DS-E3 optical phono cartridge & equalizer
Phono stage not required
SKU: DSE3
The basic principle of the optical cartridge It's not a moving coil cartridge.
The DS-E3 uses a third-generation optical cartridge mechanism, the same design as our other products.
The DS-E3 achieves an overwhelmingly low price while inheriting the merits of the third-generation mechanism, such as higher output due to independent LED and PD, improved channel separation, and the use of a beryllium light shielding plate.
The cantilever is made of aluminum and the needle tip is a solid elliptical needle. While adopting the third-generation optical cartridge mechanism, the channel separation is set 1db lower to improve mass production efficiency.
In the DS-E3 equalizer, the amplification circuit has been made symmetrical, and the voltage supplied to the cartridge has been stabilized to achieve a clearer and faster sound. The DS-E3 equalizer uses an operational amplifier as the amplifying element to minimize the signal path, thereby greatly reducing the number of components and achieving a smaller size. As a result, the DS-E3 equalizer is about 1/3 the size of the DS003 equalizer.
- DS-E3 Optical Cartridge
- Signal output
- Photo-electric Conversion
- Channel separation
- 26db more (1kHz)
- Weight
- 7.7g
- Output signal level
- 70mV more
- Canti-lever
- Alminum
- Body material
- Alminum
- Needle pressure
- 2.0g~2.2g(2.1g is recommended)
- Stylus
- Elliptical Needle
- DS-E3 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
- W26cm×H6.9cm×D19.5cm
- Weight
- 1.86kg
(DSE3)
SKU | DSE3 |
Brand | DS Audio |
Shipping Weight | 2.0000kg |
Shipping Width | 0.300m |
Shipping Height | 0.100m |
Shipping Length | 0.200m |
Shipping Cubic | 0.006000000m3 |
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