“Listening to it will surely turn almost any analog lover into an adherent…the results are immediately audible…and you have one of the, if not the, best cartridges extant.”
"So…in the V2.1 we have a more neutral, more dynamic, better tracking, higher-resolution Goldfinger Statement. As moving coils go, it is unquestionably top rank..."
“This cartridge does a very good job of putting together poppy, fun, really enjoyable dynamics while having them sound like you would actually hear them if you were in a club or another performance venue.” — Tom Martin, The Absolute Sound
“The Hana Umami Blue’s ability to delicately handle multiple layers of musical dynamics, even when the album is pushing the limits, makes it a special cartridge for $2,500.”
"The Hana Umami Blue Moving-Coil Cartridge is a winner!"
"Concept Black is made like a fine Swiss mechanical watch; sonically, it offers overall musicality, image focus, transient authenticity, and dynamic conviction."