DS Audio W3 Optical Cartridge & Equaliser System

DS Audio W3 Optical Cartridge & Equaliser System

The most advanced W-series model yet — elegant, effortless, and utterly revealing.

£11,995

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The DS Audio W3 redefines what an optical cartridge system can achieve at the high end. With an entirely new generator design, upgraded equaliser circuit, and a beautiful solid wood body, the W3 offers a sonic presentation that is both richly organic and startlingly precise.

Housed in an elegant walnut chassis, the W3 cartridge features a beryllium shading plate and aluminium cantilever, optimised for fast response and exceptional tracking. The dedicated W3 equaliser delivers dramatically improved power supply regulation and full discrete circuitry — resulting in deeper bass, cleaner transients, and a more immersive soundstage.

This is a system designed for serious analogue connoisseurs who want reference-level performance without stepping into flagship pricing.

Key Features

  • Solid wood body (walnut) with aluminium cantilever
  • Advanced beryllium shading plate for ultra-fast response
  • Newly designed discrete equaliser with improved power regulation
  • Optical generator eliminates magnetic distortion completely
  • Exceptional channel separation and linearity across the full audio band
  • Made in Japan to exacting standards
  • What’s in the box
  • DS-W3 Optical Cartridge
  • DS-W3 Equaliser Unit
  • User manual

Stranger HiFi Says

The W3 is perhaps the most emotionally engaging DS Audio system at this level. It preserves the organic feel of vinyl while revealing levels of subtlety and presence rarely heard from traditional cartridges — or even earlier DS models.

Free UK delivery · In-store demonstration available · Authorised UK DS Audio dealer

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