Description
Hana Umami Blue Moving Coil Cartridge
The Hana Umami Blue Moving Coil Cartridge combines the vision of Master cartridge designer Okada-san with the history of unique materials, classic Japanese techniques, and modern audio engineering.
The Auricle™ body design, unique and exclusive to our Umami series, is CNC machined from Duralumin. Sharing key Umami Red ingredients, including the precision-cut diamond stylus, Boron cantilever, and high-purity copper wires, then combining these with the Alnico magnet-based generator found in the famous Hana ML, creates the exceptionally musical Umami Blue.
This synergistic relationship in MC cartridge design between specific materials, unique body design, a sophisticated generator, and hand-built precision is critical for outstanding cartridge performance. This creates a memorable and emotional experience, reminiscent of a meal at a Michelin 3-star restaurant, with every element and detail working in concert.
All the major parts in a HANA-Umami Blue are manufactured in-house by Excel Sound with its rich history spanning over 50 years. Excel’s highly trained craftsmen skillfully hand assemble the HANA-Umami Blue ensuring an intensely musical experience furthering the HANA “Brilliant and Gorgeous” sound quality.
Umami Sound – Exceptional Musical Quality
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Features
- “Auricle” open-air body machined from Duralumin A7075
- Urushi lacquer finish with Ebony wood inlay
- Microline stylus with Boron cantilever
- Samarium Cobalt magnet
- Permalloy square plate armature with high purity copper coils
- 6Ω coil impedance with .4mV output
Specifications
- Type: moving coil cartridge
- Body: Duralumin (A7075) + POM
- Cantilever: boron
- Stylus: microline nude diamond
- Tracking Pressure: 2g
- Input load impedance: >80 Ohms
- Coil impedance: 8 Ohms/1kHz
- Nominal output voltage: 0.4mV/1kHz
- Channel Balance: 0.5dB/1kHz
- Channel separation: >30dB/1kHz
- Mass: 10.8g
- Warranty: 2 years
