HANA Umami Black Reference Moving Coil Cartridge

Product Summary

The Hana Umami Black Moving Coil Cartridge is Hana’s flagship stereo cartridge, designed to deliver the highest level of performance in the company’s range. Handmade in Japan, it combines advanced materials, new generator technology and meticulous craftsmanship to produce a highly refined, expressive and deeply revealing analogue sound.

At its core is a nude Microline stylus mounted on a diamond cantilever, a first for Hana. This highly advanced combination allows extremely precise groove tracing, exceptional transient response and outstanding retrieval of low-level musical detail, helping the Umami Black deliver remarkable clarity, speed and realism.

The Umami Black also introduces Hana’s new OKD high-efficiency moving coil generator, designed to optimise energy transfer while reducing unwanted resonance. Combined with its rigid A7075 duralumin body, Urushi finish and carefully engineered internal structure, the result is a cartridge capable of exceptional resolution, strong dynamics and a wide, natural soundstage in top-flight analogue systems.

Key Benefits

• Hana’s flagship stereo moving coil cartridge for reference-level performance
• Diamond cantilever improves speed, rigidity and signal transfer
• Nude Microline stylus delivers extremely precise groove tracing
• New OKD generator design enhances efficiency and detail retrieval
• Highly refined sound with exceptional clarity, dynamics and realism
• Excellent low-level detail brings more texture and nuance to recordings
• Rigid A7075 duralumin body helps control resonance and improve focus
• Wide, stable soundstage with strong imaging and musical coherence
• Handmade in Japan using premium materials and craftsmanship

Technical Specifications

Cartridge Type

• Type: Moving Coil (Low Output, Stereo)
• Mounting: Standard 1/2" mount (threaded body)

Stylus & Cantilever

• Stylus Type: Nude diamond, Microline profile
• Cantilever: Diamond
• Stylus Replacement: Non-replaceable (retip required)

Performance

• Output Voltage: 0.3 mV
• Internal Impedance: 5 Ω
• Recommended Load: Please refer to phono stage manufacturer guidance for low-output MC compatibility

Construction

• Generator: Hana OKD high-efficiency moving coil generator
• Magnet Material: NdFeB (neodymium-iron-boron)
• Armature: Hybrid carbon-permalloy
• Coil Wire: 30-micron 4N high-purity copper
• Body Material: A7075 duralumin
• Finish: Urushi lacquer finish

Physical

• Pins: Gold-plated output pins
• Hand-built in Japan

What’s in the Box

• Hana Umami Black moving coil cartridge
• Stylus guard
• Mounting hardware
• Instruction manual