October 11th, 2024
DS Audio DS-E3 Optical Phono Pickup and DS-E3 Equalizer DS Audio's new entry level optical cartridge is state of the art in some key areas.By: Paul Seydor
Until recently I’ve had no personal experience with DS Audio’s cutting-edge optical phono pickups, whereby the signal is generated from a pair of infra-red LEDs that shine onto photo detectors, completely dispensing with magnets and coils, moving or stationary. In their place, between the LEDs and the detectors, is a very lightweight shade, plate, or, to use DS’s parlance, “shading plate” attached to the cantilever; this shade modulates the amount of light from the... Read More
