DS Audio DS 003 Optical Phono Cartridge

Inheriting the essence of the Grand Master

The DS 003 shows emphatically how trickle-down technology benefits the customer, while maintain a pecking order. As close as it is to the mind-boggling Grand Master, enough differences ensure that the two can co-exist: the DS 003 is the more lively of the two, the Grand Master the more subtle. That said, if you can afford a Grand Master, buy it. If you cannot, the astonishing DS 003 will still blow your mind Ken Kessler Hi Fi News

Specs

DS 003 Optical Cartridge
Signal output:Photo-electric conversion
Channelseparation:27dB + (1kHz)
Weight:7.7g
Outputsignallevel:70mV (1kHz)
Cantilever:Aluminum
Stylus:Line contact
Bodymaterial:Aluminum (A5052)
Cantileverholdermaterial:Stainless
Trackingforce:2.0g2.2g (2.1g recommended)