Hana is derived from the Japanese term for “brilliant”, they create low and high output moving coil cartridges which have been receiving winning reviews, praise and awards since their introduction in the United Kingdom.

Hana MC Phono Cartridges employ highly rigid aluminium cantilevers, and cross-shaped armatures, which result in that ‘brilliant and gorgeous’ sound that Hana have become synonymous with. Competitive price ranges for Moving Coil (MC) Cartridges of this quality.

The Hana brand came about in 2015, however, they have been manufacturing cartridges for over 50 years under the name Excel Sound Corporation, based in Tokyo, who started off manufacturing low cost cartridges, such as the highly regarded Excel ES70 and by 1978 was producing MC cartridges, with particular expertise in high output MC cartridges and specialise in OEM cartridge manufacture. They are considered an underground Japanese company, they certainly will not reveal which cartridge brands they have manufactured for over the years.

The Hana Moving Coil cartridges come with two different styli designs; The high performance Hana S range “SH” and “SL” cartridges utilise a nude natural diamond Shibata-stylus, capable of excellent high frequency responsiveness, giving supreme transparency and excellent track-ability. The S range come in two output options offering either High output 2.0mv/1KHz (SH) or Low output 0.5mv/1KHz (SL).

The lower cost E range "EH" and "EL" cartridges (same two High and Low output options as the "S" range) are fitted with synthetic Elliptical diamond styli, but nonetheless offering a highly competitive quality of sound, referenced against similar priced cartridges.