Hana SL MkII Cartridge

Hana

Hana SL MkII Cartridge

Price
£645.00
Product Condition
New
low output MC cartridge

The new SL MK II has upgrades to enhance both the musical performance, and also to offer greater value at the S Series price point.  A new tapered Aluminum cantilever with increased rigidity offers a remarkable improvement in transferring groove modulation from the vinyl record to the cartridge generator. The S Series Mk II indeed features many higher specified parts, advanced materials, and unique technical processes, drawn from Hana’s higher-priced elite cartridge models, furthering the Hana “brilliant and gorgeous” sound.

Critical parts, including the Yoke, Pole-pieces, and gold Terminal pins are cryogenically treated for a more natural sound. An improved non-resonant body shape, modeled after the Hana M Series, is damped with a matte Soft Feel Black elastomeric resin paint, and features a brass top cap plus integral threaded mounting of cartridge.  The heavier Mk II cartridge offers better coupling, improving bass and dynamics; and with expanded compatibility to a wider range of tonearms. The SL MK II generator, is as found in the Umami Blue and ML; incorporating an Alnico magnet and cross-coil design, using high purity 30-micron copper wire with an 8Ω impedance, for improved signal to noise, and reduction of moving mass. These improved design features offer higher resolution and traceability, optimising performance for a broader range of phono stages.

2 year guarantee from date of purchase, plus a ‘new for old or damaged’ replacement service.

Specifications
  • Stylus: nude diamond shibata
  • cantilever: tapered aluminium
  • Magnet: alnico
  • Output level: 0.4mv/1KHz
  • Output balance: <1.5dB/1KHz
  • Vertical tracking force: 2gr
  • Trackability: 70μ/2gr
  • Dynamic compliance: 10 x 10 (-6) cm/dyne
  • Channel separation: 28dB/1KHz
  • Frequency response: 15-32,000Hz
  • Impedance: 8Ω
  • Suggested load impedance: ≥80Ω
  • Cartridge weight: 8.6gr
  • Bode colour: black

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