“ …the Black sounded surprisingly extraordinary in the areas of palpable instrumental/vocal timbre, transparency, speed, and clarity right out of the box.”
APRIL 2, 2026
“A New Overachiever Overachieves More!”
“The Hana SL MK II becomes the new low-cost overachiever, outdoing nearly everything the cartridge it replaces did so well.”
“The SL MK II captured the complex harmonics from multiple strings with such ease and flow that I ended up listening to the entire 3-LP set.”
Hana SL MK II Retail $850
Check out the entire review by Andre Jennings in your April 2025 issue of The Absolute Sound or online at Zinio.com
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