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https://www.soundstageultra.com/index.php/equipment-menu/1218-ds-audio-ds-w3-optical-phono-cartridge

Diminishing returns kick in for every application, though. You want that really fast motorcycle to go just slightly faster? Be prepared to cough up serious bucks. Same with bicycles—you can throw additional thousands at a bike at a rate that will make your head spin, and you still have to pedal the thing up the hill.

But this is SoundStage! Ultra, right? I have to regularly remind myself that, yes, I’m chasing something I’ll likely never catch, and it costs a fortune to stay on the scent. If I were yelling out the window down at, say, Dennis Burger, who’s on the second floor of the SoundStage! building, I’d tell him to save some of his Access bucks and stick with the DS 003—it’s still a great cartridge. If I’m talking to you, fellow Ultra reader, I’ll say that, yes, the DS-W3 sounds better than the DS 003, the improvements are notable, and I thoroughly appreciate them.

https://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2023/12/23/nordost-qnet-network-switch

No matter the genre or repertoire, the QNet (USD 3199.99) and QSource (USD 2749.99) will give you limousine-quality sound from your chosen stream. Be sure to feed it with the very best original “data’, or your investment may be diluted. But all things being equal, the QNet will take your streaming to the very highest level. Very highly recommended.

I’ve reviewed my share of Audio-Technica cartridges over the years, perhaps because there are so many to choose from, perhaps because the company continually rolls out new models, but more likely because they’re always worthwhile musically and solid monetarily. The VM750SH may not be a stone-cold bargain like the 150MLx was, but darn if it isn’t close in ways that matter most. It’s another exceptional cartridge in a long line of them. That’s never been more important than now, when high-res streaming is as close as your cell phone. The VM750SH delivers analog with digital-like precision, without sacrificing too much of the liquidity and mental ease of record reproduction. Highly recommended–just watch that darn capacitance.