Hana SL MKII: Moving Coil Phono Cartridge
Why You'll Love It.
Dylan CraneBRAND MANAGER
The Hana S Series Mk II cartridges offer a refined audio experience with enhanced clarity and dynamic range, thanks to their advanced materials and engineering. Featuring a tapered aluminum cantilever and cryogenically treated components, these cartridges deliver the signature "brilliant and gorgeous" Hana sound. With improved compatibility across a wider range of tonearms, they are ideal for audiophiles seeking superior vinyl playback.
Technical Specifications
STYLUS
Nude Diamond Shibata
CANTILEVER
Tapered Aluminum
MAGNET
Alnico
OUTPUT LEVEL
0.4mV/1KHz
TRACKING FORCE
2 grams
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
15-32,000Hz
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Product Details
Hana SL MKII Moving Coil Phono Cartridge
The Mk II upgrade to our globally acclaimed Hana S series cartridges elevates both their musical performance and value. Master cartridge designer Maseo Okada introduces a newly tapered aluminum cantilever with enhanced rigidity, significantly improving the transfer of groove modulation from the vinyl record to the cartridge generator. The S Series Mk II cartridges feature higher-grade components, advanced materials, and specialized techniques borrowed from Hana’s elite cartridge models, further enriching the Hana “brilliant and gorgeous” sound signature.
The Hana S Series Mk II cartridges incorporate a new tapered aluminum cantilever with increased rigidity and reduced effective mass at the stylus tip, leading to greater clarity and enhanced music transfer from the vinyl record to the cartridge generator.
Key components, such as the Yoke, Pole-pieces, and gold terminal pins, have undergone cryogenic treatment to achieve a more natural sound.
The improved, non-resonant body shape, inspired by the Hana M Series, is damped with a matte Soft Feel Black elastomeric resin paint and features a brass cap with threaded cartridge mounting fittings. The Mk II cartridges, being heavier, offer better coupling and expanded compatibility with a wider range of tonearms, enhancing bass response and dynamics.
The SL MK II generator, used in the Umami Blue and ML models, incorporates an Alnico magnet and cross-coil with high-purity 30-micron copper wire and an 8Ω impedance. This design improves signal-to-noise ratio, reduces moving mass for higher resolution and trackability, and optimizes performance across a broader range of phono stages.
Specs
- Stylus: Nude Diamond Shibata
- Cantilever: Tapered Aluminum
- Magnet: Alnico
- Output Level: 0.4mV/1KHz
- Output Balance: <1.5dB/1KHz
- Vertical Tracking Force: 2 grams
- Trackability: 70μm/2gr
- Dynamic Compliance: 10x10⁻⁶cm/dyne
- Channel Separation: 28dB/1KHz
- Frequency Response: 15-32,000Hz
- Impedance: 8Ω/1KHz
- Suggested Load Impedance: ≥80Ω
- Weight: 8.6 grams
- Body Color: Black
- Warranty: 2 years
Hana SL MKII: Moving Coil Phono Cartridge Specifications
Key Specs
- Category: Cartridge
