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
@petg60 Fair presumption about dealers for both Hana and Etsuro, although it is worth noting that in the USA they do not use the same distribution. Hitting that next ( Etsuro Cobalt ) pricing tier does open up the door to many very serious carts certainly. @macg19 Obviously you want better everything...but do you have some qualities on your wish list for the new cart?
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@macg19 Great point about setup- reserve a little budget for a decent protractor and vtf gauge! Developing self sufficiency in setup and dialing in is a great skill to have. I also +1 the preference for dealing with a cart manufacturer that offers full service ( retip and rebuild ) as that's a long term savings. I am in the trade and when I picked the two cart manufacturers I chose to represent ( Aidas & Tedeska ) they had to be excellent sounding of course, but offering full service was of paramount importance in the decision making process. Happy hunting :) |
