The Hana EH Cartridge Sweepstakes

Register to win a Hana EH Cartridge (Total value $475.00) we are giving away.

About the prize:

The Hana EH cartridge is a high-output moving coil (MC) cartridge that comes in a moss-green body, weighs 5g, and houses a cross-coil generator. The synthetic elliptical stylus is mounted to an aluminum cantilever. Specs for the Hana EH include a vertical tracking force of 2g, trackability of 70µm/2g, and suggested load impedance of >47kƱ. The Hana EH is also plug-and-play-compatible with MM phono stages found in integrated amplifiers and A/V receivers.

Click here for more info about the Hana EH Cartridge.


To enter the sweepstakes, all you need is an account on this website. If you don't already have one, click on the link labeled "register" at the bottom of this announcement or "LOG IN/JOIN" in the nav bar at the right. Then, enter a username and a valid e-mail address, and click on the "Create new account" button. A message will be automatically sent to the e-mail address you specified, which will include a link to activate the account.

The final step (and only step for those who already have an account) is to log in and leave a comment right here on this announcement—any comment will do, as long as it's not profane or spam (feel free to tell us the name of your favorite record store/vinyl shop, where it is located, and why you love shopping for vinyl there!). Then, when the sweepstakes closes, a lucky commenter will be chosen at random to receive the prize. So post a comment, and good luck!

For complete sweepstakes rules, click here.

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

COMMENTS
Tom L's picture

me me me me me me me me!

anne's picture

Is…

Black Wax Records at 666 1/3 Main St. in Lafayette, Indiana.

It is a lovely little store..lots of second hand and new as well!

Very friendly, great to have a browsing spot in a downtown, in 2022.

ajpanic's picture

Favorite record store in Charlotte NC is Repo Record. Great people work there always fun to come say hello. Always some good used gems and a great $1 section.

audiof001's picture

EH were my grandfather's initials... how could this NOT be my cartridge?

mtglass's picture

Plan 9 records in Richmond, VA has been one of the best record stores in the USA for 40 plus years!

hearditontheX's picture

I’m looking to upgrade an ancient turntable. The brand I am looking at, SOTA, is said to pair nicely with Hana cartridges.

Noodlebluesman's picture

is my favorite record shop. Helpful friendly staff and a variety of cool '60s-'70s retro stuff PLUS fossils, rocks and minerals. This Hana EH cartridge would bring my playback system into the 21st century!

viridian's picture

Well done!

RinziRadio's picture

My favorite record store is Record Surplus in West Los Angeles. Have been going there for 25-plus years, and always find something interesting..... Fair prices too.

garrard701's picture

A great store! I just discovered it last year and it's such a wonderful throwback to stores from the 80s... although the prices are a little different than they were back then lol

elinter's picture

Please

orthobiz's picture

Vertigo Records
Grand Rapids MI
Herm, the owner, is awesome!

Paul

JoeESP9's picture

Count me in.

The best local place to buy LP's is Hideaway Music in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia. They also sell used gear.

Arvo Palm-Leis's picture

I like spinnin'.

'Specially records.

jek's picture

Spin me in!
Princeton Record Exchange.

garrard701's picture

Such an amazing store!

alucas's picture

I live in Arizona and 1 hour north of Phoenix, so when I need a great selection of records to select from and a clean invirement, I only hit The In Groove: 3300 N 24th St, Phoenix, AZ 85016. I must have purchased like 2 doz boxes of of his $2.00 on up records that are in the crates under all of the shelves. I have also set my sights on the Hana EL cartridge as my next TD-160 Thorens table addition. Money is just a little tight right now, but I will get there. Thank you for the chance to enter this drawing, hope I win!

alucas's picture

Sorry about the missprint, Hana EH, High Output. I do not have a preamp...yet!

horaciojervis's picture

Thanks for the opportunity.

homersoddishe's picture

(currently) Pops Resale in Lexington, Kentucky. (formerly, because they closed) Cut Corner records, also in Lexington.

mfadio's picture

look em up!

