinch connectors which elevates the sound of this table to the max. However this turntable kept me on my musical tracks for over 30 years. I know compliance wise not the best for an ULM arm. I've used it for years with a Denon DL110. So mine only shows 505 and not yet 505-2. A very competant, reliable and entertaining turntable with a very good cartridge which I've had no urge to upgrade.Д«ought my 505-2 back in the eighties when production started again. I've used the CS-505-2 with its original Ortofon cartridge regularly since then, and it has worked well. I managed to get one from the USA but I didn't need it, I managed to repair the existing switch with switch cleaner. The microswitch which turns on the turntable when the arm is moved to the record didn't work either.

This needed a new belt and also a new pitch control belt which even then was hard to find. The latter just needed a new belt and was returned to its owner who very kindly let me keep the CS-505-2. I was given two Dual turntables to repair in 2012, a CS-505-2 and a CS-505-4 Audiophile Concept. this record player despite simple plain looking, that tone arm and the nice wood finis with a clear perspective lid gives it a class of its own, a true Underdog of the record players, with a big sound and dynamic sound from the good stereo separation despite its lack luster features being a belt drive and Semi-automatic its a true beginners HiFi to have and work on This record player is very impressive in the quality of the audio and its durability, from what happend to it before i got it most record players be tossed in the trash from craked plastics. Only thing i wish i could get, is the Actual stylus from the manufacture as i cannot find it, but regardless MOST common cartridge will work, be sure to get a MM (Moving Magnet) to get that higher volume since MC (Moving Coil) tends to be quiet and requires a hefty Amplifier to boost it. Unit is fully restored from its sad state when i found it, i took in the effort to fix it and its far worth it, i payed roughly 120$ cad to fully restore it, and the feeling that the case is re stained with clean finish by my hand adds a unique esthetics, its a show stopper were i live in my studio, as folks cannot take there eyes off this turntable as it pumps music in my PA system with the deep bass and almost perfect stereo separation from proper stylus azimuth setup as per manufacture settings.

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Reassembled the unit and to my amazment it sounded far better then i could ever imagine! it easily replaced my denon and Technics turn tables, despite not being full auto, the feel to flick the switch to see the needle slowly drop on the record with pin point precision with a properly set anti-skating adjustment. lastly with the wood case exposed i sanded the wet marks down and re stained it with dark walnut oil. Took a good wile to find a stylus cartridge were i dug it off my broken modern Audio Technica as i had a brand new MM stylus cartridge, the belts i ordered on ebay for a hefty fee since the tone control belt was a ribbed design that makes it not cheap, with that done i striped the machine bare and recapped the motor capacitors as it had a reversing issue when powered. So if you are looking for a used one, you might as well look for a 505-2 or later.ДЇound my 505-2 beaten in a junk pile at my local pawnshop as the unit had cheap Chinese needle and cartridge with both belts snapped and grease hard as glue, also wood finish faded from weather damage, i took it home after offering to take it off there hands for free. The 505-2 has the standard Г‚ВЅ inch head shell, whereas the 505 has the TKS head shell. A hand cut ring of an inner tube has fixed that problem. Although this cartridge shouldn't be compliant with the ULM cartridge, it works great! (back in the eighties a reviewer of the Dutch audiofile magazine Audio & Techniek tested this combination and was surprised) And yes, the speed adjusting belt has gone, but it works without, although the speed fine tuning will not work. I have mounted a DL110 which is a high output MC cartridge. I bought a second hand 505-2 for only ГўвЂљВ¬15. With a quick, simple lubrication service, it will be singing like it did when it left the factory.

Common issues are dried up, hardened grease and broken pitch belts. Wunderbar!ДҐ05-2 is one of the prettiest turntables to my eyes, especially in natural oak.

Low mass arm means you can put on a high compliance cart if you wanted to. Bought my 505/1 a while back, absolutely no problems, speed accurate, floating suspention does it's job well (I have a wooden floor) Really easy to use, and with a new AT cartridge sounds great.

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