Hana er håndlagde pickuper fra Japan med særdeles gode kvaliteter. De har på en måte redefinert hva man kan forvente av en MC pickup i prisklassen 4000kr og drøye 7000kr.

S serien er toppmodellen og benytter en nude natural diamant med Shibata sliping.

E serien benytter en syntetisk diamant med Elliptisk sliping.

Hana er Excel Sound corporation sitt eget merke som ble lansert i 2015. Excel Sound corporation har mer enn 50 års erfaring med produksjon av pickuper for en lang rekke kjente(og ukjente) merkevarer innen high-end segmentet. De kan pickuper og har med sine Hana pickuper lagd 4 pickuper som virkelig gir valuta (og ekte håndtverk) for pengene. Prøv og du vil ikke bli skuffet! Disse tåler sammenligning med dyrere alternativer.

Uttalelser om Hana SL:

"The Hana-SL is the gem of the lineup and can easily fit in any 'table/'arm combination that will accommodate a 0.5mV output. With the Hana-SL, the user can rest assured the cartridge will support the next 'table/'arm "upgrade" and will provide a clear baseline from which to judge if any future cartridge "upgrade" is warranted. The Hana-SL is strongly being considered as an addition to my choices of moving-coil cartridges to use for 'table/'arm evaluations and - more importantly - musical enjoyment. Yes, it's that good." - Andre Jennings, The Absolute Sound, February 2017

"A slam-dunk for one of TAS' Phono Cartrige of the Year Awards." - The Absolute Sound 2017 Product of the Year Award Winner, January 2018

"In a sea of $10,000-ish super-cartridges, what's a vinyl-playing audiophile with discriminating tastes to do? For that matter, what's a sub-$999-budgetted audiophile to do? The $750 Hana SL is a cartridge that sets a baseline of fine performance" - Andre Jennings, The Absolute Sound, September 2017


Tester Hana SL:
https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2016/12/04/hana-sl-low-price-a-most-exquisite-sound/
https://www.stereo.net.au/reviews/review-hana-sl-phono-cartridge
http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/hana_sl_e.html
http://audiofi.net/2017/11/quiet-hana-is-all-you-need/
http://www.the-ear.net/review-hardware/hana-eh-and-sl-moving-coil-cartridges
http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/excel-sound-corporation-hana-e-and-s-series-moving-coil-cartridges/

Model HANA-EH
Stylus Profile Elliptical
Cantilever Aluminum
Output level at 1KHz 2mv
Output balance at 1KHz<2dB
Vertical Tracking force 2gr
Trackability 70?m/2gr
Separation at 1KHz 25dB
Frequency response 15-25,000Hz
Impedance at 1KHz 130?
Suggested load 47K?
Cartridge weight 5gr
Body Color Moss Green



Model HANA-EL
Stylus Profile Elliptical
Cantilever Aluminum
Output level at 1KHz 0.5mv
Output balance at 1KHz<2dB
Vertical Tracking force 2gr
Trackability 70?m/2gr
Separation at 1KHz 25dB
Frequency response 15-25,000Hz
Impedance at 1KHz 30?
Suggested load >400?
Cartridge weight 5gr
Body Color Moss Green


Model HANA-SH
Stylus Profile Natural Diamond Shibata
Cantilever Aluminum
Output level at 1KHz 2mv
Output balance at 1KHz<1.5dB
Vertical Tracking force 2gr
Trackability 70?m/2gr
Separation at 1KHz 28dB
Frequency response 15-32,000Hz
Impedance at 1KHz 130?
Suggested load 47K?
Cartridge weight 5gr
Body Color Black



Model HANA-SL
Stylus Profile Natural Diamond Shibata
Cantilever Aluminum
Output level at 1KHz 0.5mv
Output balance at 1KHz<1.5dB
Vertical Tracking force 2gr
Trackability 70?m/2gr
Separation at 1KHz 28dB
Frequency response 15-32,000Hz
Impedance at 1KHz 30?
Suggested load >400?
Cartridge weight 5gr
Body Color Black