4323 Fremont Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 268-0702

pacsman's picture

Have vinyl: check
Have good turntable: check
Have good cartridge: problem. Need better cartridge. Please provide.
:-)

DAMP's picture

Perfect for my turntable

NigelNaim's picture

Somehow, I know that this will help me with my toothache. I need a win.

FransZappa's picture

@sugarpierecords - visit Antwerp Belgium, stock up on records at Sugar Pie Records located in the Gierstraat but be sure to save a few euro's for a Westmalle tripel at the Witzli-Poetzli bar where I have never heard a bad record played! The Hana can be send to Moergestel, the Netherlands.

drobin71's picture

Favorite record store would have to be the wonderful:
Record High in Phoenix
4242 E. University Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85034

Dylan Holly's picture

l have a couple of HANA Cartridges, they are excellent

mariojzz's picture

What A great cartridge. I would love to have it.

Stonehead's picture

I would like to try the EH if I win!

philgo01's picture

Be my Hana !!!

tra4411's picture

is my favorite record store. I always find something great to add to my collection at a reasonable price. Also, the owner, Adam Kirk, is a wealth of knowledge and provides some great recommendations

mdcomdial's picture

Include me in the sweepstakes

Spencer's picture

Yes, I would be pleased to win!

GaryS's picture

The Music Room in Chestertown, MD.

dhaskell's picture

LA

flmtnbeachbum's picture

and I even like the color!

kb54's picture

My son will love his new cartridge!

Arvo Palm-Leis's picture

That's a lot of mhos!

What would Mr Siemens say?

PotatoJunkie's picture

Can't go to record shops..... too dangerous!
But when I do go it is to Sunday records in Riverhead NY.
Shout out to Freebird in Dublin where I spent many hours and much cash in my youth!
ps I need a new cart!

jfschum's picture

is a great store in St. Louis!

Jeff0707's picture

Its in League City Texas. They have all the good stuff. the best part, a wall of Hair Band metal.

Signed up for the Hana, been a long time reader. Cheers!

wesm's picture

Perfect timing. I need a new cartridge

dolsey01's picture

Would love to try a MC! My favorite record store was In Your Ear records but they just closed recently. Have to find somewhere new.

TSOP's picture

Laury's is a cute neighborhood shop with a good mix of new and used vinyl.I picked up my copy of Booker T and the MGs' "McLemore Avenue" there.

msilgalis's picture

Lack of pretension and a very browsable selection. Great online shop.

https://tonedeafrecs.com

4356 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago. IL 60630

Hours: Mon - Sat 12-6 | Sun 12-5 | Tue Closed

Phone: 773-372-6643
Email: info@tonedeafrecs.com

m frazee's picture

Great used records as well as new vinyl.
Always can trust ratings of used vinyl, which is so hard to find.
Especially online.
Trustworthy

Dobro910's picture

My favorite record store is The Record Exchange in Salem, MA. Great selection and Paul is an expert on all things vinyl.

anne's picture

That used to be mine too! ..way back. Glad to hear that it’s weathered the past 33 years!

MrRom92's picture

I can’t tell you my favorite record store, you think I’m gonna blow up my secret spot where I get all the good finds? Then I’m gonna have no new records to try out this cart with!

alexdias's picture

I have read most of the reviews and comments on this cartridge, and it looks perfect fro my system and record collection. Good luck to me!

espodo's picture

Can't get enough of em! This cartridge would be put to good use on records, notably cheap heat bought at the mighty Hercules Records in Berkeley, CA.

Slammintone's picture

My favorite record shop is in Griffith Indiana called S$J Stereo. Fantastic collections for f old and new vinyl in great shape and fair prices! Jim the owner is the best.

