UMAMI BLACK

The HANA-Umami Black 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.

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.

Body

Material:

Duralumin (A7075)

Shape:

Auricle open air

Finish:

Urushi lacquer through thermosetting process

Cantilever

Cantilever:

Diamond

Stylus:

Microline Nude Diamond

Magnetic Circuit

Structure:

“OKD” generator with Inverted U Front Yoke and Integrated Pole Piece and Rear Yoke

Armature Material:

Permalloy, 78% carbon-infused nickel-iron

Armature Shape:

2mm Square Plate

Parts Material:

Pure Iron

Magnet: Neodymium (NdFeB)

Coil

Coil Impedance:

5 Ω

Output Voltage:

0.3mV

Load Impedance:

≥50 Ω

Treatment

Cryogenic:

“OKD” generator with U Front Yoke, Integrated Pole Piece and Rear Yoke, Gold-plated Output Pins

Specification

Frequency Response:

15-50,000Hz

Output Balance:

0.5dB/1KHz

Channel Separation:

30dB/1KHz

Tracking Weight:

2g

Trackability:

70μm/2g

Dynamic Compliance:

10 x 10-6 cm/dyne (100Hz) Estimated at 17 x 10-6 cm/dyne at 10Hz

Cartridge Weight:

11.3g

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