The hana el is no slouch either, probably the best sounding low cost moving coil on the market. It really has a way with bass, and has an open sound. Compared to my blue point no 2, it makes it sound a bit closed in. The sl will deal with sibilance a little better than the el, being a line contact. I load my hana between 400 and 500 ohms (loading plugs) with my musical fidelity lx lps. It also sounds terrific with the pro-ject tube box ds2.
