All Van den Hul cartridges are personally hand built and tuned by Dutch Master cartridge designer A.J. van den Hul.
Finance example
£840.00 initial 20% deposit then £140.00 per month for 24 months. Other finance terms available. Finance subject to statusThe CRIMSON XGW
£4,200
Precision handmade masterpieces.
Just when you think “It doesn’t get any better”…
The CRIMSON is a top performance custom handbuilt moving coil phono cartridge. A crossbreed of our The CANARY and The CONDOR. THis cartridge is availabale in natural light and darkwood colour as well as in a red coloured (also wooden) version. 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 seperation and superb tracking abillity.
They are packed in attractive boxes, accompanied with all specific product properties and Mr. van den Hul’s personal signature.
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 build by the Master himself and comes with a 200 hour service check-up, free of charge (for the original owner).
Production time:
The production time for a CRIMSON cartridge after ordering is about three weeks.
Tech spec
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
channel separation
> 36 / > 30 dB
stylus tip mass
0.32 Milligram
system weight
8,75 Gr
load impedance
25 Ohm – 200 Ohm
eff tone arm mass
10 – 16 Gr
