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  Van den Hul NEWEST TOP Stradivarius Colibri MC Cartridge 0.38mV. This is the review sample and was factory completely gone through and (as new with factory warranty).
  
  




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(see Positive Feedback's rave review) @:

http://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/van-den-hul-colibri-xgw-stradivarius-moving-coil-cartridge/

Manufacturer's Description:

The COLIBRI STRADIVARIUS:

va den Hul's top model custom handbuilt phono cartridge, matched crystal gold coils and 0.38 mV/channel output.

As
a result of phono cartridge builder A.J. van den Hul’s continuous
research into improving his phono cartridge designs The COLIBRI has seen
the light of day.

The
COLIBRI STRADIVARIUS is the improved successor to our GRASSHOPPER
“BEAUTY” series of phono cartridges where many building components have
been removed in a highly successful quest to return to the plain essence
of phono excellence.

The
result is an unbelievably straightforward sounding “clean and open”
design, in all its aspects bearing much resemblance to the “Colibri”
named tropical bird’s swiftness, elegance and beauty; Hence the
cartridge’s name.

Compared to our GRASSHOPPER “BEAUTY” series the following differences stand out:

• By
minimizing and adapting the cartridge’s total magnetic circuit the
related distortion and (Barkhausen) noise have undergone a considerable
decrease. This opens up many subtle sound details that never have been
heard before; Especially the decay of instrument sounds now stands out
much more clearly in the music’s totality.

• Due
to the minimization of the cartridge’s total magnetic circuit the
cartridge’s mass has been reduced. Together with the possibility to tune
the cartridge’s static compliance on special customer demand it is now
possible to use very light tonearms whilst maintaining a very good
tracking ability.

• By
removing the frontpole is has been possible to apply an even shorter
cantilever; This further improves the groove-modulation-transduction’s
directness and accuracy.

• Due to the minimal magnetic design the output voltage has slightly reduced.

The COLIBRI STRADIVARIUS:

XG Version: (X = cross shaped modulator, G = matched crystal Gold wire coils)

• Output voltage: 0.38 mV/channel

• Stradivarius has Koa Wood body with Stradivarius Formula Laquer Coating.

This May go into Weinhart Design's Reference system as the smaller van den Hul Crimson XGW Stradivarius MC Cartridge is ALREADYCLEARLY one of the finest cartridges we have ever had and or heard ! ! !

Hot Tip: Today David
Shreve our Mobil Analog expert & David Weinhart did a cartridge

shoot out and were floored by the liquid natural sound and this needs to

be on any serious Analog listeners shortest list ! 

                                  ! ! ! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ! ! !

The van den Hul Crimson
XGW Stradivarius is a top performance custom hand-built moving coil
phono cartridge. A crossbreed of van den Hul's Canary and Condor

cartridges, the Stradivarius is the latest creation from A.J. van den
Hul.

"The Crimson XGW Stradivarius is the best balanced cartridge ever built by van den Hul!" - A.J. van den Hul

The van den Hul Crimson:
XGW Stradivarius MC Phono Cartridge features a Koa Wood Body treated
with 400 year old formula Stradivarius lacquer that gives it a rigid,
hard shell that results in superior sonics and an amazing sound! The
Stradivarius also features a relatively high (0.9mV) output, 24 karat
gold coils, a Samarium-Cobalt magnet, extended channel separation and
superb tracking ability!

Features:

• 24K Gold Coils

• Proprietary van den Hul 1s Stylus

• Boron Cantilever

• Koa Wood Body treated with 400 year old formula Stradivarius lacquer

Specifications:

Output: 0.9mV

Stylus Shape: VDH 1S

Stylus Radii: 2 x 85 Micron

Frequency Range: 5-55,000 Hz

Tracking Force: 1.35-1.5 Grams

Anti-Skating Force: 0.4-0.6 Grams

Static Compliance: 35 Micron/mN

Tracking Ability: 70-80 Micron

Channel Unbalance: Less Than 0.3dB

Channel Separation: Greater Than 36/30dB

Stylus Tip Mass: 0.32 Milligram

System Weight: 8.75 Grams

Load Capacitance: Non Critical

Load Impedance: 25 Omhs-47 kOhms

Optimum Load Impedance: 25-250 Ohms

Effective Tonearm Mass: 10-16 Grams

MC Resistance: 13 Ohms

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