The Colibri XGW Stradivarius MC Cartridge is Van Den Hul's top model custom-built phono cartridge! The Colibri XGW Stradivarius MC Cartridge is van den Hul's top model custom-built phono cartridge, featuring matched gold coils and a 0.38 mV/channel output. As a result of A.J. van den Hul's continuous research into improving his phono cartridge designs, the Colibri has seen the light of day. The Colibri XGW Stradivarius MC Cartridge is the improved successor to van den Hul's Grasshopper Beauty series of phono cartridges, where many building components have been removed in a highly successful quest to return to the plain essence of phono transduction. The result is an unbelievably straightforward sounding, clean, and open design, in all its aspects bearing much resemblance to the "Colibri" named tropical birds, swiftness, elegance, and beauty; Hence the cartridges name. The van den Hul Colibri XGW Stradivarius MC Phono Cartridgege features a Koa wood body treated with 400 year-old formula Stradivarius lacquer, which gives it a rigid, hard shell that results in superior sonics and an amazing sound! The Stradivarius also features a medium (0.38 mV) output, 24 karat gold coils, a Samarium-Cobalt magnet, extended channel separation, and superb tracking ability!

Specifications:

Frequency response: 5–65,000 Hz
Output voltage: 0.38 mV
Tracking force: 1.35–1.5 grams
Compliance: 35
Body: Koa wood
Cantilever: Boron
Stylus shape: VDH-1S
Stylus radii: 2 x 85 microns
Vertical Tracking angle: 22 degrees
Internal impedance: 23 ohms
Recommended loading: 40-47,000 ohms
Optimal loading: 40–400 ohms
Tonearm effective mass: 10–16 grams
Weight: 6 grams