1990 -   A new "high-tech" television with full digital chassis (DTV-2).  It can later

be equipped with Nicam, D2-Mac, Multi-Scart, PIP (Picture In a Picture)

made for the future.

The increasing demand from the former DDR (Deutsch Democratische

Republic, or East Germany) results in a market gain for DUAL.

1991 -   At the Berlin Electronics Show, DUAL presents an enlarged studio lineup.

All components in this line are remote controlled.

The MIDI 3700 is introduced, consisting of a complete collection of high

tech single components.

1992 -    The crown jewel of turntables has been invented in the form of the "Golden

Stone".   It's a status symbol with a pebble plinth finish.

The high quality of the DUAL turntables (made in Germany) has resulted

that other European and even Far Eastern turntable manufacturers have

decided to use DUAL-built turntables in their own systems. (OEM)

1993 -    The worldwide recession has resulted in a drop in sales of electronic

entertainment equipment.  Once more, DUAL must make some economic

decisions if they are going to stay in business.

DUAL relocates all of their manufacturing (except turntables) from St.

Georgen, Germany to Tuerkheim, Germany which is the home base

for Schneider Rundfunkwerke AG.  This move has economic advantages

for DUAL.  The Alfred Fahrenbacker Company in St. Georgen, Germany

begins to build Dual turntables from the original Dual plans.

In the highly competitive single CD market, DUAL succeeds in obtaining

a 5% market share.

DUAL introduces "Show View", a system where a television viewer

can read bar-codes printed in the television listings into the VCR to

program what programmes will be video tape recorded.

1995 -     The Karstadt AG, a department store chain, licenses the DUAL name

to be put on their own products.  They create a new DUAL logo for

these products.   This new logo can be viewed at the entry page to

this history section.

DUAL GmbH and Schneider AG continue until 2001.

Dual continues their OEM business as well.   The original DUAL

logo is still in use on products made by the St. Georgen firm.

1997 -      New turntables continue to be available to day from this company.

1999 -      The Dual Classics Website is founded.  This website offers technical

specifications for Dual products which were sold in the United States.

2001 -       The Schneider AG company declares insolvency and Dual comes to

an end.  The assets of Dual are purchased by a Chinese company,

TCL Holdings for the distribution network.  TCL will begin marketing

it's own Chinese made products under the Dual name.   The original

Dual factory in St. Georgen becomes a trade-school. However, there

is a museum on the town of St. Georgens honoring Dual for all their

contibutions to the town over the years.

2002 -        Namsung Electronics of Heathrow, Florida purchases the rights to the

Dual name for the Americas territory and begin marketing their own

products under the Dual name.  They make car & marine audio

equipment as well as speaker systems for the same. They do not make

turntables of any kind.

2005 -        The Dual Classics Website evolves into the Dual-Reference Website. This

more accurately describes our mission on the Internet.  We also redesigned the

"front end" of the website as a tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Color Television

Broadcasting.   The NBC peacock was our inspiration!