No - because the signal is still analog.
OT, but this has become a bit of a problem for Dual CS 505/506's which have very low-mass arms, it's very difficult finding the high compliance 1.0-1.5g trackers they need. Ortofon still supply replacement styli (or they did last time I looked about 5 years ago) for the OE cartridges but they're expensive. An excellent alternative used to be the Audio Technica AT110E (similar price to, or not much more than the evergreen AT95E) but they stopped making it 15 or more years ago. NOS AT110E's or styli now command rather high prices.You need to make sure that the replacement stylus you purchase is high compliance as per the T4P specifications...
Most current tonearms are much higher mass than T4P specifies, and therefore most of the market is for styli with lower compliance... which won't track properly on a T4P arm.
Jico make good replacement styli but you need to be careful... here is an example..
EPS-55CS NUDE – JICO
www.jico-stylus.com
This is a stylus for the very typical Technics T4P cartridges EPC-P55 (a very very common cartridge, sold under various brand names and model numbers)
But looking at the Jico specifications for tracking for.... it states 2.5g
From this you can absolutely tell that it is NOT designed for T4P - T4P tracks at 1.25g .... and tracking at 1.25g will require high compliance - any stylus with VTF of 2.5g is going to be a low compliance design, and will mate well with a heavy to mid mass arm.
I stress, this is likely to be a high quality stylus - but not appropriate for a low mass / P-Mount / T4P arm.
Here is another stylus from Jico, same fitting (so it is interchangeable with the previous one above) - but this one is specified with a tracking force of 1g to 1.5g.
EPS-202ED SAS/B – JICO
This one is likely to work well in a T4P low mass arm.
They look the same, and without very close inspection, may not look different at all (ignore the colour, they are both available in various colours) ....
The former would work well in a "standard" tonearm, the latter will require a low mass arm or a T4P arm.
Arguably original pressings of recordings that might be 40 or more years old can sound better than aged master tapes. Many of the latter have degraded substantially or been lost (10's of 1000's went up in flames in the 2008 Universal warehouse fire). That being the case, it can be well worth doing one's own digital recordings (and removing pops and clicks, which is trivially easy).
If you check out some reviews (I know), they apparently out-perform practically all 'motor' type cartridges. A fundamental difference is that they are amplitude-sensing, magnetic generators translate the speed/velocity, i.e the movement of the stylus to voltage.
What difference does "analog" signal make? I don't bother with HD streaming, not really any advantage over CD or even some lossy formats. I just rarely use vinyl no matter what kind of tt/arm is involved.....it's still just vinyl.
Have you ever thought that, while there is a bit more complexity and sometimes difficulty in repairing them, that those that have them, like them so well that they do not often put them up for sale?
Whenever someone invokes the word "expert" my BS detector goes into the "watch out for the subtle BS that, at first glance, seems to make sense (then go through it on a microscopic and macro level 3 times, at least.") All the while doing the hardest part: remaining socially acceptable.
Most of the later Duals used Ortofon OM pickups, the now expensive OM20 suiting the 505 model seriously well (it only used to be a fraction of the cost now). The half-inch adaptors of earlier models can still be got, but you have to be so careful in fitting one to the headshell as the lugs can snap off easily. I dunno, in the mid 70s I cut my teeth fitting seemingly dozens of M75-EDs to Pioneer PL-12Ds and later on Ortofon FF15Es into Dual adaptors (the very very first LM pickups were AT based I seem to remember and not as good as the Ortofons they went over to - hazy memories here as we whipped them out and fitted FF15Es instead, which equate roughly with an OM5e or maybe the OM10 (F15E?).
You are missing the context of my answer.
I love the SL-M3 mine is in storage. Don't have the space for it and with childrend there is to little time to just enjoy a evening with a record
In German there is the Word "Fachverkäufer" (roughly translate to Expert salesperson).
All good info.Most of the later Duals used Ortofon OM pickups, the now expensive OM20 suiting the 505 model seriously well (it only used to be a fraction of the cost now). The half-inch adaptors of earlier models can still be got, but you have to be so careful in fitting one to the headshell as the lugs can snap off easily. I dunno, in the mid 70s I cut my teeth fitting seemingly dozens of M75-EDs to Pioneer PL-12Ds and later on Ortofon FF15Es into Dual adaptors (the very very first LM pickups were AT based I seem to remember and not as good as the Ortofons they went over to - hazy memories here as we whipped them out and fitted FF15Es instead, which equate roughly with an OM5e or maybe the OM10 (F15E?).
The 110E had posher internal wiring, but I can't remember if the body and internal layout was the 95E standard or the superior (for separation) 120/440/500/700 type. I have a good 110E here and it's very much of its time tonally, a bit 'safe' and thicker bass quality - one of these that if liked, you wouldn't care for 'digital' for all the original reasons...
The then Ortofon FF15E was/is a fairly 'squat' pickup, as were the VMS models, so maybe kept the VTA a little more 'correct.' We tended to slip away from the ULM-era Duals I admit (for US based readers, the full auto-change models weren't sold here by this time and I seem to recall only the 505 models remained in this market). I can't remember which 505 model came as standard with a derived Ortofon OM model, as the then inexpensive OM20 stylus really refined the sound I remember. By the time of the popular 505-3 with proper half-inch cartridge fittings, the price was not too different from a Rega 2 and we sold as many Regas as they'd send us... I still have my stash of Duals and am eternally fond of them I have to say (last count, 1009SK2, 1019, modified 1214, 601 and my main-rig 701).
That was the 505-2 (also including the 505-2 DeLuxe, the better looking variant with wood plinth). That came with the ULM65E (= renamed OM10) - just like the later 505-3 also did. Pretty mysterious, however, why Dual went for a different, less convenient headshell design on the -3 - just to revert to the easily swappable headshell design of the -2 on the -4. Well, and the 1st generation of the 505-4 was the technically best 505er, as it inherited the heavier platter version and nice rubber mat from the -3 and came with the ULM68E (= renamied OM20). Whereas later generations suffered from several downgades, especially during the Fehrenbacher era.
