Dual CS 505-4 vs Lenco L75

Side-by-side specifications and a plain-English account of the recorded differences. Full profiles: Dual CS 505-4 · Lenco L75.

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.

On price alone the Lenco L75 costs less, coming in £10 (about 7%) below the Dual CS 505-4.

The Dual CS 505-4 spins its platter via belt drive; the Lenco L75 uses idler drive instead. Neither is objectively better — a motor that's mechanically isolated from the platter by an elastic belt, which is the usual route to a quieter noise floor — the default choice across most of hi-fi versus 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.

Operation differs: the Dual CS 505-4 is semi-automatic, the Lenco L75 is manual.

Bottom line: the Lenco L75 has the lower reference price; the table shows which documented features change with the £10 gap.

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