What Are The Differences Between The Vandenhul Cartridge Families

@neonknight 

I do not know about you, but I can not afford the time, effort and care not to spend the money going through 10 cartridges to get to one good one. There are so many fine cartridges you can depend on. If you want a cantilever hanging out in the breeze get a Lyra, Clearaudio or Verismo. It made me nervous for a while but I got use to it. Always put your stylus guard on before you do anything. 

I never got a VDH because the tolerances of the ones I have seen and the pictures I have looked at are uniformly terrible,  which is why people say they all sound different. 

I understand. I had two Dynavectors that were quite good before I bought the pricier and vaunted XX 2 MK II. and that cartridge was not a good experience. Cartridges can be an expensive pain.

I've already had VdH MC-One, The Frog, The Frog Gold, and The Black Crimson (polycarbonate body). They all are fantastic cartridges, but the Crimson is much better, has a very dynamic and open sound in all frequencies, but a little bit aggressive in high frequencies with some recordings.

I've compared them with several other cartridges, and the closest were Lyra Kleos (also very open sound) and Hana Umami Red (a fantastic cartridge, a little softer than The Crimson).

I would like to ask the group if anyone has compared VdH Crimson with wooden body versus polycarbonate body. I've heard that thw wooden body would sound more organic and less analytical ...  

Thanks!

Have a look on Vinyl Engine at the Cartridge Close Up's shown images.

VDH images of Cart's in need of a Service can be stomach turning, when one is familiar with images shown of some of the other Brands tidiness that in some cases, even in need of a Service, really stands out for the quality of the structure being shown.