DUAL – CS 618Q
High-end record player with automatic lift and stop function
The dual direct drive concepts have stood for outstanding durability and quality for decades. The CS 618 impresses with a quiet direct drive that keeps the platter speed precise and noiseless.
The turntable's fully gimbal precision tonearm is further optimized by the Ortofon 2M Blue to offer outstanding sound quality. Discover even more precise and improved audio reproduction for a first-class listening experience.
With an electronic limit switch for the motor and automatic lift at the end of the record, the CS 618Q offers the highest level of operating comfort for a manual turntable. In addition, there are the other comfort elements of the CS series. The stepless anti-skating can be easily adjusted using a rotary knob with a clear scale. The electronic adjustment of the three speeds is convenient using a rotary switch, while the appropriate pickup can be easily changed using the headshell.
TECHNICAL DATA:
Drive:
Drive: Direct drive
Speed in rpm: 33/45/78
Wow and flutter: < ±0.07% (DIN-rated)
Turntable:
Material: Die-cast aluminum
Support: Rubber 2.5 mm
Bearing: Hardened steel in brass bushing
Diameter: 305 mm
Weight (incl. mat): 1450 g
Tonearm:
Auto start/stop function: Auto stop, auto tonearm lift
Bearing: 4 x pivot ball bearings, fully cardanic
Effective tonearm length: 221.5 mm
Offset: 25.6°
Overhang: 19 mm
Tracking force: Static, counterweight
Tracking weight: 0 g to 4 g
Pickup mass: 5 g to 9 g
Pickup mounted: Ortofon 2M Blue
Housing:
Housing material: MDF
Housing surface: Veneer imitation: black
Option: high gloss: black
Option: veneer: walnut
Feet: Ø 62 mm / elastomer
Connection: RCA socket
Connection to phono input: ✓
Connection to high-level input: ✓
Digital output: ✕
Dimensions of hood closed: 435 x 367 x 145 mm
Dimensions of hood opened: D: 415 mm / H: 400 mm
Weight: 7.5 kg
AC / DC power supply: External plug-in power supply
Details:
Frame: MDF construction
Surfaces: foil, high-gloss varnish, walnut veneer
Integrated, switchable limit switch
Feet with integrated resonance absorbers
Turntable: Die-cast aluminum
Heavy and precise die-cast aluminum construction
Solid platter bearing via the direct drive
Heavy rubber mat for resonance dampening
Tonearm: Fully cardanic
With automatic lift
Solid bearing construction made of aluminum
With four fine pivot ball bearings
Motor: DC direct drive
High-quality direct drive with quartz-stable speed control for 33/45/78
Vibration-free operation thanks to the ironless coil construction
Double-shielded magnetic rotor to avoid magnetic interference fields
Instructions:
Brochures:
- DUAL CS 618Q Brochure 2024 DE
- DUAL CS 618Q Brochure 2024 EN
- DUAL CS 618Q Brochure 2024 FRA
- DUAL CS 618Q Brochure V1 ITA
Tests: