HANA Cartridges
Craftsmanship and quality
Phono cartridge for every budget
There are Hana moving coil cartridges to suit most budgets, for customers looking for the best sound and best value in their respective price bands; be it the ‘E’,’S’ or ’M’ series, or the high-end ‘Umami’ series Blue and Red options. Remember, the High output EH,SH and MH cartridges are played through a Moving Magnet phono-stage, they do not require a step up transformer or MC head-amplifier.
The ‘E’, ‘S’ and ‘M’ series offer you the option of playing through either a moving coil phono stage (or MC step up transformer), or use a high output cartridge option through a moving magnet phono stage. There is also a ‘S’ series mono cartridge. Whether low or high output, stereo or mono option, the Hana cartridge ranges offer real musicality and value.
50 Years of Cartridge Design
Excel Sound Corporation developed the HANA MC cartridge, combining their 50 years of cartridge design with parts manufacturing expertise using modern industrial technologies. Excel realises these designs with high quality materials and long established hand assembling techniques for the most musical sound quality. Combined with 100% laboratory testing to ensure the highest performance and lowest defect ratio.
Skill-fully Hand Assembled
Excel Sound artisan builders hand assemble all the parts into a perfectly finished product. This precise hand assembly and the fine adjustments by Excel Sound's renown craftsman achieve the consistent "brilliant and gorgeous” HANA sound.
Exceptional Quality Assured
HANA phono cartridges are constructed of delicate parts, carefully hand assembled by skilled craftsman, and laboratory tested at the Japanese factory. This ensures both very high reliability and durability, providing years of musical enjoyment.
Origins of HANA
In 2015, it was very fortunate to once again meet Masao Okada-san, founder of Excel Sound, who I had the pleasure of knowing for almost 40 years. With the renewed interest in LP playback, Okada-san developed the HANA line of moving coil cartridges for our exclusive export. We are privileged to be partners with Excel Sound and without our long-standing friendship, HANA moving coil cartridges would never have been launched.
The HANA “brilliant and gorgeous” sound is now globally available to all music lovers, without an extreme financial burden on your equipment budget. Indeed, a HANA purchase allows you to buy more of your favourite vinyl records - which is the real reason for buying a good phono cartridge in the first place!
Hiroshi Ishihara, Youtek Corporation
Excel Sound Cartridge Master
Masao Okada-san, who began researching phono cartridge design in 1964, opened the Excel factory in Tokyo in 1970. His skills and expertise have been shared with the artisans employed by Excel Sound who build HANA cartridges.