The HANA-Umami Blue high-end moving coil cartridge from Excel Sound’s Master cartridge designer Maseo Okada-san uses special materials, classic Japanese techniques, and modern audio engineering.
OVERVIEW
The HANA-Umami Blue cartridge follows in the Hana “Brilliant and Gorgeous” tradition of providing the listener with sublime enjoyment. Embodying the true sense of synergy, the HANA-Umami Blue combines the essential ingredients of the HANA-Umami Red with the ALNICO based generator of the HANA ML.
FEATURES
The HANA-Umami Blue incorporates the Auricle™ body design, unique and exclusive to our Umami series. CNC machined from Duraluminum, it uses a special Melamine Thermosetting Process (MTP), enameling the body with a brilliant blue glossy finish. Sharing other key Umami Red ingredients, including the precision-cut Microline diamond stylus, Boron cantilever, and high-purity copper wires, the Umami Blue synergizes these specialized parts with the ALNICO magnet-based generator used in the Hana ML.
- “Auricle” open-air body design machined from Duraluminum A7075
- MTP enameled finish with POM inlay
- Microline stylus with Boron cantilever
- ALNICO (aluminum / nickel / copper) magnet
- Cross-coil core with high purity copper coils
- 8Ω Coil impedance with .4mV output
- Cryogenic treatment of key generator parts and output pins
SPECIFICATIONS
- Material: Duralumin (A7075)
- Finish: Melamine Thermosetting Process (MTP)
- Cantilever: Boron
- Stylus: Microline Nude Diamond
- Armature material: Permalloy
- Amature Shape: Cross Plate
- Parts material: Pure Iron
- Magnet: Alnico (Al-Ni-Co)
- Output Pins: 24K Gold Plated
- Coil impedance: 8Ω
- Output: 0.4mV
- Coil Wire Material: High Purity Copper
- Load impedance: >80Ω
- Cryogenic: Front York,Rear Yoke,Pole Piece,Terminal Pins
- Frequency Response: 15-50,000Hz
- Output Balance: 0.5dB/1KHz
- Channel Separation: 30dB/1KHz
- Tracking Weight: 2g
- Trackability: 70μm/2gr
- Dynamic Compliance: 10x10(-6)cm/dyne(10Hz), Estimated at 17x10(-6)cm/dyne at 10Hz
- Cartridge Weight: 10.8g
