Recommend an MC cartridge

Are you working with a budget of $3.5K - 5Kish ??

The Umami Blue might be the one that Bridges the divide between Hana and Ortofon.

The Blue descriptions I have picked up, certainly suggest it is a few increments towards Transparent, which is where my experiences of Ortofon Cart's would be a description from a certain range within their models, as a perception of an end sound.

I was considering the MSL Hyper Eminent EX which sells for about $5,500 US.

Investigating the Umami Blue might supply info that encourages it to be a Cart’ of Interest, with quite a few $$$’s left in ones coffers if a purchased item.

The Link is an Older discussion on similar requested info.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/cartridge-advice-please-2

@dwcda

At $5k you should look at the Etsuro Blue ( Cobalt ). Resolving and very musical.

It is a substantial upgrade from the Hana's ( which are the Etsuro designers lower range ).

Personally I found the MSL nice, a little bit of warmth in the mids, but not as resolving through the mids as some others in that price range.

If your looking at My Sonic Labs you should also be looking at Airtight and Haniwa as they have the same designer…