van den Hul - The GRASSHOPPER III

THE GRASSHOPPER III SERIES 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. 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%