ds audio 003 system

The new DS003 optical cartridge system has been optimized by implementing an independent LED and photo-detector arrangement for the left and right channels. As a result the cartridge output voltage has greatly increased from 40mV to 70mV. The DS003 cartridge offers a greatly improved S/N ratio when compared to its stable mates, resulting in an even lower noise floor and far greater musical clarity.

The implementation of independent left and right channel LED’ s allows for the positioning of the optical system to be optimized as well as necessitating the use of a new shading plate that has been significantly reduced in size compared to our earlier designs. In addition to this reduction in size, the material used to produce the shading plate has changed from aluminium (as used in the second generation cartridges) to 99.9% pure beryllium.

Channel Separation: 27dB or more（1kHz）

Output: 70mV (1kHz cartridge output)

Stylus: Line contact

Cantilever: Aluminum

Recommended Tracking Pressure: 2.1g

The DS003 equalizer allows you to select the cutoff frequency for the low frequency range from four types, allowing you to select an output that better matches your system.

Each and every Equalizer is hand-made and quality assured by our skilled engineers in Japan.

In addition to using a specially printed circuit board, twist-connection of the component legs is further evidence of DS Audio’ s excellent attention to detail.

Output voltage: 500mV(1kHz Equalizer output)

Output Impedance: 120Ω

Preamp Input Impedance: More than 10kΩ

Input terminal: RCA

Output terminal: RCA terminal×2

Dimensions: W33cm×H9.2cm×D29.5cm