If you can stretch your budget a bit go for Etsuro Urushi Cobalt Blue.
Same company, so same dealer, things get really serious with Urushi line.
Anyone upgraded from Hana ML to Umami Red?
Happy Sunday! I’ve had the Hana ML (low output) for about a year on a Clearaudio Performance DC w/Tracer tonearm. Phono stage is Goldnote PS-10 / PSU-10.
I enjoy the ML very much but planning on upgrading in a few months.
I think the ML is very good for the money, and I’ve been advised that the Umami Red, while very good, at $4K doesn’t have the same price/performance ratio.
However, the US distributor offers a trade-in program so it appears I could get the Umami for around $3K. Maybe at that price the value proposition makes more sense?
I’d love to hear comments if anyone has made the same move.
Thanks