Dual 1219
¥ 59,900 (around the early 1970 s?)
Commentary
An auto turntable with manual / automatic functions and operability incorporated into the design criteria of a professional-grade turntable.
The 1219 can be used on a manual turntable just like a normal player.
It can also be used as a single / play turntable that automatically plays only one record, a multi-play turntable that automatically plays six consecutive records, or a repeat play turntable that plays the same record repeatedly.
Uses a turntable made of light alloy die-cast.
In the center of the turntable is a unique Dual single-play spindle that rotates with the turntable so that there is no friction with the center hole of the record and you can play reliably.
Equipped with a gyro-gimbal type dynamic balance tone arm.
This arm is equipped with a direct-reading needle pressure adjustment mechanism.
Equipped with a mode selector, you can always keep the vertical angle at 15 ° regardless of single or multi performance.
Equipped with an anti-skating mechanism (inside for scan seller) that can be continuously variable and adjusted according to the needle diameter and the type of cone needle / ellipse needle.
Equipped with an oil dump type arm lifter (cue control).
Equipped with 3 types of record size selectors of 30/25/17cm.
Equipped with a head shell that can be attached and removed by moving the fingers back and forth.
A synchronous continuous pole motor is used as the drive motor.
Equipped with a pitch control function, 3 standard speeds of the turntable can be adjusted by approximately half tone.
The cabinet part was sold separately.
With the 1219, you can use a deluxe cabinet DB-31 with cartridge shells and spindles in the front lid, or a conventional cabinet DB-3 + DCOV-3.
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Model Rating
| Type | Record player |
| Motor | Synchronous continuous pole motor |
| Turntable | 30.5 cm aluminum die-cast, 3.1 kg |
| Speed | 33 1/3, 45, 78 rpm |
| Speed adjustment | 6% variable by pitch control |
| Wow and flutter | ± 0.06% or Less (according to DIN45 507) |
| Tone arm | Extra Long Pipe Arm |
| Tone arm support | 4-point Gimbal (Needle Bearing) |
| Tracking error | 1 ゜ 30' or less |
| Cartridge mounting | 1g ~ 12g cartridge (standard) with detachable special shell can be attached. |
| Needle pressure adjustment | Direct Reading Dial Type, 0 ~ 5.5g Variable |
| Anti-skating mechanism (Inside for Scan Seller) |
Direct-Reading Dial with Conical and Elliptical Needle (Varies depending on needle pressure and needle thickness) |
| Cue control (arm elevation) | Silicon dump |
| Weight | 6.8kg |
| Sold Separately | Dedicated Cabinet DB-31 (¥ 9,500) Cabinet DB-3 + DCOV-3 (¥ 7,000) |