Hairy Hood's picture

Melody Supreme.

dresnok's picture

Best record store is Enterprise Records in Portland, ME.
Bob is super helpful, has great inventory, and good prices

wendellkb's picture

great cartridge

azmoon's picture

it would be fun to try a Hana cartridge out

kruhlin's picture

and interested.

sfontanazzi's picture

Heard great things about their cartridges

ivansbacon's picture

Obsession Records - Anchorage Ak.
Great service and quality used records.

terrybbagit's picture

My favorite record store is Rhino Records in Claremont CA they have a great selection of used records and always have good selection of record store day titles

nebulax's picture

I'd give the cartridge a good home!

vreugdenhil's picture

Strictly Discs in Madison, WI

satchidananda's picture

Pick meeeee thanks

satchidananda's picture

amoeba hollywood!

Over-phidity's picture

Comeback Vinyl in Alpharetta, GA. A great selection on new a previously loved records with friendly service.

otaku2's picture

RBCV Music/Video/CD's at Brighton 2nd St in Brooklyn.
Great selection of new/used vinyl at fair prices, plus lots of Euro stuff you don't see elsewhere.

Second place: Comnpact disk Shoppe at Avenue U and Bedford Ave in Brooklyn. Small inventory of new/used vinyl, but top-notch RSD selections.

thirstmutilator's picture

My favorite record store is Lost and Found Records in Knoxville, TN. I grew up spending hours on end as my dad scored piles and piles of records for next to nothing in the late 90's early 2000's... I now find myself as an adult shopping there and constantly finding hidden gems... Thanks!

Lanzing's picture

Favorite record stores: Flat Black Circular and The Record Lounge in Lansing, MI

Idler's picture

Thanks!

freejazz00's picture

always wanted to hear this

djkzk's picture

Good luck to all.

CodmanDM's picture

Good luck everyone!

jconde's picture

Please enter me.

wbondsteele's picture

Enterprise Records in Portland, Maine and Love Garden in Lawrence, Kansas.

Jakers's picture

Hi. Thanks for your consideration :)

AaronB's picture

just getting into vinyl and don't have a favorite record store just yet but Josey Records might be my favorite so far.

garrard701's picture

For me it's The Vinyl Groove in Bedford, Ohio (near Cleveland). Good prices and selection and the owner (David) is super cool to chat with -- or just listen to him chat with other customers. Dig this pic https://www.ideastream.org/news/will-the-crowds-return-on-record-store-day

docwa's picture

Back in the day … worked there at Sam Goody records.
Loaded up on vinyl….now buy used at Mr. Cheapo

DeMeNC's picture

I’d love to do a little in home testing.

Xc99tf00's picture

Undoubtedly would be an upgrade!

Synaptic's picture

but my current fave shop is Ella Guru in Decatur GA. still manage to find gems that aren't overpriced in this day and age. Also, props to Decatur CD, for when you need something that's been released in the past week or so

mcrushing's picture

I live in LA and 3 of my favorites, Record Safari, Twelves Long Beach and Permanent Records Roadhouse just made this list: https://www.lamag.com/atyourservice/the-5-best-independent-record-stores...

But my all-time favorite is much harder for me to pay regular visits to: Superfly Records in Paris.

Hook me up with that Hana!

Realred's picture

Siren Records in Doylestown, Pa. Great selection of new and used records, tapes and cd. They do a great job on RSD too.

patunnell's picture

Check out Locked Groove Records by the Ball State University campus!

CoreyT355's picture

Music Connection in Manchester, NH is a great store. Tons of stuff to look through.

lpsteve's picture

I have wanted try this cartridge for a while...hope I win

mdriley66's picture

Hub City Vinyl in Hagerstown Maryland. It's great for its selection of new and used vinyl, tapes, and restored vintage audio equipment that would sound great with the Hana.

ajedesign's picture

Discogs is my go to for vinyl store, but locally Wax Trax Records is the place to spend an entire day shopping. Love my Hana SL moving coil cartridge, but would love to have the EH on my Thorens TD309. I'm feeling it!

ajedesign's picture

Discogs is my go to for vinyl store, but locally Wax Trax Records is the place to spend an entire day shopping. Love my Hana SL moving coil cartridge, but would love to have the EH on my Thorens TD309. I'm feeling it!

