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Dual CS 518 TURNTABLE £649

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We could easily begin by reminiscing about the Eighties, when Dual dominated the budget turntable market. But instead, let’s go back a few months to our review of the company’s new affordable model, the CS 418. Given Dual’s lack of impact in the decades since its heyday, this deck was something of a surprise, being, at £499, a terrific performer for the money.

Could the pricier, but closely related, Dual CS 518 build on these solid foundations, we wondered?

More sophisticated

Given a little extra budget, Dual’s engineers decided the best way of improving on its entry-level turntable was to change the arm to

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