Hana SH high output moving coil Cartridge

The Hana SH, High output Moving Coil cartridge has a nude natural diamond Shibata-stylus capable of excellent high frequency response. A high rigidity aluminium cantilever with cross-shaped armature offers supreme transparency and excellent trackability. The body is manufactured from a composite low resonance plastic material in black. 

Moving Coil sound quality through a Moving Magnet (MM) phono stage.

The Hana SH brings to the listener terrific musical insight and musicality referenced against similar priced cartridges, with low surface noise and all-round ability. The SH (Shibata High output) offers 2.0mv/1KHz output so is for use with a moving magnet phono stage, offering Moving Coil sound quality. 

2 year guarantee and a new for old or damaged replacement service.

TNT AUDIO REVIEW EXTRACT:

The Hana SL Low-Output MC Cartridge  Or Punching above its weight

. in the review period I also compared the Hana to the Dynavector 20×2 and D17, and the Music Maker Classic all considerably more expensive. In all cases these more expensive cartridges shone brighter in certain areas, but overall, it was the Hana that I preferred.  The Hana on the other hand makes you forget the nature of the reproduction chain its handling of the most tricky elements of vinyl recordings sibilants, lack of surface noise and end-of-side wear inevitably help here, but its more than that.

On some recordings I found myself preferring it to all other cartridges regardless of price, and given that the Hana is right at the bottom of the Moving Coil pile price-wise this is nothing short of astonishing.

Hi Fi CHOICE REVIEW EXTRACT:

My initial impressions are great. The sound of the violins achieves the perfect balance of being both bright and lively, yet smooth, which is a tricky thing to get right.  I leave the cartridge playing for a couple of hours and then listen to the same piece again. There is a big improvement and the bass in now asserting itself.. To check out how the Hana SL handles female vocals, I play Barbra Streisands You Dont Bring Me Flowers. The song is brilliantly conveyed in the opening section and as the song progresses theres no trace of brashness to her voice.  The Hana SL gives a really sophisticated performance, which is very involving and refined.  

Both [SH and SL] are superb cartridges and are strong challengers to rival big-name brands at the price.

Specification:

EAN: 5055581834457
IDENTIFIEREXISTS: TRUE
MPN: SH