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2026

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Jan/2026HANA 【WT-107】HANA-Umami Black has been reviewed, recommending most enthusiastically, by Chris Frankland-san in Hifi Plus 2026_Jan. magazine. UK
(2026.Jan.12)

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Jan/2026HANA 【WT-106】HANA-Umami Black has been reviewed dramatically as dream cartridge, by Matthias Böde-san in Stereo 2026_Jan. magazine. Germany
(2026.Jan.3)

2025

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Dec/2025HANA 【WT-105】HANA-SH MK II and SLMK II have got Stereonet Product of the Year 2026, Highly Recommended” Award in Stereonet magazine. International Version
(2025.Dec.25)

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Dec/2025HANA 【WT-104】HANA-Umami Black (UBK) has got Fabulous review with “Reference” Award in HAUTE FIDELITE in #275, December 25 / January 26 magazine by Bruno Castelluzzo-san. FR
(2025.Dec.6)

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Dec/2025HANA 【WT-103】HANA-SH MK II has got “Hifi+ Winner 2026” Awards” in Hifi + magazine, UK
(2025.Dec.3)

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Dec/2025HANA 【WT-102】HANA-SL MK II has got “Product of the Year Awards 2026” in The Absolute Sound magazine, USA
(2025.Dec.2)

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Nov/2025HANA 【WT-101】Hana SL MK II, SH_MK II have got wonderful review in “LP” magazine at Nov. Dec. issue 2025 by Christian Bayer -san, Germany
(2025.Nov.24)

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Nov/2025HANA 【WT-100】HANA discussion Youtube Video live_In-depth review with Downloadable sound samples by Harley Lovegrove-san. UK
(2025.Nov.2)

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Sep/2025HANA 【WT-99】Hana SL MK II has got wonderful review in “HiFi and Music Source” magazine by Ian Ringstead-san, UK
(2025.Sep.15)

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Sep/2025HANA 【WT-98】Hana ML has got wonderful review in “AUDIO, 7-8/2025 (summer edition) Magazine” by Radek Labanowski -san, Poland
(2025.Sep.3)

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Aug/2025HANA 【WT-97】Hana SL_MK II and SL_MONO MKII have got “2025 The Absolute Sound Golden Year Awards” in “the Absolute Sound Magazine” by PAUL SEYDOR-san and ANDRE JENNINGS-san, USA
(2025.Aug.11)

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Jul/2025HANA 【WT-96】Hana SL MKII have got another excellent review in Absolute Sound Magazine (Jul. 1. 2025) by Andre Jennings-san, USA
(2025.Jul.1)

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May/2025HANA 【WT-95】Hana SH MKII and SL MKII have got another excellent review and Red Fingerprint Award in High Fidelity (Poland) Magazine (Jun. 2025) by Wojtek Pacula- san, Poland
(2025.May.30)

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Apr/2025HANA 【WT-94】Hana SL MONO MKII have got another excellent review in the Absolute Sound Magazine (May. Jun_ 2025) by Paul Seydor- san, USA
(2025.Apr.25)

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Apr/2025HANA 【WT-93】Hana SH MKII have got another excellent review in Hi-fi+ Magazine by Alan Sircom- san, UK
(2025.Apr.10)

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Apr/2025HANA 【WT-92】Hana Umami Red (UR) has got 28 minutes long wonderful explanatory video by Francisco del Pozo san, Spain
(2025.Apr.5)

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Apr/2025HANA 【WT-91】Hana SL_SH MKII have got another excellent review in Stereonet Magazine by Chris Frankland- san, UK
(2025.Apr.2)

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Mar/2025HANA 【WT-90】Hana SL_SH MKII have got another excellent review in the Absolute Sound Magazine by Andre Jennings- san, USA
(2025.Mar.10)

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Feb/2025HANA 【WT-89】Hana SL_SH MKII have got excellent 5 hearts Award review in Hifi Pig Magazine by Stuart Smith-san, UK
(2025.Feb.28)

