Van Den Hul The CRIMSON XGP Polycarbonate body

The Crimson is a top performance custom handbuilt moving coil phono cartridge. This is the result of a crossbreed of our models “The Canary” and “The Condor”. This cartridge is available in natural light wood colour, dark wood colour and a red coloured (also wooden) version. The wooden models are all available with a special lacquer which is the orginial lacquer of the stradivarius. All the wooden models are available as the new “Crimson Stradivarius” which gives the cartridge a unique sound impression. On special request a Polycarbonate body is available.

Specific characteristics for this great cartridge are a relatively high (0,65mV) output, gold coils, a Samarium-Cobalt magnet, extended channel separation and superb tracking ability.

As the popularity of vinyl is reviving again, many requests came in to develop a High-end phono cartridge for a more affordable price than The Colibri. The Crimson is the result and probably one of the cartridges with the best value for money available. It is completely hand built by the Master himself and comes with a 200 hour service check-up, free of charge (for the original owner).

The Black Crimson is a mixture of the Crimson and the Colibri. By changing the needle carrier (short version as with the Colibri) and the housing material the Colibri XGP is a version that combines the advantages of the Crimson and The Colibri: Insane resolution and dynamics paired with energetic and authentic music reproduction .

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Production time: Product avaible on order, time depend of the factory

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THE CRIMSON
XGP: polycarbonate body
stylus replacement stylus replacement and services available on request
stylus shape VDH 1S
stylus radii 2 x 85 Micron
frequency range 5 - 55,000 Hz
tracking force 1.4 - 1.6 Gr
static compliance 35 Micron / mN
tracking ability 70 - 80 Micron
output voltage 0.65mV
channel unbalance <0.3 dB
channel separation> 36 /> 30 dB
stylus tip mass 0.32 Milligram
system weight 8.75 Gr
load capacitance Non-critical
load impedance 25 Ohm - 200 Ohm
eff tone arm mass 10 - 16 Gr
moving coil resistance 13.0 Ohm