"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
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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