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DS 002 Cartridge

Traditional MM & MC cartridges rely on magnets and coils to generate the electrical signal.
The optical cartridge uses a beam of light to detect cantilever movement,
making the cartridge much lighter and more agile in tracking the record groove.
With the coils, magnets, and magnetic field of a conventional cartridge removed̶
and its subsequent influence on cantilever movement and sound quality,
the optical cartridge produces the most natural sound from vinyl LPs.

Like the more expensive DS Audio cartridges, the DS 002 cartridge body
is machined from aluminum and echoes their distinctive design for best
optical performance.
The DS 002 features an aluminum cantilever and classic Shibata stylus to
accurately reproduce the music recorded on the vinyl record album.
The DS 002ʼ s optical screen is placed near the stylus tip, together with
a newly developed wire-suspension system to hold the cantilever.
The new position of the optical screen is a breakthrough in phono
cartridge design, providing a much more accurate reading of
the groove information and contributing to clearer sound reproduction.
Notably, the cantilever is more precisely positioned within the newly
developed wire-suspension system in the DS 002.
This new structure provides a highly accurate and precise pivot point for
the cantilever, increasing channel separation to reproduce the most accurate stereo image.

Signal output

Photo-electric Conversion

Output signal level

500mV and more

Needle pressure

1.6g ～ 1,8g (1.7g is recommended)

Channel separation

25db more（1KHz）

Cantilever

Aluminum

Body material

Aluminum

Stylus

Shibata

Weight

8.1g