Description
Hana Umami Black Moving Coil Cartridge
The Hana Umami Black Moving Coil Cartridge continues the brand’s legacy of “Brilliant and Gorgeous” sound.
Master cartridge designer Masao Okada-san of Excel Sound celebrates over 5 decades of innovation and excellence with his new masterpiece, featuring a diamond cantilever and new “OKD” High-Efficiency Moving Coil Generator. The Umami Black is much more than just an Umami Red with a diamond cantilever.
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Features
- Diamond Cantilever – A HANA first. Ultra-rigid, precise signal transfer with astonishing clarity.
- High-Efficiency “OKD” Moving Coil Generator – Category first with integrated pole/rear yoke, inverted U-shaped front yoke, cryogenically treated for pure signal transfer.
- Inverted U Front Yoke – Controls mechanical resonance and magnetic alignment, minimises distortion, and reduces tracing error.
- Rare Earth Magnet & Hybrid Armature – NdFeB magnet with a 2mm square hybrid carbon-permalloy armature, hand-wound with high-purity copper for ideal energy conversion.
- Auricle™ Cartridge Body – Inspired by the human ear, machined from aircraft-grade aluminium with a black zirconia inlay for damping and elegance.
- Urushi Enameled Finish – Traditional Japanese lacquer artistry, high-gloss, resonance-controlled, and visually stunning.
- Microline Stylus – Mirrors the original mastering stylus for maximum detail retrieval.
- Cryogenic Processing – Signal-path components deep-treated for tonal purity and reduced distortion.
- Hand-Built in Japan – Each cartridge crafted by Excel Sound’s master artisans, continuing a 55-year legacy.
Diamond Cantilever
In a category first for HANA, the Umami Black incorporates a diamond cantilever, the hardest possible material, ideal for signal transfer.
High-Efficiency “OKD” Moving Coil Generator
Another category first, the Umami Black uses the newly developed “OKD” with the world’s first “Integrated Pole Piece and Rear Yoke” and Inverted U-shaped Front Yoke, optimizing energy transfer from the diamond cantilever.
Inverted U Front Yoke
The U-shaped (bifurcated) inverted front yoke is engineered for both mechanical resonance control and magnetic field alignment, while also providing precise support for the diamond cantilever.
High-Power Rare Earth Magnet
Unique to the Umami Black, the rare-earth neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnet is used in the high-efficiency generator, delivering superior energy conversion.
Hybrid Carbon Armature
A 2mm square hybrid Carbon permalloy armature, comprising 78% carbon-infused nickel-iron, is precisely hand-wound with 30-micron, 4N high-purity copper wire on Excel’s proprietary machinery. This ultra-light moving coil has an output of 0.3mV at 5 ohms.
Special Urushi Enameled Finish
The HANA-Umami Black features an exquisite Urushi lacquer finish, applied through a specialized thermosetting process that bonds to the aluminum body via vapor deposition.
