"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...”
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DS AUDIO MASTER1 CARTRIDGE & EQ REVIEW BY JOHNATHAN VALIN | THE ABSOLUTE SOUND
PRESS | POSTED AUGUST 18, 2020
"After that astonishing absence of hum, noise, and grain, the next thing you’ll notice about the Master1 is its tonal balance, where, if you follow my suggestions about setup and ancillaries, the cartridge is just as astonishing in its neutrality as it as it is in its eerie silences." - Jonathan Valin | The Absolute Sound
Read the full review at The Absolute Sound
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