Hana Umami Black

Excel are a sub-supplier to a number of other cartridge companies, so it's more likely that the parts in the Hana cartridges are their originals.

@dwette what table did you move to? I've been considering moving up to an Innovation from my Ovation. I've purchased a Kuzma 4 Point 9 and can't decide if I should mount it or move up tables. 

@j-wall 

 

what table did you move to? I've been considering moving up to an Innovation from my Ovation. I've purchased a Kuzma 4 Point 9 and can't decide if I should mount it or move up tables. 

At first I upgraded from an Ovation I had for 12 years or so, to an Innovation Wood with two 12" Universal tonearms (2023). This summer I upgraded that to a Master Innovation and also got a third tonearm (Tracer).

I've had an Umami Red for the past 5 or 6 months and it's awesome, and I bet that black is as well; I'd love to hear it in the same system, replacing the red.

I don't diss things I haven't heard because they're too expensive for my budget. 

If I was going to spend that kind of money on a cartridge, I would buy one of the more exotic well known brands.  If you don’t like it, resale would be much better.