"DS Audio’s made-in-Japan HS-001…machined from a solid billet of “ultra-duralumin”…features the sturdiest, most expensive-looking Litz wires I’ve ever seen...”
- Herb Reichert, Stereophile Magazine
OCTOBER 23, 2024
"With the DS-E3 cartridge/energizer, it’s like looking at a Grand Master EX Mini-Me. That is not a backhanded compliment. I hate to jump the gun rather than leave you in suspense but at this point I must say what you’re getting today for £2295 is akin to what would have cost you £10,000 three years ago. Rarely have I seen such beneficial use of trickledown technology, and in such a short time." - Ken Kessler, HiFiNews
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