DS Audio DS Grand Master Optical Phono Cartridge

The DS Audio Grand Master is one of DS Audio’s reference cartridges, featuring independent LEDs and photodiodes per channel, raising output to 70 mV and boosting S/N ratio for ultra-low noise. It uses a 99.9% pure beryllium shading plate weighing over 50% less, plus a rigid ultra-duralumin body, diamond cantilever, MicroRidge stylus, and 1.6× thicker internal wiring. It delivers >27 dB channel separation and requires 2.0–2.2 g tracking force, weighing 7.7 g. The DS Audio Grand Master Optical Cartridge combines cutting-edge optics and materials for supreme resolution, neutrality, and spatial realism.