VAN DEN HUL - THE FROG GOLD
Custom handbuilt moving coil cartridges with the coil of a GRASSHOPPER III and the frontpole and suspension of the GRASSHOPPER IV: the best cartridge available for its price.
The FROG ® is available in three versions:
+ Standard Version:
Output 0.65 mV/channel, matched crystal copper-wire coils and extra magnet modification
+ Gold Version:
Output 0.65 mV/channel, matched crystal gold-wire coils and extra magnet modification
+ High Ouput Version:
Output 2.25 mV/channel, matched crystal copper-wire coils and extra magnet modification
+ Production time:
The production time for a The FROG ® cartridge after ordering is about two weeks. Please call your authorized distributor for delivery time.
Specifications of the frog gold
| Type |
Moving coil phono cartridge |
| Frequency Range 5Hz to 55kHz |
Frequency Range 5Hz to 55kHz |
| Stylus Shape |
VDH - IS |
| Stylus Radii |
2 x 85 Micron |
| Tracking Force |
1.2 to 1.6 grams |
| Static Compliance |
35 Micron / mN |
| Tracking Ability |
at 15 mN at 315 Hz 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 1 kHz/10 kHz >35 / >30 dB |
| Equivalent Stylus Tip Mass |
0.32 Milligram |
| Vertical Tracking Angle |
22 Degrees |
| Optimum Load Capacitance |
non-critical |
| Recommended Load Impedance |
500 (> 200) Ohm |
| Recommended Eff. Tone arm Mass |
6 - 10 Gram |
| Moving Coil Resistance (per channel) |
21 Ohm |
| System Weight |
8.2 Grams |
