Cartridges — HANA Umami Black

The Umami Black is a moving-coil phono cartridge from HANA, sitting above the MH with a sophisticated Microline Nude Diamond stylus on a diamond cantilever. The Umami Black brings HANA's more accomplished current engineering to a serious analogue playback front end.

Key specs that matter

The cartridge uses a moving-coil design with a sophisticated Microline Nude Diamond stylus profile mounted on a distinctive diamond cantilever - a material choice offering exceptional rigidity and resonance control. The body uses duralumin construction. Output voltage is a low 0.3mV at 5cm/sec. Frequency response spans an exceptionally wide 15Hz to 50,000Hz within plus-or-minus 3dB. Internal impedance is a remarkably low 5 ohms, with channel separation at 30dB at 1,000Hz. Recommended load exceeds 50 ohms. Weight is 11.3g.

Sound and use context

Expect an accurate, detailed tracking performance reflecting the sophisticated diamond cantilever's exceptional rigidity, representing HANA's more accomplished current cartridge engineering above the MH.

Pairing

The low 0.3mV output voltage requires a phono stage with substantial MC gain, and the recommended over-50-ohm load should be matched accordingly.

Alternatives

HANA's own Umami Red offers a related model with a boron cantilever and ebony wood body within the same broader cartridge catalogue.