The Hana Umami Blue delivers sound performance that is truly spectacular. Its Microline stylus, paired with an aluminum cantilever, ensures precise tracking and incredible detail retrieval. This cartridge captures the full spectrum of your music, providing a soundstage that is expansive and immersive. The midrange is rich and natural, the highs are crystalline, and the bass is deep and controlled. Whether you're listening to the delicate textures of a solo acoustic performance or the complex layers of a symphony orchestra, the Hana Umami Blue brings your records to life with exceptional clarity and musicality.
- Stylus Profile: Microline – Ensures the highest level of precision and detail retrieval, capturing every nuance of the music.
- Cantilever: Aluminum – Provides an optimal balance of rigidity and lightness, enhancing overall sound quality.
- Coil Material: High-purity copper wire – Ensures a clean and transparent signal path for superior audio reproduction.
- Output Level: 0.4mV – Low output for maximum detail and dynamic range, requiring a compatible MC phono preamp.
- Condition
- Brand New
- Factory Specs
Stylus Microline
Cantilever Boron
Magnetic Circuitry Pure Iron/Cryo Treatment
Coil Wire High Purity Copper
Output Level 0.4 mv
Output Balance 0.5/1kHz
Trackability 70 µm/2g
Channel Separation 30dB/1kHz
Frequency Response 15-50,000Hz
Coil Impedance 8Ω/1kHz
Suggested Load Impedance > 80Ω
Magnet Alnico
Vertical Tracking Force 2g
Cartridge Weight 10.8g
Body Material Duralumin (A7075)
Body Finish Melamine Thermosetting Process (MTP)
Warranty 2 years
- Liner Notes
The HANA-Umami Blue high-end 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.
- Packing
- We'll deliver this piece in its original factory box, so you can be sure it will be protected just as hana intended.
- Shipping
- This piece ships to the contiguous United States for a flat rate of $25, which includes our packaging and our insurance. Of course, we'll ship anywhere in the world, just drop us a line and we'll give you an estimate – even if you're just curious.
- Stock No.
- 8716107317469
The Hana Umami Blue delivers sound performance that is truly spectacular. Its Microline stylus, paired with an aluminum cantilever, ensures precise tracking and incredible detail retrieval. This cartridge captures the full spectrum of your music, providing a soundstage that is expansive and immersive. The midrange is rich and natural, the highs are crystalline, and the bass is deep and controlled. Whether you're listening to the delicate textures of a solo acoustic performance or the complex layers of a symphony orchestra, the Hana Umami Blue brings your records to life with exceptional clarity and musicality.
- Stylus Profile: Microline – Ensures the highest level of precision and detail retrieval, capturing every nuance of the music.
- Cantilever: Aluminum – Provides an optimal balance of rigidity and lightness, enhancing overall sound quality.
- Coil Material: High-purity copper wire – Ensures a clean and transparent signal path for superior audio reproduction.
- Output Level: 0.4mV – Low output for maximum detail and dynamic range, requiring a compatible MC phono preamp.
Condition
Brand New
Factory Specs
Stylus Microline
Cantilever Boron
Magnetic Circuitry Pure Iron/Cryo Treatment
Coil Wire High Purity Copper
Output Level 0.4 mv
Output Balance 0.5/1kHz
Trackability 70 µm/2g
Channel Separation 30dB/1kHz
Frequency Response 15-50,000Hz
Coil Impedance 8Ω/1kHz
Suggested Load Impedance > 80Ω
Magnet Alnico
Vertical Tracking Force 2g
Cartridge Weight 10.8g
Body Material Duralumin (A7075)
Body Finish Melamine Thermosetting Process (MTP)
Warranty 2 years
Liner Notes
The HANA-Umami Blue high-end 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.
Packing
We'll deliver this piece in its original factory box, so you can be sure it will be protected just as hana intended.
Shipping
This piece ships to the contiguous United States for a flat rate of $25, which includes our packaging and our insurance. Of course, we'll ship anywhere in the world, just drop us a line and we'll give you an estimate – even if you're just curious.
Stock No.
8716107317469
