THE NEW HANA S SERIES MKII CARTRIDGES FEATURE UPGRADES TO THE POPULAR RANGE

For the new Hana S Series MKII Cartridges master cartridge designer Maseo Okada has implemented a new tapered Aluminium cantilever with increased rigidity.

HANA S SERIES MKII CARTRIDGES

The Hana S Series MKII Cartridges also feature higher specified parts, advanced materials, and unique technical processes from Hana’s higher-priced elite cartridge models, like the Hana Umami Blue.

TAPERED ALUMINIUM CANTILEVER

Hana S Series Mk II cartridges use a new tapered aluminium cantilever with higher rigidity, and effective mass reduction at the stylus tip. Critical parts, including the Yoke, Pole-pieces, and gold Terminal pins, have been cryogenically treated.

NEW BODY SHAPE

The improved, non-resonant body shape, modelled after the Hana M Series, is damped with a matte Soft Feel Black elastomeric resin paint, and features a brass cap with threaded cartridge mounting fittings. The heavier Mk II cartridges offer better coupling with expanded compatibility to a wider range of tonearms, than the previous generation.

SL MKII GENERATOR

The SL MK II generator, as found in the Umami Blue and ML, incorporates an Alnico magnet and cross-coil using high purity 30-micron copper wire with an 8Ω impedance. This improves signal to noise, and reduces moving mass for higher resolution and trackability, and optimizes performance for a broader range of phono stages, says Hana.

HANA S SERIES MKII SPECIFICATIONS

Stylus – Nude Diamond Shibata

Cantilever – Tapered Aluminium

Magnet – Alnico

Yoke & Polepiece – Pure Iron/Cyro treatment

Coil Wire – High Purity Copper

Armature – Permalloy/Cross-coil

Output Pins– Gold Plated/Cyro treatment

Cartridge Housing/Cap – Elastomeric coated ABS/Threaded Brass

Cartridge weight – 8.6 grams

Cartridge colour – black

Output level – 0.4mV/1KHz SL MKII and SL Mono MK II, 2mV/1KHz SH MKII

Coil Impedance – 8Ω SL MKII, 23Ω SL Mono MKII, 130Ω SH MKII

Load impedance – ≥80 ohms SL MKII, ≥230Ω SL Mono MKII, 47kΩ SH MKII

Frequency response – 15 – 32,000Hz 

Channel separation – 28dB/1KHz SL MKII and SH MKII 

Output balance – <1.5dB/1KHz SL MKII and SH MKII 

Vertical tracking force (VTF) – 2 grams

Trackability – 70µm/2gr

Dynamic Compliance – 10×10-6cm/dyne

HANA S SERIES MKII CARTRIDGES PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

On sale: from September 23rd, 2024

UK Retail price: £645 and available through Air Audio’s dealer network.

HiFi PiG Says: Lots of improvements with only a small (£6) price increase over the first Hana S generation.