Dual (pronounced do-AL) is a brand name of audio and video electronics. In 1927, a German gramophone power supply manufacturer called Gebrüder Steidinger adopted the name Dual in reference to the dual-mode power supplies it pioneered. The power supplies allowed gramophones to be powered from mains electricity or with a wind-up mechanism. Soon thereafter, Dual began producing turntables of its own.

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  • 1927-01-01 00:00:00 (xsd:date)
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  • Dual (pronounced do-AL) is a brand name of audio and video electronics. In 1927, a German gramophone power supply manufacturer called Gebrüder Steidinger adopted the name Dual in reference to the dual-mode power supplies it pioneered. The power supplies allowed gramophones to be powered from mains electricity or with a wind-up mechanism. Soon thereafter, Dual began producing turntables of its own. Throughout 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Dual introduced cassette players, VCRs, CD players, and other consumer electronics. However, in 2001, the Schneider AG company—then owner of the Dual franchise—declared insolvency. TCL Holdings, a Chinese company, purchased the Dual assets and brand, and began marketing its own products under the name. In 2002, Namsung Electronics, a Korean-American company, bought the rights to use the name in the Americas and has been selling low-priced (but generally well-reviewed) consumer electronics under the Dual marque since then. The main product lines are home audio, mobile audio, and marine audio. Products are widely available from mainstream Internet and other retailers. Meanwhile, rights to the Dual line of turntables were acquired by the German firm Fehrenbacher who have continued to produce them in the Black Forest town of St. Georgen since 1993.
  • Das Unternehmen Dual wurde 1906 von den Gebrüdern Steidinger in St. Georgen im Schwarzwald gegründet. Dual war der größte Hersteller von Plattenspielern und hatte zu den besten Zeiten mehr als 3.000 Mitarbeiter.
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  • Dual (pronounced do-AL) is a brand name of audio and video electronics. In 1927, a German gramophone power supply manufacturer called Gebrüder Steidinger adopted the name Dual in reference to the dual-mode power supplies it pioneered. The power supplies allowed gramophones to be powered from mains electricity or with a wind-up mechanism. Soon thereafter, Dual began producing turntables of its own.
  • Das Unternehmen Dual wurde 1906 von den Gebrüdern Steidinger in St. Georgen im Schwarzwald gegründet. Dual war der größte Hersteller von Plattenspielern und hatte zu den besten Zeiten mehr als 3.000 Mitarbeiter.
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