Van den Hul The Frog Gold MC-Cartridge

Custom handbuilt moving coil cartridges with the coil of a Grasshopper III and the frontpole and suspension of the Grasshoppers IV: the best cartridge available for its price.

Gold Version: Output 0.65 mV/ channel, matched crystal gold-wire coils and extra magnet modification.

Technical specifications:

• Stylus Replacement Available: see (*1)
• Stylus Shape: VDH - IS
• Stylus Radii: 2 x 85 Micron
• Frequency Range: 5 - 55.000 Hz
• Tracking Force: 13.5 - 16.0 mN
• Static Compliance: 35 Micron/mN
• Tracking Ability at 15mN at 315Hz: 70 - 80 Micron
• Output Voltage at 1 kHz at 5.7 cm/s eff.: 0.65 mV RMS
• Channel Unbalance:  < 0.3 dB
• Channel Separation at 1kHz / 10kHz: > 35 / > 30 dB
• Equivalent Stylus Tip Mass: 0.32 Milligram
• System Weight: 8.2 Gram
• Vertical Tracking Angle: 22 Degrees
• Optimum Load Capacitance: see (*2)
• Recommended Load Impedance: 500 (> 200) Ohm
• Recommended Eff Tone arm Mass: 6 - 10 Gram
• Moving Coil Resistance per channel: 16 Ohm

Extra Info: (*1): Stylus replacement and other services available on request (*2) Non-Critical