Garth Leerer-san at Musical Surroundings / HANANA USA distributor has just forwarded us this wonderful review, for your reference.

https://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2022/10/24/hana-umami-red-phono-mc-cartridge

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Final Thoughts
I think Hana has a real winner in its flagship cartridge.
It digs so much information out of the grooves and presents it in a very musical and pleasing manner, leading me to enjoy very long and engrossing listening sessions.
The generous specs mean it will pair well with most phono preamps and modern tonearms, and the sound signature is a crowd-pleaser, walking a great neutral line of being smooth without sacrificing one bit of all the engaging things like texture, image, detail, or speed.
It also tracks superbly, imparting very little surface noise by getting very deep into the groove when set up properly.
The Umami Red is not just the most engaging cartridge I’ve had in my system, but it’s one of the most engaging cartridges I’ve ever heard, and that includes time spent with very high-end systems and cartridges double its price.
For listeners like me who have hung out in the 1-2k range of moving coil carts for many years, the Umami Red represents one of the smartest “steps up” to the high end you can make in my opinion.
but I think Hana has presented a very good case here that this could be your “end game”.
I decided it very well might be mine, as I arranged to purchase my demo unit and keep it permanently in my system as a long-term analog reference.
That’s the best endorsement I know how to make.

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