Fine Craftsmanship & Audio Excellence by Pioneers
DS Audio, a division of Japan’s Digital Stream Corporation founded by engineer Tetsuaki Aoyagi, revived a concept that had almost disappeared from audio: the optical phono cartridge.
Instead of magnets and coils, a DS Audio cartridge reads the stylus movement with light, using a tiny shaded plate on the cantilever to modulate a beam that is converted directly into the musical signal.
Why we are enthusiastic about DS Audio
For us, DS Audio represents a rare example of genuine innovation in analogue playback. When properly set up, these cartridges can reveal a level of transparency and immediacy that makes even familiar records feel newly discovered.
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