This global celebration honored 55 years of Excel Sound and introduced their new flagship cartridge, the Hana Umami Black.
OCTOBER 29, 2025
"Fast, timbrally neutral, non-mechanical-sounding, transparent and delivering levels of detail usually heard from more costly cartridges, the Hana ML is in every way an impressive sounding and performing cartridge." - Michael Fremer
Read the full review at the Analog Planet's website.
More info at hanacartridges.com
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