ML2

About the ML2

The Hana ML-2 is a high-performance low-output moving coil (MC) stereo cartridge featuring a Nude Microline stylus tip and an aluminum cantilever. It utilizes a pure iron magnetic circuit with cryogenic treatment and high purity copper coil wire, housed in a POM (Delrin) and brass body. The cartridge weighs approximately 9.5 grams, making it compatible with a wide range of tonearms. It offers an output level of 0.4 mV at 1 kHz, an impedance of 8 ohms at 1 kHz, and a suggested load impedance greater than 100 ohms. The frequency response spans from 12 Hz to 45,000 Hz, with channel separation of 30 dB at 1 kHz and trackability of 70 microns at 2 grams tracking force. The compliance is 10 x 10^-6 cm/dyne, and the vertical tracking force is 2 grams. The cartridge is designed to fit precisely into vinyl grooves, providing rich detail, excellent damping, lush linearity, and dynamic consistency. It is manufactured by Excel Sound Corporation in Japan and distributed by Air Audio Distribution in the UK. The ML-2 is noted for its high specification parts, cryogenically processed materials, and deluxe performance in its price class, retailing around £995.