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:

Generator System: High-efficiency “OKD” moving coil with integrated pole piece and inverted U-shaped front yoke

Cantilever: Solid diamond

Stylus: Nude microline

Magnet: Rare earth neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB)

Armature: 2 mm square hybrid carbon–permalloy, hand-wound with 30-micron 4N copper

Coil Wire: 4N (99.99%) high-purity copper

Output Voltage: 0.3 mV

Internal Impedance: 5 Ω

Body Finish: Urushi lacquer on aluminum, applied via thermosetting vapor deposition

Designer: Masao Okada-san, Excel Sound, Japan