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Hana Umami Black cartridge Microline Nude Diamond: Low Output

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Hana Umami Black cartridge Microline Nude Diamond: Low Output
Hana Umami Black cartridge Microline Nude Diamond: Low Output
Hana Umami Black cartridge Microline Nude Diamond: Low Output
Hana Umami Black cartridge Microline Nude Diamond: Low Output
Hana Umami Black cartridge Microline Nude Diamond: Low Output
Hana Umami Black cartridge Microline Nude Diamond: Low Output

Hana

Country of origin: Japan

Hana Umami Black cartridge Microline Nude Diamond: Low Output
$17,340.00

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A Microline nude diamond stylus, it traces record grooves with exceptional precision, revealing subtle nuances often missed by conventional tips. The low-output configuration delivers a rich, dynamic signal optimized for high-quality step-up transformers or phono stages. Handcrafted with meticulous attention to detail, its performance blends smooth tonal balance with refined high-frequency extension.

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Description

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.

Tech Specs

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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Why Choose Hana

Hana is a Japanese phono cartridge manufacturer that has rapidly become one of the most successful and widely respected moving coil cartridge brands in modern analogue audio. Produced by Excel Sound Corporation in Japan — a company with decades of cartridge manufacturing experience — Hana cartridges have earned a reputation for delivering genuine high-end analogue performance while remaining approachable, musically engaging, and exceptionally easy to enjoy long term.

What makes Hana particularly appealing is the way the brand captures much of what listeners love about analogue playback itself. Rather than sounding overly clinical or aggressively analytical, Hana cartridges present music with a slightly fuller tonal balance and a beautifully natural lower midrange character that gives vocals, strings, and acoustic instruments impressive body and realism. There is a warmth and flow to the presentation that many listeners associate with classic vinyl playback, while still preserving excellent detail retrieval, openness, and tracking performance.

At HeyNow Hi-Fi, Hana cartridges have proven exceptionally rewarding across a broad range of turntables and systems because they consistently deliver a sound that feels inviting, spacious, and emotionally engaging without becoming fatiguing over longer listening sessions. Whether fitted to modern high-mass designs or more traditional suspended turntables, Hana cartridges tend to bring a sense of musical ease and analogue richness that encourages customers to spend more time listening to records rather than analysing equipment.

Signature Design and Sound

Handcrafted in Japan by Excel Sound Corporation, Hana cartridges are built using precision moving coil generator systems, carefully selected stylus profiles, and highly refined body materials designed to maximise resonance control and tracking stability. The company’s decades of manufacturing experience contribute to the consistency and reliability that have become hallmarks of the brand.

Sonically, Hana cartridges are known for their smoothness, tonal density, and highly cohesive musical presentation. The sound feels spacious and refined while retaining a pleasing sense of warmth and harmonic richness through the lower midrange and upper bass regions. Vocals sound intimate and natural, bass carries satisfying weight and texture, and high frequencies remain detailed without becoming sharp or overly forward.

Unlike some moving coil cartridges that prioritise ultimate speed and analysis above all else, Hana designs focus more heavily on musical communication and long-term listenability. This makes them particularly appealing for listeners seeking a cartridge that delivers refinement and detail while still preserving the inviting and immersive qualities many people seek from vinyl playback.

Hana Product Range

The Hana range includes a broad selection of moving coil cartridges across multiple performance levels, including the highly regarded E Series, S Series, M Series, and flagship Umami range. The cartridges are available in both low-output and high-output moving coil configurations, allowing compatibility across a wide range of tonearms, phono stages, and analogue systems.

Models including the Hana SL, ML, and Umami Blue have become especially respected for delivering exceptional musicality, tonal richness, and analogue realism relative to their price categories. As customers move further through the Hana range, improvements in stylus profile, body construction, and generator refinement contribute to greater transparency, spatial realism, and dynamic nuance while maintaining the smooth and highly engaging character the brand is known for.

At HeyNow Hi-Fi, Geoff and his experienced analogue setup team provide careful cartridge installation, alignment, compliance matching, and phono stage optimisation to ensure Hana cartridges perform at their full potential within each customer’s vinyl playback system.

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