2024

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Nov/2024HANA 【WT-88】Hana SL_SH MKII have got excellent with the best overall grade ever, review in Stereo Magazine by Mathias Bode-san, Germany
(2024.Nov.23)

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Oct/2024HANA 【WT-87】Hana SL MK II has got first excellent review in Tracking angle magazine by Ken Redmond-san USA.
(2024.Oct.15)

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Oct/2024HANA 【WT-86】HANA-Umami Blue has got excellent review in Image-hifi by Eric van Spelde - san, Germany.
(2024.Oct.21)

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Oct/2024HANA 【WT-85】HANA-MH and HANA-Umami Blue have got wonderful review in Netherlands at respectively, HVT magazine and Hifi_NL magazine. Netherlands.
(2024.Oct.20)

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Jun/2024HANA 【WT-84】HANA-Umami Blue is awarded as “Meilleur Achat” by Bruno Castelluzzo-san in “HAUTE FIDELITE” magazine (#269, June / July 2024 edition), France
(2024.Jun.03)

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Jun/2024HANA 【WT-83】HANA-Umami Blue has been double awarded as “the 2024 Best Buy Award, and the Mono & Stereo Highly Recommended Product Award in one go.” by Matej Isak-san, Publisher
(2024.Jun.01)

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May/2024HANA 【WT-82】HANA-Umami Blue Red is awarded as “DIAPASON Hifi D’OR” by Vincent Cousin-san in “DIAPASON ” magazine, France
(2024.May.03)

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Apr/2024HANA 【WT-81】HANA-Umami Blue Red has got stunning review by Miroslav Maglen-san in “High & Style” magazine, Slovakia
(2024.Apr.03)

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Feb/2024HANA 【WT-80】HANA-Umami Blue has got “Hifi Pig magazine Editor’s Choice” with magnificent review in Hifi Pig magazine by Stuart Smith -san, UK
(2024.Feb.15)

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Jan/2024HANA 【WT-79】HANA-Umami Blue has got Beautiful review in VU METRE (VU Meter) magazine by Vincent Guillemin -san, France.
(2024.Jan.31)

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Jan/2024HANA 【WT-78】Hiroshi Ishihara has been interviewed by Vincent Guillemin-san, VU METRE (VU Meter) magazine (No.50_Nov.Dec.2023 issue), in France.
(2024.Jan.15)

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Jan/2024HANA 【WT-77】HANA-Blue has got “Product of the Year Awards 2024/ Phono cartridge” in Stereonet magazine, UK
(2024.Jan.14)

2023

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Dec/2023HANA 【WT-76】HANA-EH has got “Top Audio 2024” Award in ON- Mag magazine by Pierre Steinmeln -san, France.
(2023.Dec.27)

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Dec/2023HANA 【WT-75】HANA-Umami Blue has got “PF Writers’ Choice Award, 2023” in Positive Feedback magazine by Dave Clark-san, USA.
(2023.Dec.20)

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Dec/2023HANA 【WT-74】HANA-Umami Blue has got “Phono Cartridges of the Year 2023 Awards” in TAS (The Absolute Sound) Magazine by Andre Jennings-san, USA.
(2023.Dec.12)

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Dec/2023HANA 【WT-73】HANA-Umami Blue has got “Winner 2023 Awards” with terrific review in Hifi Plus(+) Magazine by Alan Sircom-san, UK.
(2023.Dec.10)

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Dec/2023Sorane 【WT-72】Sorane TA-1 has got beautiful French review, fixed to Transroter ZET turntable with HANA Umami Blue in VUMetre Magazine by Vincent Guillemin-san, in France
(2023.Dec.01)

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Nov/2023HANA 【WT-71】Umami Blue has got French first the highest compliment review in VINYL AND AUDIO Magazine by Jean Razzaroli -san, in France
(2023.Nov.03)

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Nov/2023HANA 【WT-70】Umami Blue has got another wonderful review in STEREO Magazine by Matthias Böde-san, in Germany
(2023.Nov.01)

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Sep/2023Sorane 【WT-69】Sorane SA-1.2 has got terrific review with “Haute Fidelite Reference Award” in Haute Fidelite Magazine, Oct_Nov 2023 issue by Bruno Castelluzzo-san, France
(2023.Sep.29)

