HANA Umami Black Phono Cartridge

€10,000.00

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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 5 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.

Read our blog post on Moving Coil Cartridges.

Please contact us for pricing information.

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 5 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.

Read our blog post on Moving Coil Cartridges.



    • Body Material: Duralumin (A7075)

    • Shape: Auricle open air

    • Finish: Urushi lacquer through thermosetting process

    • Cantilever Assy: Cantilever: Diamond /Stylus: Microline Nude Diamond

    • Magnetic Circuit: Structure: “OKD” generator with Inverted U Front Yoke and Integrated Pole Piece and Rear Yoke / Armature Material: Permalloy, 78% carbon-infused nickel-iron / Armature Shape: 2mm Square Plate / Parts material: Pure Iron / Magnet: Neodymium (NdFeB)

    • Coil: Coil Impedance: 5Ω / Output Voltage: 0.3mV / Load Impedance: ≥50Ω

    • Treatment: Cryogenic “OKD” generator with U Front Yoke, Integrated Pole Piece and Rear Yoke, Gold-plated Terminal Pins

    • Specification: Frequency Response: 15-50,000Hz / Output Balance: 0.5dB/1KHz / Channel Separation: 30dB/1KHz

    • Tracking Weight: 2g

    • Trackability: 70μm/2g

    • Dynamic Compliance: 10×10(-6)cm/dyne (100Hz) / Estimated at 17×10(-6)cm/dyne at 10Hz

    • Cartridge Weight: 11.3g