The DDT-II
Special
The entry-point into van den Hul cartridges is named for Depth,
Detail and Timbre. It's a fitting name because they are the
basic building blocks of van den Hul cartridges. The DDT-II
Special has Matched Crystal silver wire coils and a healthy
.65mV output
The MC-ONE
Special
The MC-One Special is a special selected version of the MC-10
Special. It has Matched Crystal silver wire coils, a .65mV output
and improved channel imbalance (<0.5 dB) over the DDT-II
Special.
The MC-TWO
Special
The MC-Two Special is a high output version of the MC-One Special.
It uses Matched Crystal copper wire coils with a 2.25 mV output.
It also loads at 47k Ohms for use with a moving magnet phono
stage.
The Frog
The Frog has an upgraded Type 1s stylus and is available with
copper (0.65 or 2.25 mV) or gold wire (0.65 mV) coils. It has
the coil of a Grasshopper III and the frontpole and suspension
of the Grasshopper IV. It is the sweet spot in the van den Hul
cartridge range.
The Canary The newest addition to van
den Hul's cartridge range and the successor to the Grasshopper
series. It uses 24K gold wire coils and is the first cartridge
in the lineup to use an open-body design for reduced resonance.
It's recommended load is 200 Ohm but The Canary is less sensitive
to load variation than other cartridges in the lineup. The
Canary can be customized to match a listener's musical preferences
and playback gear.
The Condor The Condor is a crossbreed
of The Frog and The Colibri, designed to work with heavier
tonearms (12-20 grams). It's also the world's first cartridge
with no mechanical signal transfer between the tonearm and
cartridge. The Condor can be customized to match a listener's
musical preferences and playback gear.
The Colibri Considered to be one of the
best phono cartridges in the world. It's noted for speed and
detail, incredible resolution and superb transient performance.
It's available with copper or gold wire coils with outputs
ranging from 0.4 - 0.5 mV and the choice between a nylon or
metal body. The Colibri can be customized to match a listener's
musical preferences and playback gear.