Which turntable to keep?

Happy wife happy life!  

I built vintage stereo system, she choose speakers that matched the living room. Setup a single power button and she can use her phone to play amazon music. 

Problem solved lol :) 

Good choice. If it's in good shape, the Dual will do you right!

Thanks for the input, everyone. Both units were given to me by my elderly dad when he downsized, so there's no diff in sentimental value between the two. I have no interest in spending more to upgrade since my wife insisted on built-in speakers in our home since she didn't want to see speakers sitting in the room. In other words, it's far from a setup that would benefit from a top end TT. Sounds like I'll be keeping the Dual.

Sell both and buy a turntable that plays CDs!  😆

OK, sell both and get a Rega.

Or not. 

Get a Luxman, Ayre, or Esoteric CD spinner.

You'll never want to listen to vinyl records ever again.

Or not.

Just my 2C...

The one you like more?

I’d keep the Dual. It’s better than some of what you might upgrade to.

If no sentimental value for either, sell both and upgrade. If should keep one that could be Dual, better player and easier to find spares if needed.

Upgrade and toss the old ones!

Good question!  Personally, I have always been partial to a Dual and frankly I think it is a better TT than the Miracord.  On eBay, you can get almost twice as much for the Dual as the Miracord, so clearly a lot of folks think so as well, and there is a message there.

Another option, and a better option besides, is selling both, adding some pennies, and buying a better TT.  Most of the TT's in the $500 to $700 price range are significantly better than either of these vintage units. The Dual is a cool, vintage unit, but if it was my system, I'd sell both and upgrade.

You didn't mention what cartridge you have on them and that is a significant issue as well.  

I have both in my TT collection. That's a tough choice to make!