Dual 1219 vs Lenco L75
Side-by-side specifications and a plain-English account of the recorded differences. Full profiles: Dual 1219 · Lenco L75.
| Specification | Dual 1219 |
Lenco L75 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £150 (used) | £150 (used) |
| Category | Vintage | Vintage |
| Status | discontinued | discontinued |
| Years | 1969–1972 | 1967–1973 |
| Drive | idler drive | idler drive |
| Speeds | 33/45/78 rpm | Highlighted difference. 16/33/45/78 rpm |
| Operation | fully-automatic | manual |
| Cartridge supplied | None | None |
| Phono stage | No | No |
| USB output | No | No |
| Bluetooth | No | No |
| Platter | non-magnetic, dynamically balanced (approx 3 kg class) | dynamically balanced zinc alloy, approx 4 kg |
| Tonearm | Dual gimballed arm | Lenco knife-edge bearing arm |
| Wow & flutter | — | — |
Practical differences
Highlighted cells show a lower reference price, support for more listed speeds, or the presence of a convenience feature. They are not an overall score.
Both are idler-drive, so that part of the experience should feel similar on either deck: a rubber idler wheel driving the platter rim directly, giving huge torque and a punchy, immediate character that's become a specific taste among collectors.
The Dual 1219 is fully automatic — press start and the arm cues itself and lifts at the end of the side — where the Lenco L75 needs you to cue the arm by hand.
Bottom line: both are £150 at reference price — price doesn't separate them, so the table above is where the real differences show up.
Merchant searches
2 UK merchants handle used or discontinued decks like this — each outbound link searches the deck on that merchant’s site.
| Merchant | Type | Delivery | Product search |
|---|---|---|---|
| eBay UK | used marketplace | Varies by seller | Search at eBay UK ↗ |
| Vinyl Revival | music retail | UK delivery | Search at Vinyl Revival ↗ |
Merchant searches
2 UK merchants handle used or discontinued decks like this — each outbound link searches the deck on that merchant’s site.
| Merchant | Type | Delivery | Product search |
|---|---|---|---|
| eBay UK | used marketplace | Varies by seller | Search at eBay UK ↗ |
| Vinyl Revival | music retail | UK delivery | Search at Vinyl Revival ↗ |