The HANA-Umami Blue high-end moving coil cartridge from Excel Sound’s Master cartridge designer Maseo Okada-san uses special materials, classic Japanese techniques, and modern audio engineering.

OVERVIEW

The HANA-Umami Blue cartridge follows in the Hana “Brilliant and Gorgeous” tradition of providing the listener with sublime enjoyment. Embodying the true sense of synergy, the HANA-Umami Blue combines the essential ingredients of the HANA-Umami Red with the ALNICO based generator of the HANA ML.

FEATURES

The HANA-Umami Blue incorporates the Auricle™ body design, unique and exclusive to our Umami series. CNC machined from Duraluminum, it uses a special Melamine Thermosetting Process (MTP), enameling the body with a brilliant blue glossy finish. Sharing other key Umami Red ingredients, including the precision-cut Microline diamond stylus, Boron cantilever, and high-purity copper wires, the Umami Blue synergizes these specialized parts with the ALNICO magnet-based generator used in the Hana ML.

“Auricle” open-air body design machined from Duraluminum A7075
MTP enameled finish with POM inlay
Microline stylus with Boron cantilever
ALNICO (aluminum / nickel / copper) magnet
Cross-coil core with high purity copper coils
8Ω Coil impedance with .4mV output
Cryogenic treatment of key generator parts and output pins

SPECIFICATIONS

Material: Duralumin (A7075)
Finish: Melamine Thermosetting Process (MTP)
Cantilever: Boron
Stylus: Microline Nude Diamond
Armature material: Permalloy
Amature Shape: Cross Plate
Parts material: Pure Iron
Magnet: Alnico (Al-Ni-Co)
Output Pins: 24K Gold Plated
Coil impedance: 8Ω
Output: 0.4mV
Coil Wire Material: High Purity Copper
Load impedance: >80Ω
Cryogenic: Front York,Rear Yoke,Pole Piece,Terminal Pins
Frequency Response: 15-50,000Hz
Output Balance: 0.5dB/1KHz
Channel Separation: 30dB/1KHz
Tracking Weight: 2g
Trackability: 70μm/2gr
Dynamic Compliance: 10x10(-6)cm/dyne(10Hz), Estimated at 17x10(-6)cm/dyne at 10Hz
Cartridge Weight: 10.8g

HANA Umami Blue Phono MC Cartridge