Hana or 華 means “brilliant and gorgeous” in Japanese. Hana Phono Cartridges use high-rigidity aluminum cantilevers, and cross-shaped armatures, giving listeners a brilliant and gorgeous sound.
Hana cartridges are produced by Excel Sound Corporation (ESC)) of Tokyo Japan, an established 50-year old company. In 2015 they finally launched their own brand range of cartridges called "Hana" - 華. ESC pride themselves on their manufacturing quality and quality controls at every stage, ensuring that their hand-made cartridges offer consistently perfect results.
Both the high-performance Hana S range - “SH” and “SL” cartridges use a nude natural diamond Shibata-stylus, capable of excellent high frequency response, giving supreme transparency and excellent trackability. The SH cartridge comes with a High output 2.0mV/1KHz.
Specification
Model |
Hana SH |
Stylus |
Nude Diamond Shibata |
Cantilever |
Aluminium |
Output Level |
2mV/1kHz |
Output Balance |
<1.5dB/1kHz |
Vertical Tracking Force |
2 gr. |
Trackability |
70μm/2gr. |
Channel Separation |
28dB/1kHz |
Frequency Response |
15~32,000Hz |
Impedance |
130Ω/1kHz |
Suggested Load Impedance |
47kΩ |
Cartridge Weight |
5 gr. |
Body Color |
Black |