NEWS ARCHIVE
The Umami Red is one smooth customer.
This cartridge connects you emotionally to the music. It can negotiate virtually anything you throw at it. Its balanced sound always seems to reveal a new interpretation of music that you are familiar with. You will find yourself just wanting to pull out albums and have a listen.
An optical cartridge is a completely analog device. Like mm’s and mc’s, it reads the information stored in record grooves by means of the mechanical vibrations of a stylus. But where mm and mc cartridges transmit vibrations to a magnet or a coil, DS audio optical cartridges generate signals by capturing changes in brightness, using an internal LED as a light source, internal photo cells as receptors, and a very thin opaque plate mounted directly behind the stylus as the vibrating system.
"It works incredibly well and is the 'end all' for those looking to get rid of LP static charges. It does work continually and without issues. It looks really cool as well!" - Analog Corner comment submitted by Glotz
"I could go on and on, and will in a follow-up review. But for now I can say that the results from the beginning and over time with the DS Master 1 have been nothing less than absolutely breathtaking."
"... I think it is important to view it in the same context as a new component or cartridge. The impact it has on your analog front end will be much the same. The Vinyl Ionizer ION-001 represents an overall system enhancement for anyone spinning vinyl, one that will make everything from your records to your cartridge sound considerably quieter and more revealing."