DolphinsOfHollywood's picture

Enough said in the subject line. And my favorite store/supplier/keepers- of-true-analog-stuff is the team at Audio Element in Pasadena CA.

nb439@cornell.edu's picture

Looking to upgrade on my Nagaoka MP-110. Best of luck to all.

Glotz's picture

Okada-san!!

Gary Thomas's picture

The mainstream hifi media are going way too easy on Mobile Fidelity regarding the recent revelation that they've been using a digital domain for their vinyl for nearly a decade, yet allowed the public to be conned, and all while reaping unprecedented financial rewards. As an example, The Absolute Sound have three MoFi controversy articles in their current issue, yet they gave MoFi and their CEO an outrageously pathetic kid glove treatment all-around. It was, and is, disgusting.
One angle essentially stated that since the music sounds so good anyway, and also since MoFi have been long-time vinyl enthusiasts, then all is well.
No it isn't ok, you apparently fake audio news journalists! As they say, fool me once, shame on you... absolutely! Then again, maybe they were in on the deception all around, as all took to finally bust the damn on the monster con was a handful of "What the heck is up with 40K copies worth of Thriller lacquer?" and the main man at Phoenix's The-N-Grooves doing a bit of actual investigative journalism himself.
And I sincerely wish that the new guys at Analog Planet, who this far appear to have only mentioned this story in posting one incredibly lame, evasive, and deceptive MoFi statement, would instead actually analyze, investigate, and comment much more thoroughly regarding what is easily the top audiophile music business story of the year, and maybe of all time.
After all, trust and confidence in this website and in hifi journalism in general, depends a lot on doing something other than whitewashing and otherwise ghosting a critically important story and controversy regarding a major player in the vinyl industry, and is also an important aspect surrounding the endlessly and needlessly deceptive and evasive information regarding whether or not an LP is all-analog or has, as we now clearly know MoFi does, a digital aspect somewhere in-between.

Thank you, and all the best upon taking the reigns from Mike Fremer here at Analog Planet.

PS Could someone please give me the lowdown on why Mr. Fremer seemingly left both Analog Planet and Stereophile all of a sudden. And did his relationship with MoFi and/or the vinyl resurgence in general have anything to do with it? I'm simply curious, as the timing and massive MoFi mess are almost way too coincidental to actually be coincidental.

Voolston's picture

I'd sell it and go up to a ML!!!!

Rob.H's picture

Nothing better than a new cartridge to add life to a table and arm. Just started to visit “Dudley's Records Vintage Vinyl” in Torrance, CA.

willy's picture

hana in my mind :)

BroLip's picture

My new favorite record store is Angry Mom Records, Ithaca, NY

BroLip's picture

My new favorite record store is Angry Mom Records, Ithaca, NY

FSTNBLBS's picture

Hana Yo! I'm yer Boyo!!

MikeT's picture

My favorite record store at the moment is Sound Exchange in Wayne, NJ. They have a new owner (for a year now), and he has made it so much easier to shop for vinyl than previously. Great people and great selection.

zen2000's picture

Would love to have this for my aging turntable

Ivey's picture

Lost Padre Rocks!

funambulistic's picture

I'm in.

Regcd's picture

Living in the Atlanta there are some great stores and owners, but a gem in my immediate are is Retrosound Records. Great small shop owned by a very knowledgeable owner, Ken. He's a musician and music industry vet who goes out of his way to spread the love to his customers. Visit if you're in the Kennesaw/Woodstock Georgia area.

Regcd's picture

Living in the Atlanta there are some great stores and owners, but a gem in my immediate are is Retrosound Records. Great small shop owned by a very knowledgeable owner, Ken. He's a musician and music industry vet who goes out of his way to spread the love to his customers. Visit if you're in the Kennesaw/Woodstock Georgia area.

