Van Den Hul Condor Cartridge

This Condor is an XGM – cross coil and gold wiring. Output 0.32mV. Its a superb example, originally sold to a dealer in 2013, bought from them in 2014 and unused since. We are authorised VdH dealers and have verified the history with the factory. Boxed with 3 months warranty against defect – but not against poor handling, these are VERY delicate and should only be fitted by someone who knows what they are doing.

VdH say…
What do you get when you cross a Colibri with a Frog?
Yes…….. a Condor!

The CONDOR is a top performance custom handbuilt moving coil phono cartridge. A crossbreed of our The FROG and The COLIBRI (two of the world’s finest cartridges) featuring the best of both and available in a wide range of versions matching the personal demands of the customer.

A huge leap beyond the pond:

“Up there, high in the sky, she graciously glides, her sharp senses capturing the entire soundscape, never missing any detail”

A.J. van den Hul’s newly created phono cartridge, named The CONDOR, is a very innovative moving coil design specifically made for very high replay quality. It is the first cartridge in the world that doesn’t have any mechanical signal transfer to the tone arm or the other way around: No sound coloration and no background noise!

The CONDOR is based on The FROG and uses the design philosophy of The COLIBRI: take away from the body what you don’t need, thus making the cartridge lighter and with fewer materials to resonate and influence the sound in a negative way. The CONDOR has no front-pole and employs a very strong magnet. The suspension is an advanced three rubber system. While being more robust in construction and having a healthier output, The CONDOR exhibits the same highly refined sonic properties as The COLIBRI: a very high resolution combined with an extremely good spatial reproduction. The CONDOR is made for many different arms without any problem. Tracking is excellent and the top-end is very smooth.