Tetsuaki Aoyagi San of DS Audio was enthusiastically explaining the improvement of the DS Master over the DS-W1, at the recent Munich High End 2016. The DS Master is a fully balance analogue phono equalizer of the highest quality that DS Audio is able of. The new DS Master cartridge has better suspension and cantilever that allow easier set up. If the DS-W1 is any indication of audio performance then you can expect the DS Master to be a WINNER!