TerryS's picture

I previewed a couple Hana cartridges at a recent stereo expo, was completely impressed with the analog reproduction.

TerryS's picture

I previewed a couple Hana cartridges at a recent stereo expo, was completely impressed with the analog reproduction.

Scarberian's picture

In Toronto, Kops Records on Danforth Ave is my fave record shop.
They buy record collections and get fab used LPs ,
Love it.

Jose Miguel's picture

Tengo la Hana ML con brazo SME y es magnifica.

bremble's picture

Everyday Music in Farmington, ME. Spent many hours there talking about music and buying music when I was young.

bremble's picture

Everyday Music in Farmington, ME. Spent many hours there talking about music and buying music when I was young.

vinylvin's picture

In, thanks!

pascalc's picture

My favorite record store is Pure Pop Records in Burlington, Vt. They have a great selection of new vinyl across all genres. I can always count being able to get the newest releases there.

kramth's picture

I need to give this cart a spin! Please pick me...

kramth's picture

ToneVendor, here in Saint Augustine FL is currently my favorite record store.
Dan is the owner and he does a fantastic job.

MotMot's picture

I try, thank you!

mkus's picture

Chicago here, for the Hana cartridge! Agree with the above poster, love Laurie's!

MrValve's picture

Would this be a good match for my Roksan Nima?

gvajay@rogers.com's picture

While I stand somewhat unconvinced of Vinyl vs Digital, I really enjoy Analog Planet's take(s) on things. I have been a "lurker" for a long time, but the Hana contest caused me to realise I was not signed up. Fixed now :-).

StrohsMcDonald's picture

How do we think this cart would sound on a Marantz 6300?

Bru Fi's picture

Would love to have a new one !

rrh's picture

Hana EH

gandl's picture

Subject says it all.

bvollrath's picture

I rarely win anything. Hope my fortune changes.

euganot's picture

Is my lucky contest

Wolfeman54's picture

Understand Hana makes Awesome product

Wolfeman54's picture

Understand Hana makes Awesome product

dasacco's picture

Put me in, coach!

Kerrreid's picture

Great products! Count me in!

sdbissell's picture

I ❤️ Analog Planet!

Kavahead's picture

STRANGER THAN PARADISE RECORDS

misternewton's picture

Hana EH is a favorite

xtrawj's picture

Yep should be mine RNG in play-=-=

alrau@juno.com's picture

Let's keep it in Jersey! I'll protect it...

mzanino's picture

This would make a nice upgrade to my rig

Philt56's picture

I have Pro Ject debut carbon with Ortofon blue cartridge. How hard will it be to swap to the Hana?

fbny71's picture

I’d L O V E this…

capecodder's picture

Of course!

tablezeep's picture

a new cartridge is always nice

Tardisrider's picture

My favorite record store is Used Kids Records near The Ohio State University campus in Columbus, OH. I spent a lot of time in that store when I was in college in the 70s. It has moved to a different location but still have a great selection of new and used records. And the people there are very knowledgeable.

LGraven61's picture

I've been intrigued by the Hana cartridges and thinking about giving them a try. Winning one would be a nice way to try them

Rmoondog2's picture

This would be so nice!

gringostarr's picture

Fingers crossed!

Mike Demler's picture

Now that I'm retired, I'm looking forward to having much more free time to enjoy my vinyl collection.

Mike Demler's picture

Now that I'm retired, I'm looking forward to having much more free time to enjoy my vinyl collection.

lotusguy's picture

audiophileusa in Los Alamitos, CA. Hope to see you there.

marko1's picture

a lot of my favorite stores are long gone, but I still get out there. record shows are one of my best sources nowadays

kuroda99's picture

This Hana EH would sound great on my Rega RP table.

jimhb's picture

Wax Trax in Denver is the best!

bdrury's picture

A great well run Vinyl shop is 33 1/3 Record Store, Newmarket Ontario Canada!

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