"...the optical cartridge offers a more open, dynamic, pacey and detailed sound, delivering excitement and energy while capturing subtle nuances in the mix and individual musicians’ contributions."
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"Sonically, the III has a wider dynamic window, lower noise, greater headroom, gain, transparency, detail, and resolution, with a new-found impression of roundedness, dimensionality, and density of tone and body."
"As for versatility, it’s doubtful there’s a phono pickup on the market it can’t optimally match for loading, gain, and/or capacitance. An optional Linear Power Supply raises the performance in key areas (notably noise and dynamic range). Either way, the III displaces previous versions as TAS reviewer Paul Seydor’s reference. (353)"
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