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Sep/2023HANA 【WT-68】HANA-Umami Blue has got UK_first wonderful review in Stereonet Magazine by Chris Frankland-san, UK.
(2023.Sep.27)

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Sep/2023HANA 【WT-67】HANA-Umami Red has got another wonderful review in Positive Feedback Magazine September Issue by Greg Weaver-san, USA.
(2023.Sep.15)

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Aug/2023HANA 【WT-66】HANA-Umami Blue has got 2023 Golden Ear Awards in The Absolute Sound Magazine September Issue by Andre Jennings-san, USA.
(2023.Aug.23)

Aug/2023HANA 【WT-65】HANA-Umami Blue has got Products of the Year 2023 recommendations_Srar Component Award at Audiophilia Aug. Issue magazine By Jesus Gonzalez Monreal-san, USA.
(2023.Aug.12)

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Aug/2023HANA 【WT-64】HANA-Umami Blue has got first wonderful review in Germany at Srereoplay/ Aug.Issue magazine By Marius Dittert-san, Germany.
(2023.Aug.05)

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Jun/2023HANA 【WT-63】HANA-Umami Red has been awarded “2023 Mono and Stereo Highly Recommended Product award” by Matej Isak-san, Publisher
(2023.Jun.20)

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Jun/2023HANA 【WT-62】HANA-Umami Blue has got another wonderful review by Dean Cacioppo-san in “Tracking Angle” magazine, USA
(2023.Jun.15)

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Jun/2023HANA 【WT-61】HANA-Umami Blue has got very first exciting review by Robert H. Levi-san in “Positive Feedback” magazine, USA
(2023.Jun.11)

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Apr/2023HANA 【WT-60】HANA-Umami Red has got exciting review by Victor Kubal-san in “High & Style” magazine, Slovakia
(2023.Apr.15)

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Mar/2023HANA 【WT-59】HANA-MH has got exciting review in “Vinyl Audio” magazine, France
(2023.Mar.10)

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Feb/2023HANA 【WT-58】HANA-Umami Red has got “Reference Award” in Haute Fidelite magazine, France
(2023.Feb.3)

2022

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Dec/2022HANA 【WT-57】HANA-Umami Red has been awarded as “Product of the Year 2022”, in Audiophilia magazine, USA
(2022.Dec.02)

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Nov/2022HANA 【WT-56】HANA French distributor, Renaud RIBET-san /Delta Audio and H.Ishihara were interviewed by PP Garcia-san on a TV-set, at Paris Audio Video Show,2022,France
(2022.Nov.06)

Oct/2022HANA 【WT-55】HANA-Umami Red has been reviewed, as “One of the smartest “steps up” to the high end, you can make” by Michael Johnson-san, in Audiophilia magazine, USA
(2022.Oct.26)

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Oct/2022HANA 【WT-54】HANA-SL_MONO has been reviewed and got Stereonet Applause Award by John Pickford-san, a professional recording engineer and reviewer since 1985, in Stereonet magazine, UK
(2022.Oct.25)

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Sep/2022HANA 【WT-53】HANA-Umami Red is reviewed by Stuart Smith-san, Editor_HiFi PIG, as “Magazine Editor’s Choice” model (Aug.31.2022), with review award logo, UK
(2022.Sep.06)

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Sep/2022HANA 【WT-52】HANA - full range models will be well represented in UK's longest-running premier high-end audio show, “Hi-Fi Show Live” Sept. 10th and 11th. UK
(2022.Sep.04)

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Aug/2022HANA 【WT-51】HANA-SL is honored as “2022 Product of the Year Award, Phono cartridge of the Year”, by Andre Jennings-san at “The Absolute Sound”, USA
(2022.Aug.18)

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Jun/2022HANA 【WT-50】HANA-Umami Red is reported to score 10 of 10 points in all areas, which is something they have never seen before./ "Stereoplus", Norway
(2022.Jun.15)

