Recommended a highly resolving cartridge

I can only wonder how CD and vinyl ever had sex in order to produce a love child.

@fastricky probably a combination of solid state phono and the cart. 
My Hana Umami Blue sounds extremely close to how digital sounds when used with my Whest solid state phono. You would not be able to tell it’s a vinyl record playing. Put a tube phono in and it’s a different ball game.

pops etc being reduced are greatly exaggerated, in my short experience they are perhaps even more noticeable with the DS003.

Was at a friend's listening to his DS003 and I commented regarding more ticks and pops. 

Condition of vinyl as well as cartridge alignment will play a big role in how quiet the playback is. I don’t think DS Audio should be expected to remove noise where groove condition is the root cause. 

Ok some more listening notes after an all night session:

- With the DS003, it is possible to reduce the groove/surface noise considerably with an EQ setting on the "Energizer". However that takes away the magic/detail and I preferred to have the EQ set more open. At that setting it's pretty much just like any other cart in terms of how pops and such come across.

- How to best characterize the sonics of the DS003? TIGHT! CD tight, but without the hard edges and flat sound. It's truly a wonderful sounding cart, as mentioned clean sounding like a CD, great soundstage though depth is a touch less deep than a great MC, tight deep bass, clear with great detail but not thin or strident sounding in the least, treble is sweet. Mids are reasonably open and contribute to a sense of "air" but I think that's more due to greatly defined imaging which is terrific, perhaps the best quality of the DS003. Very fast sounding. 

- When you consider the package is for both the cart and "EQ/Energizer" (the respective phono stage) it's a very very attractive package - no wondering if you selected the right phono stage to mate with a MC, etc. It's a simple solution and is very compelling from that POV. 

- How does it compare with the ART20 or 1000x? Well, as mentioned it's not an equal comparison in my case because my MC phono preamp is all tube and a very tube sounding unit at that (Hagerman Trumpet MC), I've curated the best NOS tubes for it (to my ears - Amperex/Tele) and I've considered many times "upgrading" the Hagerman but not going to happen, it sounds sensational.

So with the DS003 mated to a SS unit it's a bit different, but I have to commend the DS EQ + cart for the warm tone despite being very tight, clear and detailed sonically. The biggest difference would be the MC carts are a touch more holographic but again, is that the phono pre?? Apparently DS is coming out with a tube Energizer and I'll bet that will close that gap. 

Between the ART20 and 1000x the ART20 is closer in tone to the DS003. For those happy with their ART20/phono preamp I'd say the DS003 is a shade different, it's a very exciting and unique presentation but at the end of the day if the expenditure is something you can do to add another option to your portfolio of carts, yeah I think it's worthy. But if you need to stay within a budget and can't be Rockefeller-like in your spending the ART20 is providing a very reasonable facsimile. 

The 1000x in comparison to the DS003 is more "romantic" but that's a little overstated. The x has more harmonic glow and overall beauty. For my ears and again as stated I'm a dyed-in-the-wool tube guy, I'd never part with the 1000x. Actually I love all three of these options but if I could only keep one, it'd be the 1000x though I would be very sad to lose the other two.