Van den Hul MC-10 Special

A moving coil cartridge, custom-made with a VDH type 1 diamond, a boron cantilever, a silver coil, and an output voltage of 0.65 mV. The “Special” designation in this cartridge’s name indicates significant improvements over the previous version: the cartridge is equipped with a thicker front pivot and an additional small magnet, both increasing its resolution capabilities and output voltage.

Technical Specifications

Physical Characteristics

• Weight: 8.2 g
• Tip: VDH-I size, 3 × 85 µm
• Stylus angle: 22°
• Equivalent tip mass: 0.35 mg
• Recommended arm mass: 8 to 12 g

Electrical Characteristics

• Output voltage (1 kHz at 5.7 cm/s): 0.65 mV
• Moving coil resistance, per channel: 9 Ω
• Recommended load impedance: 200 Ω

Audio Performance

• Frequency response: 5 Hz to 50 kHz
• Tracking force: 13.5 to 15 mN
• Compliance: 28 µm/mN
• Tracking ability (at 315 Hz at 15 mN): 70 to 80 µm

Channel Separation

• Crosstalk (1 kHz, 10 kHz): > 35 dB, > 30 dB
• Channel imbalance: < 0.5 dB