My Sonic Lab Signature Platinum

How is the Hana ?

How do you like the Art 1000?

I had an ART-1000 and it was a very competent high end cartridge with a very cool/interesting implementation. I found it to lie between my Transfiguraton Proteus and Ortofon Anna (neutral to rich) which meant I couldn’t justify keeping it.
Later I got a Koetsu Onyx which replaced my Proteus.
I now have a Hana Umami Red, which I like a lot. It is more dynamic and detailed than my Anna and I decided to let it replace the Koetsu Onyx that I liked a lot.
Interestingly, the Umami Red had the "crudest" diamond mount, even compared to the awesome value for money AT ART-9. Perhaps that blob of epoxy is what makes the Red sound so good?

So now, I only have Anna - Cadenza Black Mono - Umami Red which I use interchangeably. If a record sounds too cool, I’ll use the Anna, too warm, the Red.

@sfischer1,

Interested to understand the reasoning behind you replacing the Koetsu Onyx with the Umami Red. I understand the Umami Red is a culmination of combined trickle down technology derived from higher end phono cartridges. Due to constant experimenting by designers, we arrive to these new types of cartridges such as the Unami Red. What did you like or prefer on the Red over the Onyx? How were the dynamics and voicing between the two? Sounds like a bargain if one is willing to dispel the Onyx for the Red.