Hana Umami Black MC Cartridge 0.3mV

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Preorder

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Description

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The HANA-Umami Black continues the brand's legacy of "Brilliant and Gorgeous" sound. Master cartridge designer Masao Okada-san of Excel Sound celebrates over five decades of innovation and excellence with his new masterpiece, featuring a diamond cantilever and new "OKD" High-Efficiency Moving Coil Generator. The Umami Black is much more than just an Umami Red with a diamond cantilever.

Diamond Cantilever

In a category first for HANA, the Umami Black incorporates a diamond cantilever, the hardest possible material, ideal for signal transfer.

High-Efficiency "OKD" Moving Coil Generator

Another category first, the Umami Black uses the newly developed "OKD" with the world's first "Integrated Pole Piece and Rear Yoke" and Inverted U-shaped Front Yoke, optimizing energy transfer from the diamond cantilever.

Inverted U Front Yoke

The U-shaped (bifurcated) inverted front yoke is engineered for both mechanical resonance control and magnetic field alignment, while also providing precise support for the diamond cantilever.

High-Power Rare Earth Magnet

Unique to the Umami Black, the rare earth neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnet is used for the high-efficiency generator, delivering superior energy conversion.

Hybrid Carbon Armature

A 2mm square hybrid Carbon permalloy armature, comprising 78% carbon-infused nickel-iron, is precisely hand-wound with 30-micron, 4N high-purity copper wire on Excel's proprietary machinery. This ultra-light moving coil has an output of 0.3mV and a 5 ohm impedance.

Special Urushi Enameled Finish

The HANA-Umami Black features an exquisite Urushi lacquer finish, applied through a specialized thermosetting process, bonding to the aluminum body via vapor deposition.

The Umami, not yet broken in was immediately lovable, mesmerizing, disarming, seamless in its 'wholeness'. It immediately produced for me the sonic equivalent of 'falling into' a loved one's photo. Top to bottom sound that was smooth but not soft, airy and complete on top, but not spotlit, generously weighty on bottom but well defined, nimble and not at all thick and bloated.....a masterpiece.
-Michael Fremer, Tracking Angle

Technical Specifications

Body - Material	Duralumin (A7075)
Body - Shape	Auricle open air
Body - Finish	Urushi lacquer through thermosetting process
Cantilever Assy - Cantilever	Diamond
Cantilever Assy - Stylus	Microline Nude Diamond
Magnetic Circuit - Structure	"OKD" generator with Inverted U Front Yoke and Integrated Pole Piece and Rear Yoke
Magnetic Circuit - Armature Material	Permalloy, 78% carbon-infused nickel-iron
Magnetic Circuit - Armature Shape	2mm Square Plate
Magnetic Circuit - Parts material	Pure Iron
Magnetic Circuit - Magnet	Neodymium (NdFeB)
Coil - Coil Impedance	5Ω
Coil - Output Voltage	0.3mV
Coil - Load Impedance	=50Ω
Treatment - Cryogenic	"OKD" generator with U Front Yoke, Integrated Pole Piece and Rear Yoke, Gold-plated Terminal Pins
Frequency Response	15-50,000Hz
Output Balance	0.5dB/1KHz
Channel Separation	30dB/1KHz
Tracking Weight	2g
Trackability	70µm/2g
Dynamic Compliance	10x10(-6)cm/dyne(100Hz) - Estimated at 17x10(-6)cm/dyne at 10Hz
Cartridge Weight	11.3g

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