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

User Reviews

All warranties are handled by the Australian importer - by filling in this form we will coordinate with you and the importer to get your product fixed.

Please note shipping costs are not covered by warranty.

If your product that you’ve purchased from HeyNow Hi-Fi has failed - click this link to file a warranty claim.