Hana Umami Blue Moving Coil Cartridge Reviews

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JOSH SCHNECK

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“Great cartridge! Super dynamic, detailed, but not harsh or overly bloated. Love it.”

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Posted 1 hour ago

Matt Connolly

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“I replaced a Rega Ania Pro cartridge on my Rega P6 turntable with the Umami Blue. Bill Rudolph was very helpful during the consultation and sales process. I've put about 60 hours on the new cartridge and am very happy. Where the Ania Pro was energetic and lively, the Hana Umami Blue captures all the detail but delivers with a warmer, wonderfully lush sound quality. Setup on the P6 was easy with just a protractor and digital stylus tracking weight scale. The only concerns for those considering Hana Umami cartridges is they are quite heavy at 10.8 grams. I maxxed out my tonearm counterwieght at the very limit of travel to achieve 2 gram tracking. Also, the output is quite low so a high quality MC phono stage is highly recommended. In short, it's expensive but I'm very pleased.”

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Posted 19 hours ago

Bruce Heibrunn

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“Excellent cartridge I use it with SME model 6 and chord symphonic. My Unison research triode 25 caught fire so I bought a used prelude premium as it was all I could afford. Harbeth super HL5 plus speakers. I buy all my tubes from upscale.”

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Posted 2 months ago

Thomas Murphy

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Posted 2 months ago

“Amazing cartridge, detailed but not sterile. Great piece.”

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Posted 5 months ago

Ed Nickerson

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Posted 7 months ago

“This is my first foray into higher end cartridges. I didn't realize the difference it could make. Highly recomended.”

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Posted 8 months ago

“After upgrading my table from a Music Hall 9.3 to an Acoustic Signature Tornado, it became apparent that my Hana SL MK1 was now the weak link. The Umami Blue, like most all of Hana's offerings, hits way above it's price point. With the SL, highs felt like the cart was doing all it could to reproduce them, while the Umami Blue feels effortless, adding a delightful 'air' to the upper end. The low end is tight and never bloated, delivering the content of the discs quite beautifully. With good discs, the 'pop' from the needle drop dissapears in to a near perfect emptyness until the music begins. After inviting some (non-audiophile)friends and family over to listen to the 'new' system, the number one respone was 'I felt like I was in the room with them!' One strangely cautionary word- this cart is VERY accurate, revealing weaknesses in your system and the vinyl itself. Some discs that languished on my shelf, due to me writing them off as a bad pressing, poor mastering, etc, have recieved a new life, while some others now have their mastering chain flaws revealed! System: Anthem 225 Integrated, Tannoy XT-8F speakers, Trichord Research Delphini MK2 phono pre with upgrades PSU.”

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Posted 9 months ago