"Listening to other cartridges is like watching a Hi-Rez movie; listening to the DS Audio Grand Master EX is like going to a play." - Jon Valin, The Absolute Sound
JULY 30, 2025
"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 on a headshell...precision-crafted...more luxuriously finished...DS Audio’s duralumin headshell sharpened focus and improved transparency…and...tighter timing.”
- Herb Reichert, Stereophile Magazine
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