Van Den Hul what is the best cart ?

Late comer here:

Sibilance in my experience with VDH carts is usually VTA setting not correct.  They are quite sensitive to proper VTA and alignment, granted the arm is right for the cart to begin with.   

''Names'' and reference. Vienna, Wenen, Bec and Wien are different

names with the same reference. Logic ''says'' whatever is true about

Wien is also true about Vienna , Wenen (Dutch) , Bec (Serbo-Crotian) . 

Van den Hul seems to refer to the person Van den Hul. This however

does not mean that all cartridges ''Van den Hul'' are made by him.

So how can one know if an ''Van den Hul'' is made by him or by one

of his employee? The circumstance that so many are offered second

hand may suggest  some answer. 

Nandric, by his age VDH's hands shake just as bad as mine or worse not to mention failing eye sight. I would rather have mine built by a well trained 24 year old person who can get pregnant (gender neutral according to big pharma and I am not kidding!)

@sbank, a 12" VPI has to be the worse tonearm for that cartridge, ask rualiruegas. It is too heavy, too long and a unipivot. That cartridge belongs in an SME V or a Schroder CB with the phenolic plate. Would be a big improvement in tracking and sound. 

@lewm , I would swap low output for low Impedance. You still thinking of getting that BMC phono stage or did that go the wayside?

mijostyn, capability seems not to be ''age dependant''. According to my

information Van den Hul is still ''going strong'' . Think also about ''late''

Ikeda and Takeda. You seem to be an master in wrong assertions.

Psychology is not relevant for ''truth values''. Statements of beliefs

or hopes  ''resist logical analysis''.