Michael Osborn-san at Air Audio Distribution/ HANA UK distributor has forwarded us this another excellent review article on HANA- SH MKII by Alan Sircom-san in “Hi-fi +” magazine (Mar. 25. 2025), for your further ongoing and powerful reference.

Following is its conclusion.

There’s one more feather in the Hana SH Mk II cap. It’s perfectly poised, both in performance and its place in the world.
This isn’t the cartridge you use in some grandiose tonearm that costs as much as a BMW, but it sounds fantastic in the sort of places where a sub-£1,000 cartridge might venture.
Its balance of warmth, good sense of rhythm and flow, and dynamic power make it the perfect partner for something like the Technics SL-1300G, which is also tested this issue.
Moving up or down the cartridge price points unseated that sense of effortless balance, making the results more uneven.
The Hana SH Mk II is an excellent addition to the cartridge line-up and goes to the head of the class for cartridges at its price.
I really can’t think of anything better in its category.