$4,250.00
The HANA Umami Blue cartridge follows in the Hana “Brilliant and Gorgeous” tradition of providing the listener with sublime enjoyment. The HANA Umami Red won accolades and critical acclaim worldwide for the highest achievement of sound quality. Embodying the true sense of synergy, the HANA Umami Blue combines their essential ingredients to establish a new standard for musical performance and value.
The HANA Umami Blue cartridge follows in the Hana “Brilliant and Gorgeous” tradition of providing the listener with sublime enjoyment. The HANA Umami Red won accolades and critical acclaim worldwide for the highest achievement of sound quality. Embodying the true sense of synergy, the Umami Blue combines their essential ingredients to establish a new standard for musical performance and value.
The HANA Umami Blue high end moving coil cartridge combines the vision of Master cartridge designer Okada-san with the history of special 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 Microline Nude Diamond stylus, Boron cantilever, and high purity copper wires, then combining these with the Alnico magnet based generator.
All the major parts in a Umami Blue are manufactured in house by Excel Sound with its rich history spanning well over 50 years. Excel’s highly trained craftsmen skilfully hand assemble the HANA Umami Blue, and all Hana cartridges, ensuring an intensely musical experience.
Is it any surprise that some of the world’s finest phono cartridges have hailed from Japan? I think it’s fair to say that the country has a passion for miniaturisation, almost to the point of obsession. From Bonsai trees to nineteen seventies Seiko quartz watches, a fascination with compactness runs deep in the country’s collective psyche.
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