"...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."
AUGUST 13, 2025
"As the review period progressed, I became more and more enamored, more and more astonished with how much resolution the DS Audio system dredged from records that I thought I knew so well."
"I hereby proclaim the DS 003 to be an astonishing value. I’ve had a couple of pieces of extremely expensive analog equipment in my system and really, I haven’t heard any of them top the sound quality of the DS 003 System."
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