What innovative, unconventional cartridge designs can you recommend?

@pindac 

The modern design Optical Read Cartridge is also a Low Eddy design

It is a no eddy design.  There’s neither coil nor magnet.

I would refer you to AnalogMagik’s website where they explicitly list DS Audio as being in the top rank for stylus mounting alignment.

In Australia I am protected by the Australian Consumer Law which provides statutory warranties which can be far longer than the manufacturer’s warranty.  I am buying my cartridge in Australia from an Australian business.

I am pleased you have found a technology you like.  I can assure you I will not be scratching for a hip hop experience.

I am sorry I have not provided an explanation you can believe - one of my personal goals here is to improve my ability to describe difficult concepts as simply as possible, but not more so!

Assumption has been the theme so far, in relation to replies offered to my inquiry, a better minded individual than myself on such a matter has stated the following:

"Assumptions are made and most assumptions are wrong."

Take a look at any Car Reliability Report, where certain Car Models are reported on as being very reliable and worthy of consideration. In the same report there will be a list of Reports about failures from the same Car.

@richardbrand 

AnalogMagik Reports are snippet of products released into the Cartridge Market, what is read, is for the best, if worn like a loose garment, it should not be attached to being an authority on the Quality of released products.

With all the protections available, you also have new knowledge acquired since deciding to purchase, it is either seen as Bona-Fide or quite inaccurate, your choice on such a evaluation of what is and is not.

There is no reason to use the Law Only. If it were myself, I would have the discussion with the supplier. What is being made known to the supplier could end up going back through the supply chain. An improved Quality Control at the assembly end might develop as an outcome.  

@pindac 

An improved Quality Control at the assembly end might develop as an outcome

Now who is making assumptions!  This is quite insulting to DS Audio.  As far as I can tell, the only person on this site who regards you as an authority would be yourself.

You have no interest in buying DS Audio or an ART1000, so why not keep your unhelpful comments to yourself.

AnalogMagik Reports are snippet of products released into the Cartridge Market, what is read, is for the best, if worn like a loose garment, it should not be attached to being an authority on the Quality of released products.

I would trust the AnalogMagik reports more than lunatic ravings of an uninformed luddite. I have not heard of any significant issues with regard to quality control of the DS Audio cartridges. From what I have personally seen, the build quality looks to be very good.

@pindac Stated " I'm happy to be proven wrong, expose myself to the Public Humiliation through being wrong, "

 @richardbrand Stated " As far as I can tell, the only person on this site who regards you as an authority would be yourself.

You have no interest in buying DS Audio or an ART1000, so why not keep your unhelpful comments to yourself.

@dover Stated " I would trust the AnalogMagik reports more than lunatic ravings of an uninformed luddite."

It was expected and as always - No Beef from my end, live and let live.   

@pindac Has a keenness to experience a ART 20 as well as the ART 1000X, a Ortofon Verismo and a MSL Platinum, with the main interest in the ART Models.

My own Transducers immediately available and the designs being put in place as a result of others undertaking investigations, that can be used with them are also enough to keep myself totally interested in Cartridges.

The DS Audio Range of Cartridges which I have followed for approx' 4 years has not revealed anything that creates the earlier stimulus I had to experience them, which was enough for me to venture on a 600 mile round trip to experience them in use. As already stated " A owned Cartridge still in use today, when compared to the DS  Audio Cartridge, proved to be the much better device to create an indelible musical encounter. This was not a thought limited to myself, a selection of other attendees of which one was a audio media journalist were quick to inquire about my Cartridge and the service who produced it.