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Feb/2022HANA 【WT-49】HANA-SL is awarded as the best phono cartridge in yearly 2021/2022 by “Audio Video” printed magazine. PolandUSA
(2022.Feb.10)

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Feb/2022HANA 【WT-48】HANA-Umami Red is reviewed by Michael Fremer-san in “Analog Planet” as the model, having brought great success to Excel and Musical Surroundings, despite considerable price. USA
(2022.Feb.09)

2021

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Dec/2021HANA 【WT-47】HANA-Umami Red is honored as “2021 Product of the Year Award, Phono cartridge of the Year”, by “The Absolute Sound”, USA
(2021.Dec.18)

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Dec/2021HANA 【WT-46】StereoNET /Australian_New Zealand magazine has honored HANA-Umami Red as “StereoNET Product Of The Year Awards 2021”
(2021.Dec.03)

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Sep/2021HANA 【WT-45】Mark Phillips-san Reviews “Hana Umami Red, At $3950, reaches that top level of phono cartridges where it becomes about you”, again in Parttime Audiophile, USA.”
(2021.Sep.03)

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Sep/2021HANA 【WT-44】Andrew Baker-san at Witchdoctor magazine reviewed as “The price and performance of the Umami Red puts it up there in the big league, New Zealand”.
(2021.Sep.03)

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Aug/2021HANA 【WT-43】Andre Jennings-san flies flagship HANA-Umami as “The Absolute Sound’s/ 2021 Golden Ear Awards”
(2021.Aug.12)

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Aug/2021HANA 【WT-42】DAVID PRICE-san at StereoNET applauded HANA-Umami as “the best I’ve heard at the price in terms of absolute ability”, UK ,Australia
(2021.Aug.10)

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Jul/2021HANA 【WT-41】Francisco del Pozo-san praises HANA-Umami, the highest, in Spain
(2021.Jul.27)

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Jun/2021HANA 【WT-40】HANA/Umami_Red is reviewed as “I need to get it playing on my reference AMG Viella V12 turntable” in “Part Time Audiophile” magazine(USA).
(2021.Jun.07)

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Jun/2021HANA 【【WT-39】HANA_EH is reviewed as a great pickup for starting "adult" analogue, in “HiFi Voice” Czech magazine.
(2021.Jun.05)

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May/2021HANA 【WT-38】HANA_Umami (Red), is reviewed as Godsend, one of the best cartridges, in “HighFidelity Poland” magazine.
(2021.May.15)

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Apr/2021HANA 【WT-37】HANA_Umami (Red), awarded “Products of the Yer,2020” in “Hifi Review” (Hifi 音響), Hong Kong.
(2021.Apr.10)

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Mar/2021HANA 【WT-36】HANA_Umami(Red),listed “Class(A)” in Stereophile/ Recommended Components(RC_2021), reviewed by Herb Reichert-san in Stereophile magazine, USA
(2021.Mar.10)

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Jan/2021HANA 【WT-35】HANA_Umami(Red),reviewed as absolutely recommended by Jan Nielsen-san in Pladespilleren magazine, Denmark
(2021.Jan.30)

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Jan/2021HANA 【WT-34】HANA_Umami(Red),put as his referebce by Sam Ho-san in "Hifi Review", Hong Kong
(2021.Jan.08)

2020

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Dec/2020HANA 【WT-33】HANA_Umami(Red) has got “Cartridge of the Year 2020” / “Award Winner”, in “Hifi-Plus” (UK)
(2020.Dec.07)

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Oct/2020HANA 【WT-32】HANA_Umami(Red) has got 98%(!!) point excellent review from Matthias Bode-san in “Stereo” magazine, Germany
(2020.Oct.20)

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Oct/2020HANA 【WT-31】HANA_ML has got "Applause Award” review from JAY GARRETT-san in Stereonet, UK
2020.Oct.07

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Sep/2020HANA 【WT-30】HANA_UR (Umami_Red) Reviewed, full of promise by Ken Redmond-san in The Audio Beatnik, USA
2020.Sep.22

