Van Den Hul Cables
Dutch maker founded in 1980 by A.J. van den Hul, a physicist who designed the stylus profile that carries his name. One of very few companies making both reference cartridges and cables.
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The physicist who redesigned the stylus
A.J. van den Hul is a rare figure in audio: someone whose work changed a category and is credited by name for it. Aalt Jouke van den Hul taught physics at Delft University of Technology, and the stylus profile that carries his name came out of extended computer analysis carried out there in the 1970s. The insight was to shape the playback stylus to imitate the cutter stylus that made the groove in the first place, which puts far more of the diamond in contact with the groove wall than a conventional elliptical, reducing wear and retrieving more of what was cut into the record. Goldring were the first to adopt it, and it is now used under licence and in variation by cartridge makers across the industry.
The company he founded in the Netherlands in 1980 does two things that rarely sit together. It builds cartridges by hand, at every level from accessible to reference, with the Colibri and Frog among the best regarded moving coils made. And it makes cables, using conductor materials including Linear Structured Carbon that behave differently from metal.
That combination gives the range an unusual coherence for anyone building an analogue front end, since the cartridge, the tonearm cable and the interconnect can all come from the same source and the same design thinking.
Van den Hul also retip and rebuild cartridges from other makers, which is worth knowing if you own something valuable that needs attention.
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The cable names are individual rather than tiered, so The First, The Wind and The Name sit at different levels without an obvious ladder. Cartridges are filtered separately.
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Van Den Hul The D-102 MKIII Stereo Audio Cable PairSKU: Van Den Hul The D102 MKIII
(14 reviews)From£174.17Ex. VATBalanced 2 RCA to 2 RCA Audio Cable. -
From£70.82Ex. VATAfter the success of the original D-300, there was demand to make some improvements in the original design. So the D - 300 III HYBRID was born
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Van Den Hul The Digi-Coupler (Halogen Free) Digital CableSKU: Van Den Hul The Digi-Coupler
(6 reviews)From£72.49Ex. VATThe Digi-Coupler 75 Ohm’s special design covers all aspects required for a flawless and reliable transmission of SPDIF digital audio at short range as well as across large studio distances. -
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Van Den Hul The First Ultimate MKII Audio Cable PairSKU: Van Den Hul The First Ultimate MKII
(13 reviews)From£250.00Ex. VATThe FIRST ® Ultimate MKII is a threefold heavier shielded version of our highly praised classic The FIRST ® has been designed for highest quality. -
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Van Den Hul The FIRST® Metal Screen Audio CableSKU: Van Den Hul The First Metal Screen
(3 reviews)From£225.00Ex. VATThe FIRST ® Metal Screen is an extension to our “The FIRST ®” series of coaxial Linear Structured Carbon ® (LSC) interconnects designed for highest quality audio and SPDIF digital signal transport. -
From£624.17Ex. VATThe 3T The HILL Hybrid is another step up from our The ROCK with two solid, L.S.C. covered conductors. -
From£624.17Ex. VATThe 3T The HILL Hybrid is another step up from our The ROCK with two solid, L.S.C. covered conductors. All of the 3T qualities are positively audible. This cable is also excellent suited as a microphone or musical instruments cable. Protected by two braided shields and a sturdy Hulliflex jacket. -
From£182.50Ex. VATThe INTEGRATION HYBRID is a triple shielded quadruple core audio interconnect suitable for both balanced and unbalanced use. -
From£130.00Ex. VATThe ISIS is a twin line RCA to RCA coaxial interconnect specially designed to provide superior signal transfer quality between your high-end turntable and pre-amplifier at a very affordable price. -
From£220.83Ex. VATThe MAINSSERVER HYBRID has especially been designed bearing uncompromising mains distribution to low power consumption high-end audio, video and professional equipment in mind. -
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Van Den Hul The Mainsstream BS Hybrid UK - IEC Power CableSKU: Van Den Hul Mainstream
(1 reviews)From£354.17Ex. VATThe MAINSSTREAM BS HYBRID has been specially designed bearing uncompromised mains power distribution to high-end audio, video and professional equipment in mind and is able to deliver a virtually unlimited stream of low noise mains power. -
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Van Den Hul The MC-Silver IT MKII 75 Ohm Digital CableSKU: Van Den Hul The MC-Silver IT MKII 75 Ohm
From£791.67Ex. VATRegarding its extremely high bandwidth (GHz range) and extremely low attenuation it would certainly apply
