Hana E MC Cartridge
Hana cartridges are exclusivly produced by Excel Sound Corporation of Tokyo Japan, a long time OEM cartridge producer. The Hana Series has been developed with a great deal of attention focussed on ease of use and set-up, as well as high performance reproduction.
Excel Sound Corporation pride themselves on their manufacturing quality and quality controls at every stage, ensuring their handmade cartridges offer consistently perfect results. Their expertise in design and manufacturing has produced in the Hana range, some of the finest sounding and value for money cartridges on the market today in their price ranges.
The lower cost E range "EH" and "EL" cartridges (same two High and Low output options as the "S" range) come with a synthetic Elliptical diamond styli as opposed to the Shibata profile empolyed by the more expensive S models. However they still offer a highly competitive quality sound, referenced against similar priced cartridges displaying remarkable detail and a beautifully balanced sound.
HANA EL SPECIFICATIONS:
Stylus Profile: Elliptical
Cantilever: Aluminum
Output Level @ 1kHz: 0.5mV
Output Balance @ 1kHz: Less Than 2dB
Vertical Tracking Force: 2 grams
Trackability: 70 um/2 grams
Separation @ 1kHz: 25 dB
Frequency Response: 15-25,000 Hz
Impedance @ 1 kHz: 30 Ohms
Suggested Load: 400 Omms
Cartridge Weight: 5 Grams
Body Color: Moss Green
HANA EH SPECIFICATIONS:
Stylus Profile: Elliptical
Cantilever: Aluminum
Output Level @ 1kHz: 2.0mV
Output Balance @ 1kHz: Less Than 2dB
Vertical Tracking Force: 2 grams
Trackability: 70 um/2 grams
Separation @ 1kHz: 25 dB
Frequency Response: 15-25,000 Hz
Impedance @ 1 kHz: 130 Ohms
Suggested Load: 47 K Omms
Cartridge Weight: 5 Grams
Body Color: Moss Green