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Aug/2020HANA 【WT-29】HANA_ML Reviewed marvelous by Andreas Günther-san in StereopLay, Germany (200818)
2020.Aug.18

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Jun/2020HANA 【WT-28】HANA ML reviewed marvelous by Marc Phillips-san in Part-time Audiophille.
2020.Jun.01

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May/2020Sorane/Abis 【WT-27】”Sorane” ZA-12 tonearm is honored by German “Fidelity magazine” as “2020 Award Winner”
2020.May.01

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Apr/2020HANA 【WT-26】”HANA”_Urushi-Guinomi cup “Gloss Piano Finish”, available.
2020.Apr.03

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Apr/2020HANA 【WT-25】HANA – ML is reviewed by Michael Fremer-san remarkably, in Analog Planet
2020.Apr.01

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Mar/2020HANA 【WT-24】Francisco-san/Spanish HANA Distributor speaks high about HANA-ML, Spain
2020.Mar.07

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Mar/2020HANA 【WT-23】HANA-ML reviewed, as being the best choice, in “Audiotechnique (音響技術)” in 2020/Apr. Issue. Hong Kong
2020.Mar.07

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Feb/2020HANA 【WT-22】 Francisco del Pozo-san praises highly HANA-ML in Spain
2020.Feb.27

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Jan/2020HANA 【WT-21】5 star review on HANA-ML in “Audio Video” magazine, Poland
2020.Jan.31

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Jan/2020HANA 【WT-20】 HANA-ML “Phono Cartridge of the Year 2019” in Hifi-plus magazine, UK
2020.Jan.06

2019

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Dec/2019HANA 【WT-19】 Another exciting review on HANA-ML in EAR magazine, UK
2019.Dec.24

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Dec/2019HANA 【WT-18】 HANA_ML has got “The Best of 2019” Award from The Audio Beatnik
2019.Dec.23

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Dec/2019HANA 【WT-17】 HANA_ML has got “Best of 2019” Award from Mono & Stereo magazine
2019.Dec.16

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Nov/2019HANA 【WT-16】 HANA_ML review from “The Audio Beatnik” in USA
2019.Nov.15

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Oct/2019HANA 【WT-15】 HANA_ML review pdf copy from “Haute Fidelite” in France
2019.Oct.22

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Sep/2019HANA 【WT-14】 HANA-MH photos from Different Angle (UK)
2019.Sep.30

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Sep/2019HANA 【WT-13】 RMAF HiFi Press Awards 2019
2019.Sep.06

Sep/2019HANA 【WT-12】 Listening Test :Hana ML vs Koetsu Onyx in Spain
2019.Sep.01

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Aug/2019HANA 【WT-11】 HANA_ ML review copy from Stereophile in USA
2019.Aug.01

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Jul/2019Sorane/Abis Sorane ZA-12 review copy in Fidelity magazine (Germany)
2019.Jul.01

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Jul/2019HANA HANA_ ML review copy from Hifi_plus in UK
2019.Jul.01

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May/2019HANA HANA/ hana (Urushi lacquered Guinomi cup) Collaboration
2019.May.01

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Feb/2019HANASorane/Abis HANA/Sorane/Planalogue combi. will be demonstrated in UK
2019.Feb.01

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Jan/2019HANA HANA-MH,ML Reviews (1), Earliest reviews
2019.Jan.20

2018

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Dec/2018HANA Further Awards and Reviews to HANA
2018.Dec.01

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Oct/2018HANA HANA-M series (MH/ML) are now available
2018.Oct.01

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May/2018HANA Sorane-General Brochures are now available
2018.May.25

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May/2018HANA HANA-General Brochures are now available
2018.May.25

Mr.Katsuaki Ishiyama

Mar/2018HANA HANA-SL(MONO) is now available
2018.Mar.20

2017

"Ishihara's deepest condolence to Katsuaki Ishiyama-san, who passed away on Jul.15.2023. May he rest in peace in Heaven,"

Mr.Katsuaki Ishiyama

Dec/2017sorane/Abis Interview with Mr.Katsuaki Ishiyama
(Sorane/Abis tonearms designer)