Description Hana Umami Black Moving Coil Cartridge The Hana Umami Black Moving Coil Cartridge continues the brand’s legacy of “Brilliant and Gorgeous” sound. 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. View Instructions >> View Specifications >> View Hana >> Features Diamond Cantilever – A HANA first. Ultra-rigid, precise signal transfer with astonishing clarity. High-Efficiency “OKD” Moving Coil Generator – Category first with integrated pole/rear yoke, inverted U-shaped front yoke, cryogenically treated for pure signal transfer. Inverted U Front Yoke – Controls mechanical resonance and magnetic alignment, minimises distortion, and reduces tracing error. Rare Earth Magnet & Hybrid Armature – NdFeB magnet with a 2mm square hybrid carbon-permalloy armature, hand-wound with high-purity copper for ideal energy conversion. Auricle™ Cartridge Body – Inspired by the human ear, machined from aircraft-grade aluminium with a black zirconia inlay for damping and elegance. Urushi Enameled Finish – Traditional Japanese lacquer artistry, high-gloss, resonance-controlled, and visually stunning. Microline Stylus – Mirrors the original mastering stylus for maximum detail retrieval. Cryogenic Processing – Signal-path components deep-treated for tonal purity and reduced distortion. Hand-Built in Japan – Each cartridge crafted by Excel Sound’s master artisans, continuing a 55-year legacy. 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.
