Promising ‘a new era of analogue sound’, DS Audio launches its first all-tube energiser/equaliser to partner its growing range of optical pick-up cartridges. Has it succeeded?
MARCH 12, 2025
Today I’ll take you on a guided tour of DS Audio Grand Master Optical Phono Cartridge system. That’s right. I said optical phono cartridge. No magnets, no coils, no induction-generated signals. A mechanical transduction system that uses light to regenerate your LPs audio signal, and as a consequence, is considerably less massive, or lighter, as well! Come along and find out how - and why - it works, and what makes it the best phono cartridge I’ve ever heard. - Greg Weaver, The Audio Analyst
Watch the video review on The Audio Analyst YouTube channel.
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Garth Leerer, Ken Bowers, and Chris Thompson from Musical Surroundings will be at AXPONA this year, along with Robert Suchy and Stefan Kmuch from Clearaudio, Tetsuaki Aoyagi of DS Audio, and Hiroshi Ishihara from Hana.
This year, we have new products from AFI, Clearaudio, DS Audio, and Hana.
As always, it is an honor to present them with Quintessence Audio LTD, Chicago, Illinois.
MARCH 12, 2025
Annual Analog Open House
Saturday, March 29th | Noon - 5pm
Audio Connection - 615 Bloomfield Ave in Verona, New Jersey.
Audio Connection in Verona welcomes Garth Leerer and Ken Bowers of Musical Surroundings on Saturday, March 29, from Noon to 5 pm for our 13th annual Analog Open House.
MARCH 9, 2025