MOVING COIL CARTRIDGES
£389 (EH) £599 (SL) www.airaudio.co.uk
When I was asked to test these two cartridges, my ears pricked up, as I’ve been hearing great things about both their performance and value for money. Hana cartridges are produced by Excel Sound Corporation, a Tokyo-based manufacturer specialising in handmade Moving Coil (MC) cartridges. The company has been supplying OEM cartridges for half a century (though for which brands remains a closely guarded secret) and now offers a range of low- and high-output cartridges.