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 |
