Van Den Hul Colibri XGW Grand Cru

The handcrafted Colibri Gran Cru is the latest and greatest version of the famous Colibri. The Colibri Gran Cru features (a special Grand Vintage, you might say) hand-wound gold wire coils and a solid boron needle carrier, while the case is made from a very long-seasoned type of wood used specifically for instrument making. This special material underlines the particularly pleasant and exceptional music reproduction. The Colibri Gran Cru contains Van den Hul's well-known VDH-1S needle grind, which the company has used and perfected since 1973. The Colibri Grand Cru requires a tracking force of 1.35 to 1.5 grams. According to Van den Hul, it is even possible to operate the pickup with a tracking force of just 1.25 grams. The output voltage is 0.5 mV, while the load impedance is specified as 120 ohms to 47 kohms. The VDH Colibri 'Gran Cru' is the highlight of A.J. van den Huls 44 years of research and development in the field of pickup construction.

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Product made by hand on request: shipping time from 2 to 3 weeks

Additional Information:

Needle grinding VDH type 1

Output voltage 0.5mv/channel

Needle carrier material Boron

Coil material Matched crystal gold

Case material Wooden case special version

Break-in time 50 hours

compliance 35micron/mN

Product family Condor, Canary, Crimson, Grasshopper, Black Beauty

execution Open case scope of delivery Wooden box with individual product features and product code, headshell spirit level, mounting screws

Special feature Handcrafted – Fair service – Can be repaired even after decades

Upgrades Yes

Sound description Light-footed, ultra-dynamic, ultra-resolution, ultra-fast, maximum room illumination

Music genre recommendation Classical, jazz, large orchestras, audiophile, all-rounder

tracking force 1.5g-1.35g Tip: If the cartridge is new (or has been serviced and received a new damper), start with increased tracking force of approx. 1.6g and then reduce this to 1.35g after the break-in process. Since each pickup is custom-made, it is always worth finding the individual setting.

Antiskating value maximum 0.6

Testability Max

Channel separation >35/>30dB

Vertical scanning angle 22 degrees

Rec.eff. Tonearm mass 10-16g

Connection resistance 50-1000 ohm

s Channel imbalance <0.3dB

Coil resistance 36 ohms +/-10%

Frequency response 5-65,000Hz

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The Gran Cru

Company founder A.J. Van den Hul told SoundStage! Australia: “After making so many models, I needed something to speed up my creative thinking process. This was the catalyst to think deeper about cartridge design, and the Gran Cru is the result. Van den Hul continued: “In terms of detail resolution and dynamics, I think the Gran Cru will have few rivals. When developing Gran Cru, I also carefully focused on its spatial and timing characteristics. “

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