Clearaudio’s entry-level, plug-and-play Concept turntable package has been a multi-award winner and bestseller for more than a decade. Now, the Concept’s whole concept has been given a ‘Signature’ makeover. “Clearaudio has played a blinder,” says Hi-Fi News.
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Stereophile reviews DS Audio’s DS-W3 optical cartridge system and applauds the company’s contribution to the industry
Michael Trei of US hi-fi magazine Stereophile figures that over the past 50 years, he must have installed “well over 1,000 phono cartridges” so it’s safe to say he knows a good thing when he hears it – and he hears it in DS Audio’s DS-W3! Equally impressed by the ethos of the company as he is by the performance of its products, Trei opts to dig a little ‘behind the scenes’ to discover more about the genesis of DS Audio’s pioneering optical cartridge system and its vision for the future.
“A revelation”: The Absolute Sound reviews DS Audio’s DS-W3 optical phono cartridge
“While we’ve grown used to a parade of game-changers in digital audio, analog is a different story,” writes Jonathan Valin in the April issue of US audio magazine The Absolute Sound. “There haven’t been many radical developments in the world of vinyl”… until, that is, DS Audio’s reinvention, and ongoing envelope-pushing, of the optical cartridge. The DS-W3 is the latest such example. Continue reading “A revelation”: The Absolute Sound reviews DS Audio’s DS-W3 optical phono cartridge
Furutech’s “system redefining” cables & accessories in The Absolute Sound’s Editors’ Choice Awards 2024
Japanese high-end cable and accessories experts Furutech are no strangers to US audio magazine The Absolute Sound’s annual ‘best ofs’, and the Editors’ Choice Awards 2024 are no exception. Continue reading Furutech’s “system redefining” cables & accessories in The Absolute Sound’s Editors’ Choice Awards 2024
DS Audio’s innovative optical cartridges and accessories earn Five Editors’ Choice Awards 2024 from The Absolute Sound
“Name another recent technological advance that has changed the audio scene as much as DS Audio’s optical cartridges have. If you can’t, that’s because there is none,” says US hi-fi magazine The Absolute Sound. Moreover, the company just keeps on innovating, enhancing its offerings with technology trickled down from its top-of-range masterpieces. Continue reading DS Audio’s innovative optical cartridges and accessories earn Five Editors’ Choice Awards 2024 from The Absolute Sound
Clearaudio’s turntables, cartridges and accessories earn another 14 Editors’ Choice Awards from The Absolute Sound
US audio magazine The Absolute Sound’s annual Editors’ Choice Awards highlight a selection of the world’s best-sounding hi-fi. German analogue pioneers Clearaudio feature strongly again in 2024, with some long-standing favourites and some newly upgraded classics.
Clearaudio upgrades ‘Concept’ turntable package with new Concept Signature
PRESS RELEASE: How do you top a best-selling, multi-award winning turntable package that combines smart design, high-end performance, plug-and-play simplicity and affordability? Meet the Concept Signature, the newly upgraded edition of Clearaudio’s unbeatable Concept series.
Continue reading Clearaudio upgrades ‘Concept’ turntable package with new Concept Signature
“Goose bumps”: Hi-Fi Choice reaps the benefits of Furutech’s DAS-4.1 balanced interconnect cable
Furutech’s DAS-4.1 top-of-range bulk balanced interconnect cable, alongside the brand’s DPS-4.1 power and DSS-4.1 speaker cables, offers a high-performance option for ‘DIY’ audiophiles seeking to create their own bespoke cable solutions.
Optical cartridges ‘go mainstream”: What Hi-Fi reviews the DS Audio DS-003
The message that optical phono cartridge technology can offer clear advantages over moving magnet and moving coil designs is finally ‘crossing the border’ from high-end hi-fi to more mainstream audio media, as What Hi-Fi discovers the superb performance of DS Audio’s DS-003.
Continue reading Optical cartridges ‘go mainstream”: What Hi-Fi reviews the DS Audio DS-003
“A blessed miracle”: Ken Kessler is both shaken and stirred by DS Audio’s “close to flawless” Master 3 optical cartridge
Ken Kessler is no stranger to Japanese optical phono cartridge pioneer DS Audio, having reviewed almost the company’s entire range. However, the new ‘semi flagship’ Master 3 model proves to be “an even bigger disruptor than the [flagship] Grand Master EX”… an “event component” that’s “as close to flawless as any cartridge I’ve heard.” Continue reading “A blessed miracle”: Ken Kessler is both shaken and stirred by DS Audio’s “close to flawless” Master 3 optical cartridge
