HANA UMAMI BLUE 2023 WRITERS' CHOICE AWARD | POSITIVE FEEDBACK

"An upgraded version of the original and widely hailed Grand Master optical cartridge, it offers a rarefied experience, one not subject to the usual limitations of vinyl playback. Instead, it ascends to lofty Everest-like peaks of musicality that more fully access the hidden treasures buried in the black grooves of an LP."

"Sonically, the III has a wider dynamic window, lower noise, greater headroom, gain, transparency, detail, and resolution, with a new-found impression of roundedness, dimensionality, and density of tone and body."

"Low output and outfitted with a Shibata stylus, the Mono MK II is a sonic beauty…luscious midrange and lower midrange with exceptional body and dimensionality…"