Following excellent reviews in the October and November issues of Hi-Fi News and Hi-Fi Choice respectively, DS Audio’s latest third generational optical cartridge has added a further two awards to its collection.
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“Trickle-down technology at its finest”: Ken Kessler is “smitten” by DS Audio’s DS 003 pick-up
With the DS 003, DS Audio delivers its third generation technology in a system one-tenth the price of its flagship Grand Master. “A master stroke,” writes Ken Kessler, in reviews for both Hi-Fi News and Hi-Fi Choice. Continue reading “Trickle-down technology at its finest”: Ken Kessler is “smitten” by DS Audio’s DS 003 pick-up
“This may be the best cartridge we’ve ever heard”: DS Audio Grand Master earns its place in Hi-Fi News’ ‘Ultimate Hi-Fi’ of 2021
The Hi-Fi News Yearbook is an annual go-to guide showcasing some of the world’s finest hi-fi components. Among 2021’s “jewels of high-end audio” is DS Audio’s flagship “so supreme” Grand Master optical cartridge. Continue reading “This may be the best cartridge we’ve ever heard”: DS Audio Grand Master earns its place in Hi-Fi News’ ‘Ultimate Hi-Fi’ of 2021
Optical cartridge pioneer DS Audio launches new ‘third generation’ DS003
PRESS RELEASE: In 2020 DS Audio launched its new flagship Grand Master phono cartridge, the first model in the company’s “third generation of optical cartridges”. Now, the brand new DS003 draws on innovations from the Grand Master to update the existing DS 002 model, extending ‘third generation’ technology to a more affordable price point.
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‘Pro and Home Audio: Bridging the Gap’: Stranger High Fidelity & Sound Fowndations to stage a very special UK event, 14 & 15 August 2021
PRESS RELEASE:
Stranger High Fidelity, the exciting bespoke hi-fi retail service launched in 2020 by Cameron Jenkins of independent record label Stranger Records, is collaborating with specialist high-end audio distributor Sound Fowndations to stage an exclusive event at the iconic Real World Studios this August.
Optical cartridge pioneer DS Audio releases details of its own technology to other manufacturers
PRESS RELEASE: Since 2013, DS Audio has been pioneering the world’s only optical phono cartridges which have earned rave reviews from the international audiophile press. Now, the company is blazing another unusual trail, by releasing details of its unique technology so that others can join the optical audio market.
Stereophile interviews Cameron Jenkins of Stranger High Fidelity: can he bridge the gap between pro audio engineering and home hi-fi?
“Why is there so much separation between the professional audio and audiophile worlds? Is that separation by design, or even necessity?” asks Julie Mullins in US hi-fi magazine Stereophile. Mullins is putting the question to David Denyer and Cameron Jenkins, who are challenging that separation. Jenkins is an award-winning recording engineer and record label owner who has worked with Lana Del Rey, the Verve, John Cale and many others; he recently launched Stranger High Fidelity, a bespoke high-end audio retail service that operates from his UK pro recording studios.
“This may be the best cartridge I’ve ever heard”: Ken Kessler reviews DS Audio’s new flagship Grand Master optical pickup for Hi-Fi News
The Grand Master optical cartridge is not only DS Audio’s new flagship, but its completely new design also sees in the company’s ‘third generation’ of what is proving to be a peerless approach to phono cartridge engineering. Ken Kessler finds his music delivered “with such conviction that I was getting too emotional to be critical.”
Optical cartridge pioneer DS Audio’s ‘next generation’ Grand Master model is now ready for shipping
PRESS RELEASE: In 2013, DS Audio unveiled the world’s only optical phono cartridge, which it has since followed with a small but impressive collection of further advanced models, all of which have met with rave reviews from the international audiophile press. Now, the new Grand Master design pushes the exceptional potential of optical technology for analogue sound quality even further and heralds, says DS Audio, “the third generation of optical cartridges”. Continue reading Optical cartridge pioneer DS Audio’s ‘next generation’ Grand Master model is now ready for shipping
Ken Kessler’s pick of the pick-ups: the entire DS Audio range!
Hi-fi journalist Ken Kessler doesn’t shy away from telling it like it is – both in the positive and the negative. In the 2019 Hi-Fi News Yearbook he focuses on the former, looking back on “two of the greatest new products to ever enter my listening room.” High praise indeed!
Continue reading Ken Kessler’s pick of the pick-ups: the entire DS Audio range!
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