HANA Umami Black - High End Moving Coil Cartridge - NEW!

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HANA UMAMI BLACK – MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE

The HANA-Umami Black continues the brand’s legacy of “Brilliant and Gorgeous” sound.  Umami Sound - Wonderful Taste in Music.
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.

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 in 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 at 5 ohms.

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

SPECIFICATIONS

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