DS Audio HS-001 Solid Turntable Headshell - New
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DS Audio HS-001 Solid Turntable Headshell - New
SkyFi 479
479 South Broad Street
Glen Rock NJ 07452
United States
The DS Audio HS-001 headshell is a perfect upgrade or alternative to your stock Technics headshell. It is made of premium materials and it is built very ridged due to its machined duralumin construction.
In practice we found this head shell to provide a super sturdy and precise platform to mount your beloved cartridge. It's also a gorgeous piece, sporting a high quality finish and super ergonomic design.
On the calibration bench it performed admirably and was super easy to adjust to perfection.
There are two versions of this product, one with captive and another with replaceable leads. We chose the captive version to eliminate an extra unnecessary connection point.
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A vertical pin structure achieves uniform pressure on electrical contacts
Contact surface stabilized by spherical washer
Conventional headshells have a connecting pin attached only to the upper side, causing uneven contact pressure between the tonearm and the headshell. However, the HS-001 Solid Headshell adopts an upper and lower pin structure, equalizing the pressure on the contacts and applying force evenly across the connection to the tonearm. Additionally, we use a special spherical headshell washer (developed by DS Audio) independently at the tonearm's contact point. This enables superior stability over the entire circumference of the contact point, providing improved resonance control.
Machined Ultra Duraluminum
DS Audio precision machines each HS-001 out of a solid billet of duralumin for the ultimate rigidity and resonance control.
Hand-soldered Litz signal leads
After extensive listening tests within the company, DS Audio selected a Japanese-made Litz wire. Further advances were realized by hand soldering this delicate lead wire to preserve signal integrity for optimal sound performance. (Lead wires and connector parts are also available unsoldered by dealer request.)
Specs:
Material
Ultra duralumin
Connector
Aluminum
Connector terminal
Gold plated
Lead terminal
Gold plated
External dimensions
H 21mm × W 40mm × D 55 mm (without connector)
Weight
Approximately 10.5 grams (without leads)
Lead wire
Litz wire 4Nφ 0.08 × 10 × 3 yore rings
Hardware
Stainless steel M2.6 L8×2, M2.6 L12×2
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