A few Changes

[Zoidburg]

Treated myself to a new to me DS audio cartridge and phono equaliser a couple of weeks back. Very happy with the results so far.

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[Zoidburg]

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[Barry]

I didn’t know PS Audio made a cartridge. Glad you are pleased with the result. Well done.

[Macca]

I didn’t know PS Audio made a cartridge. Glad you are pleased with the result. Well done.

They don't it's a typo - it's a DS Audio (Digital Stream Corporation).

[Barry]

They don't it's a typo - it's a DS Audio (Digital Stream Corporation).

That would explain the labelling in the second photo.

[Lawrence001]

And I didn't know DS Audio made a cartridge either. But then I wouldn't as I've never heard of them [emoji23]

[Zoidburg]

My mistake LOL, I've just updated the post.

[Barry]

I've just been reading up on DS optical cartridges. Certainly they are a bit of a rara avis.
The last time an optical cartridge was marketed was in the mid to late '60s by Sony. I remember seeing one in an audio store in Munich in 1970.

I did hear one of the earlier DS cartridges at one of the Heathrow audio shows in the '80s. It was part of a system, all of components of which were new to me and demonstrated in a room which was far too small, so sadly I came away very unimpressed.

Which is a shame as in principle the optical modulation by the record groove appears to be a good idea. Perhaps Ben can tell us how the cartridge sounds in his system

[Zoidburg]

I'm really rubbish in describing what I hear unfortunately

I haven't done back to back comparisons but my initial observations are that the DS cartridge and phono equalizer pair feel a bit brighter maybe, in comparison my previous Tron / AT set up sounded dark and a bit more shut in.