HANA UBK Umami Black MC Cartridge
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The HANA-Umami Black 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.
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.
SPECIFICATIONS
Body
Material: Duralumin (A7075)
Shape: Auricle open air
Finish: Urushi lacquer through thermosetting process
Cantilever
Cantilever: Diamond
Stylus: Microline Nude Diamond
Magnetic Circuit
Structure: “OKD” generator with Inverted U Front Yoke and Integrated Pole Piece and Rear Yoke
Armature Material: Permalloy, 78% carbon-infused nickel-iron
Armature Shape: 2mm Square Plate
Parts Material: Pure Iron
Magnet: Neodymium (NdFeB)
Coil
Coil Impedance: 5 Ω
Output Voltage: 0.3mV
Load Impedance: ≥50 Ω
Treatment
Cryogenic: “OKD” generator with U Front Yoke, Integrated Pole Piece and Rear Yoke, Gold-plated Output Pins
Specification
Frequency Response: 15-50,000Hz
Output Balance: 0.5dB/1KHz
Channel Separation: 30dB/1KHz
Tracking Weight: 2g
Trackability: 70μm/2g
Dynamic Compliance: 10 x 10-6 cm/dyne (100Hz) Estimated at 17 x 10-6 cm/dyne at 10Hz
Cartridge Weight: 11.3g
