"...Hana Umami Red is a brilliant, shimmering star in today's moving coil cartridge universe. Most enthusiastically recommended."
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
"The Umami Red is the best-sounding cartridge to come from the Excel factory, and I've heard a number of them...the Umami Red provides deliciously enjoyable class-leading performance compared with cartridges in the same price range."
Andre Jennings, The Absolute Sound | 2021 Golden Ear Awards
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“…solid “A” rating. The Ovation simply blew the tonearm off a Technics SL-1200G, when the direct drive table sounded significantly inferior.”
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023