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Anyone ever replace the stock tonearm on a Dual 1229?

Just got a Dual 1229 at a little record shop that sells used gear. Supposedly broken, but wanted to see if I could get it running for a friend. After plugging it in to test, finding out it works just fine, and giving it a spin, I was a little more than impressed. Mounted identical Shure M44G cartridges on my Lenco and Dual 1229 and did A/B test and Lenco had it's ass handed to it in the bass, pace, and slam department. How could this be? Where the Dual falls down is refinement. The arm looks like a joke. Obviously the motion of the arm turns the turntable on/off. I thought about removing the arm, but leaving the pivot shaft as an on/off lever, then drilling a hole elsewhere in the top plate and replacing the arm with something better. Or, is there any way to rig up an on/off switch and just remove the stock arm apparatus and all the automatic stuff entirely? Just curious how far I can take this.


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Topic - Anyone ever replace the stock tonearm on a Dual 1229? - Mr Blue Sky 00:45:16 04/3/16 (3)

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