DS Audio E1 Optical Cartridge & Equaliser Package

The DS Audio DS-E1 Optical Cartridge & Equaliser Package has a wire suspension mechanism which is the same design as DS Master 1 and DS-W 2 and DS002 By implementing it, you realise high channel separation and stable music playback. Moreover, by arranging the position of the slit at the position close to the needle point, it is possible to retrieve information with higher freshness. Like the more expensive DS Audio cartridges, the DS-E1 cartridge body is machined from aluminum and echoes their distinctive design for best optical performance. The DS 002 features an aluminum cantilever and Elliptical needle to accurately reproduce the music recorded on the vinyl record album.

The DS-E1 equaliser employs an operational amplifier at the heart of its amplification circuit, greatly reducing the number of components required. This also allows the DS-E1 to posses an extremely compact form factor, around 1/3 the size of the DS-002 equaliser, whilst still offering the world leading performance you have come to expect from DS Audio. The DS-E1 features precision machined aluminum casework, an element it shares in common with its illustrious stable-mates. Each DS-E1 is manufactured by hand in DS Audio’s facility in Sagamihara City.

Technical Specifications:

DS-E1 Optical Cartridge:

Signal output: Photo-electric Conversion

Channel separation: 24db (1KHz）

Weight: 8.1g

Output signal level: 50mV

Cantilever: Alminum

Body material: Alminum

Needle pressure: 1.6g～1.8g (1.7g is recommended)

Stylus: Elliptical Needle

DS-E1 Equalizer for Optical Cartridge:

Output voltage: 500mV (1kHz)

Output impedance: 120Ω

Pre amp input impedance: More than 10kΩ

Input terminal: RCA terminal

Output terminal: RCA terminal (Switch two outputs with switch)

Size: W20cm×H7cm×D16cm

Weight: 1.4kg