DS Audio Master3 Optical Cartridge

This is DS Audio’s new Semi-Flagship Model

Boasting a completely new design, this third generation cartridge implements independent LED’s and photo-detectors for both right and left channels. The result is increased output voltage from 40mV to 50mV (a 75% increase) which also improved channel separation.

 The excellent signal to noise ration that DS Audio optical cartridges are renowned for has not been compromised. In fact, the DS Master3 offers a greatly improved S/N ration when compared to its sable mates, resulting in an even lower noise floor and far greater musical clarity. Additionally, crosstalk has been eliminated, greatly improving left and right channel separation (in particular the high frequency separation has improved by 10dB in comparison to its DS Audio forbearers)

Here’s what HiFiNews had to say about the Master3:

“…What really took me back was its cosseting silkiness. DS Audio cartridges rarely sound as romantic as, say, an Ortofon SPU. Absolute transparency is the family trait, yet the Master 3 is the cashmere dressing gown of cartridges. The warmth and richness all but defies the super-costly Grand Master EX flagship, which by comparison is on the cooler side in the Venn diagram of sonic textures.”

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