{"product_id":"hana-umami-black","title":"Hana Umami Black","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHana's new flagship: a diamond cantilever and a newly developed high-efficiency generator with a neodymium magnet, in an Urushi-lacquered duralumin body, hand-built by Masao Okada's team at Excel Sound.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Umami Black marks Masao Okada's five decades of cartridge design, and Hana is clear that it is much more than an Umami Red with a diamond cantilever. The cantilever is diamond, a first for Hana, chosen for the most direct transfer of groove motion to the generator; it carries a nude Microline diamond with a 0.22 mm square profile. The generator is the new OKD design with an integrated pole piece and rear yoke and an inverted U-shaped front yoke that controls resonance, aligns the magnetic field and locates the cantilever. It uses a neodymium (NdFeB) magnet, unique in the Hana range, and a 2 mm square hybrid armature of 78 percent carbon-infused nickel-iron, hand-wound with 30-micron 4N copper for a 5 Ω coil and 0.3 mV output. The whole generator and the 24K gold-plated pins are deep-cryogenically treated. The Auricle open-air body is CNC-machined from A7075 duralumin with a black zirconia inlay and finished in Urushi lacquer applied through a 120 °C thermosetting process, with silver and gold powder detailing in the Makie tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHana describes the Umami sound as harmonic richness, delicate texture, pinpoint imaging, sweet highs, solid bass and a you-are-there presence, and the Black is meant as the fullest expression of it. It is a low-output design, so plan on an MC phono stage with about 60 to 66 dB of gain or a step-up transformer. The 5 Ω coil also makes it a natural match for current-mode (transimpedance) phono stages. Hana suggests a load of 50 Ω or higher; 100 Ω is a sensible starting point for voltage-mode stages. At 11.3 g with a compliance of 10 × 10⁻⁶ cm\/dyne at 100 Hz (about 17 at 10 Hz) it is a medium-compliance cartridge for medium-mass and heavier arms, and the tapped mounting holes couple it rigidly to the headshell. A diamond cantilever and Microline tip deserve precise setup; please let us install and align it for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLow-output moving coil (MC)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutput\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.3 mV at 1 kHz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternal impedance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 Ω\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended load\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 Ω or greater\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracking force\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.0 g (70 µm trackability at 2 g)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompliance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 × 10⁻⁶ cm\/dyne at 100 Hz (est. 17 × 10⁻⁶ at 10 Hz)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.3 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStylus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMicroline nude diamond, 0.22 mm square\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCantilever\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDiamond\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagnet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNeodymium (NdFeB), OKD generator with inverted U front yoke and integrated pole piece \/ rear yoke, cryogenically treated\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency response\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 Hz – 50 kHz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChannel separation \/ balance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 dB at 1 kHz \/ 0.5 dB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDuralumin (A7075) Auricle body, black zirconia inlay, Urushi lacquer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHana Umami Red (samarium-cobalt magnet, boron cantilever, ebony inlay) and Umami Blue (Alnico magnet, boron cantilever)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePearl Audio is an authorized Hana dealer. Call or visit our Portland showroom to talk about matching a cartridge to your tonearm and phono stage.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50786234204258,"sku":null,"price":11500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2475\/2780\/files\/00-featured-square_e3590790-1904-4ce9-8c01-d08814a39f47.jpg?v=1793181958","url":"https:\/\/pearlaudio.com\/products\/hana-umami-black","provider":"Pearl Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}