EMM Labs of Canada has released their new optical cartridge equalizer, the DS-EQ1. The EMM labs DS-EQ1 is fully compatible with DS Audio optical cartridges.
The HANA-Umami Red hand-built MC cartridge is named after the word Umami, officially coined in 1908 by Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda-san as a very pleasing or delicious flavour on the palette, a synergistic effect resulting in higher taste intensity.
The Grand Master cartridge is a completely new design. The third generation of DS Audio’ s optical cartridge features a comprehensively re-designed optical system that provides the following improvements and benefits.
Vincent Audio, a designer and manufacturer of audiophile-grade stereo and multichannel components, announced today the availability of a new entry-level high-fidelity phono preamp, the PHO-300.
LampizatOr’s new MM2 Phonostage uses many of the features, trickled down from their flagship MC1 Phonostage. It is designed with a smaller footprint, and to suit a smaller budget.
Several years in development and incorporating technology derived from the £12,000 PH-77 phono preamplifier from sister-company AMR, iFi’s new flagship phono stage, the iPhono3 Black Label is user-configurable to match any MC/MM cartridge.
Sumiko Phono Cartridges has announced the Songbird Low Output moving coil cartridge. Distributed in the UK by Henley Audio, Sumiko offers an array of phono pick-up cartridges to turntable users across the world.
Touraj Moghaddam has confirmed that all Vertere DG-1 Dynamic Groove record players shipped with cartridges during the last month were supplied with the new Vertere Magneto cartridge fitted and aligned. The Magneto is now the standard fit for the DG-1 package.
The Aphelion 2 is the 4th generation of Rega’s moving coil cartridges, it takes the technology developed from the latest Apheta 3 to “the highest level”.
Henley Audio has announced that as of January 1st, 2020, they have been officially appointed as the new, exclusive UK and Republic of Ireland distributor for Sumiko Phono Cartridges.
Pro-Ject Audio Systems are rounding off 2019 with a string of announcements in conjunction with their UK distributor, Henley Audio, which enhances their high-end offering.
Rega has launched the Planar 10 turntable, which features the new RB3000 tonearm, ceramic top brace, completely re-engineered central hub bearing and the latest PL10 PSU, housed in a custom case, to match their latest range of electronics.
Pro-Ject Audio Systems have announced a new Artist Series special edition turntable collaboration. After successful collaborations with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Parov Stelar, amongst others, the Austrian company have launched a new turntable design in partnership with Guns N’ Roses.
Japanese brand DS Audio has gained a reputation for its optical phono cartridges, the company is also releasing a number of related audio accessories, first, the ST-50 stylus cleaner, and now, the new HS-001 solid headshell.
Since 2017 Henley Audio have been taking the Ortofon Cartridge Experience Tour up and down the UK and Ireland, showcasing the full offering of the Ortofon range of Moving Magnet and Moving Coil cartridges.
In 2013, Japanese DS Audio unveiled the world’s only optical phono cartridge, the DS-W1. A series of even further advanced models soon followed, ranging from the flagship DS Master 1 to the (then) entry level DS 002.
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The HANA-Umami Red hand-built MC cartridge is named after the word Umami, officially coined in 1908 by Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda-san as a very pleasing or delicious flavour on the palette, a synergistic effect resulting in higher taste intensity.
