HANA-Umami Black – A New Reference in Analog Playback
The HANA-Umami Black is Okada-san’s new masterpiece. It features a diamond
cantilever and new “OKD” High-Efficiency Moving Coil Generator, and delivers
pure musical enjoyment that elevates the listener’s experience to new heights.
Diamond Cantilever
In a category first for HANA, the Umami Black incorporates a diamond cantilever,
the hardest possible material, ideal for signal transfer. Its exceptional rigidity ensures
direct and precise transmission of groove modulations to the generator, preserving every
detail and dynamic shift with astonishing clarity.
High-Efficiency “OKD” Moving Coil Generator
Another category first, the Umami Black uses the newly developed “OKD” with the
world’s first “Integrated Pole Piece and Rear Yoke” and Inverted U-shaped Front Yoke,
optimizing energy transfer from the diamond cantilever while reducing unwanted
resonance. The breakthrough OKD Generator is cryogenically treated to increase signal
purity.
Inverted U Front Yoke
The U-shaped (bifurcated) inverted front yoke is engineered for both mechanical
resonance control and magnetic field alignment, while also providing precise support
for the diamond cantilever. This U-shaped structure minimizes resonances, channeling
significantly less energy into overtone modes due to its shape and proportions. The
open-bottom design of the U Front Yoke creates a more homogenous flux field for the
magnetic generator, reducing saturation, and precisely locates the diamond cantilever,
eliminating tracing error.

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