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Hana SL Cartridge - MC Moving Coil Cartridge The Hana SL Moving Coil cartridge features a nude natural diamond Shibata stylus and high-rigidity aluminium cantilevers with cross-shaped armatures, delivering supreme transparency and excellent trackability. Its body is crafted from composite low-resonance plastic in black, ensuring minimal interference and enhanced sound quality. Designed and built in Japan to the highest standards, Hana moving coil cartridges offer an attractive upgrade to moving coil systems without the typical high costs. This makes high-end, hand-built moving coil cartridge characteristics accessible to a broad range of audio enthusiasts. Hana provides both low and high output variations, compatible with a wide range of phonostages, including quality MM integrated units for the high output variants. These cartridges are particularly well matched with REGA tonearms. Key Features Nude natural diamond Shibata stylus for precise tracking High-rigidity aluminium cantilevers with cross-shaped armatures Composite low-resonance plastic body in black Designed and built in Japan to exacting standards Available in low and high output versions for broad phonostage compatibility Excellent match for REGA tonearms Specifications Type: Moving-coil Output level at 1kHz: 0.5mV (SL and EL), 2.0mV (SH and EH), 0.4mV (ML) Channel balance at 1kHz: Channel separation at 1kHz: >28dB (SH and SL), >25dB (EH and EL) Frequency response: 15Hz–32kHz (SH and SL), 15Hz–25kHz (EH and EL) Tracking ability at 2 grams: 70μm Compliance: 10 Stylus type: Nude diamond Shibata (SH and SL), synthetic elliptical (EH and EL) Cantilever material: Aluminium Recommended tracking force: 2.0 grams Internal impedance at 1kHz: 30 ohms (SL and EL), 130 ohms (SH and EH) Recommended load impedance: >400 ohms (SL and EL), 47k ohms (SH and EH) Cartridge weight: 5g for S and E models, 9.5g for M models