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DDT II
van den HulAnalogCartridgesDiscontinued
Estimated price (community-sourced)
$720.07
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About the DDT II
The DDT II is a hand-built moving-coil (MC) phono cartridge. The DDT-II Special version is described with a van den Hul Type 1 stylus on a boron cantilever and matched crystal-silver-wire coils; its thicker front pole and additional small magnet distinguish the Special update. Published specifications for the Special include a 0.65 mV output and an 8.2 g body weight. These details refer to the DDT II family and its commonly documented Special version, not to other van den Hul cartridge models.
Specifications
Type: Moving-coil (MC) phono cartridge
Stylus: van den Hul Type 1; 3 × 85 µm radius (published for DDT-II Special)
Cantilever: Boron
Coils: Matched crystal-silver wire
Output voltage: 0.65 mV RMS (DDT-II Special)
Frequency response: 5 Hz–50 kHz
Tracking force: 13.5–15.0 mN (1.35–1.50 g)
Static compliance: 28 µm/mN
Tracking ability: 70–80 µm
Channel unbalance: <0.75 dB
Channel separation: >35 dB / >30 dB
Stylus tip mass: 0.35 mg
Cartridge weight: 8.2 g
Vertical tracking angle: 22°
Recommended load impedance: 200 Ω
Moving-coil resistance: 9 Ω ±10%