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Van Den Hul The GRASSHOPPER III GLA Cartridge

Van den Hul The Grasshopper III - MC Moving Coil Cartridge

Precision handmade masterpieces. All Van den Hul cartridges are personally hand built and tuned by Dutch Master cartridge designer A.J. van den Hul. They are packed in attractive boxes, accompanied with all specific product properties and Mr. van den Hul’s personal signature.

The GRASSHOPPER III is available in two versions:

SLA Version:
A custom handbuilt moving coil cartridge featuring:
S = matched crystal Silver coils
L = Low output (0.6 mV/channel)
A = Alnico magnet

GLA Version:
A custom handbuilt moving coil cartridge featuring:
G = matched crystal Gold coils
L = Low output (0.6 mV/channel)
A = Alnico magnet

THE GRASSHOPPER III SERIES
version	a) CHA b) SLA c) GLA
stylus replacement	see (*1)
stylus shape	VDH - IS
stylus radii	2 x 85 Micron
frequency range	5 - 65.000 Hz
tracking force	13.5 - 16 mN
static compliance	35 Micron/mN
tracking ability	70 - 80 Micron
output voltage	a) 2.25 mV RMS b) 0.6 mV RMS c) 0.6 mV RMS
channel unbalance	< 0.3 dB
channel separation	> 38 / > 32 dB
stylus tip mass	0.32 Milligram
system weight	12.2 Gram
vertical tracking angle	22 Degrees
load capacitance	see (*2)
load impedance	a) 47k (> 10k) Ohm b) > 200 Ohm c) > 500 Ohm
eff tone arm mass	6 - 10 Gram
moving coil resistance	a) 96 Ohm +/- 10% b) 9 Ohm +/- 10% c) 16 Ohm +/- 10%
extra info	(1): Stylus replacement and other services available on request (2): Non critical

The GRASSHOPPER III is available in three versions:

CHA Version:
A custom handbuilt moving coil cartridge featuring:
C = matched crystal Copper coils
H = High output (2.25 mV/channel)
A = Alnico magnet

SLA Version:
A custom handbuilt moving coil cartridge featuring:
S = matched crystal Silver coils
L = Low output (0.6 mV/channel)
A = Alnico magnet

GLA Version:
A custom handbuilt moving coil cartridge featuring:
G = matched crystal Gold coils
L = Low output (0.6 mV/channel)
A = Alnico magnet

Special customer demands/specifications:
Thanks to the many variations in materials available, it is always possible to build a unit to match the personal demands of the customer. With these personalized cartridges the wooden container can mention the name of the customer it has been specially built for. This option is exclusively available for The CANARY, The GRASSHOPPER III series, The GRASSHOPPER IV, The GRASSHOPPER “BEAUTY”, The CONDOR and The COLIBRI versions.

The customer demands/specifications that can be taken into account when building a personalized cartridge for instance are:
The tone-arm used, the preamp and load impedance used, a particular brand of records to be played, the type of music generally played (jazz being more dynamic and classical more spacious and detailed) and other personal/sound preferences.

Reference The GRASSHOPPER III GLA