Cartridge suggestions for SME Turntable

I’d be interested to hear how the charisma sig one compares with your Hana. I’m in love with mine for sure!

@dodgealum 

Glad to hear you’re enjoying Charisma in your amazing system. No immediate plans to try another cart, I’m thoroughly enjoying Umami’s gorgeous well balanced sound :-) 

@lalitk Glad to hear it. When I look at the design characteristics of the Hana and the Charisma I see some similarities so curious if that translates into their sonic qualities. "Balanced" is perhaps the word that most jumps to mind when I think of the Signature One so interesting you used it for the Hana. That was something I loved about my ART9 as well--very even handed across all parameters. The Signature One has this in spades and then adds a host of other superlatives that bring it to the next level. There are now two professional reviews on the Charisma that may be of interest to those who are curious. One in Mono and Stereo: https//www.monoandstereo.com/2020/09/charisma-audio-signature-one-cartridge.html

And another recently appeared in Part Time Audiophile:
https//parttimeaudiophile.com/2020/12/26/charisma-audio-signature-one-moving-coil-phono-cartridge-review/

Enjoy!

I just appreciate reading about your experiences with the Hana Umami Red as I will soon be auditioning it on my Basis 2800/Vector 4 combination.  Just makes me more confident in my selection although a Soundsmith Paua Mk2 might be under consideration also!