HANA UMAMI RED MC CARTRIDGE
When Hana decided to create a high-end cartridge, Master cartridge designer Masao Okada-san applied the concept of Umami combining brilliant materials and classic Japanese techniques with modern audio engineering.
Umami. /uːˈmɑːmi/ noun. The fifth taste category after salty, sweet, sour, and bitter. Officially coined Umami in 1908 by Japanese chemist Kikune Ikeda-san, it is that very pleasing or delicious flavor on the palette, a synergistic effect resulting in higher taste intensity.
ABOUT
The HANA-Umami Way
The HANA-Umami Red high-end moving coil cartridge combines brilliant materials and classic Japanese techniques with modern audio engineering. Ebony wood, rare-earth magnets, precision-cut diamond, high-purity copper wires, Urushi lacquering, and CNC machined Duralumin synergize under the vision of Hana designer Okada-san.
The synergistic relationship in MC generators between magnet, armature, and coil windings is a critical aspect of outstanding cartridge design; and like a signature dish at a Michelin 3-star restaurant, every element and detail working in concert results in a memorable and emotional experience.
All the major parts in a HANA-Umami Red 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 Red ensuring an intensely musical experience furthering the HANA “Brilliant and Gorgeous” sound quality.
Umami Sound - Wonderful Taste in Music
SPECIFICATIONS
| Body | Duralumin |
| Finish | Gloss Urushi Lacquer / Red |
| Cantilever | Boron |
| Stylus | Microline Nude Diamond |
| Parts Material | Pure Iron |
| Magnet | Samarium Cobalt |
| Output Pins | 24K Gold Plated |
| Coil Impedance | 6Ω |
| Output | 0.4mV |
| Coil Wire Material | High Purity Copper |
| Load Impedance | >60Ω |
| Frequency Response | 15-50,000Hz |
| Output Balance | 0.5dB/1kHz |
| Channel Seperation | 30dB/1kHz |
| Tracking Force | 2g |
| Trackability | 70μm/2g |
| Dynamic Compliance | 10 x 10(-6) cm/dyne (100Hz) Estimated at 17 x 10(-6)cm/dyne at 10Hz |
| Weight | 10.5g |
| Height | 15.8mm |
