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BRAND NEW - JUST ARRIVED!

Shun Mook works closely with ZYX Corp of Japan, using their ZXY Premium Airy3 3D engine. The brand new Reference 3 cartridge features 6N single crystal copper coils, a micro-ridge stylus, and has a lower output of 0.24mV, 4 ohm internal impedance and a recommend load of less than 100 ohms. Sonically it shows more micro detail and improved dynamics. 

ONLY 25 CARTRIDGES MADE! MSRP is $7,000.

CLICK HERE for more information.

Please check out the latest issue of our July 2016 e-newsletter, which contains interesting articles, news, reviews, awards, sales and more!

CLICK HERE to read the July 2016 Newsletter

Another 5 star review and recommendation award for the very affordable Hana MC cartridges has been published.
Neville Roberts, Hi-Fi Choice (UK) reviewing Hana SH/SL:
"...starting with Elgar’s Enigma Variations with Vernon Handley conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra. My initial impressions are great. The sound of the violins achieves the perfect balance of being both bright and lively, yet smooth, which is certainly a tricky thing to get right. The overall performance is very good indeed... to check out how the Hana-SL handles female vocals, I play Barbra Streisand’s 'You Don’t Bring Me Flowers'. The song is brilliantly conveyed in the opening section and as the song progresses there’s no trace of brashness to her voice, just soaring energy. The Hana-SL gives a really sophisticated performance, which is very involving and refined... Both (Hana-SL & Hana-SH) are superb cartridges and are strong challengers to rival big-name brands at the price..." CLICK HERE to check it out.

Ian Ringstead, Hifi Pig Magazine, Jan. 2016, reviewing Hana SH & SL concluded:

"...I really liked these cartridges as they were fuss free and just got on with their job of producing great music. The low output for me was better but this doesn’t mean the high output was poor or wouldn’t be preferred by some listeners. If you only have a moving magnet input on your amp or pre amp then the high output version is a no brainer. £447 is not cheap, but for a good quality moving coil it is very good value and is the lower end of a popular choice of cartridge type for audiophiles into their vinyl. Full marks to Hana, who obviously know what they are doing, for putting their name to a range of excellent value for money cartridges for the less 'well to do' vinyl fanatic. Both cartridges work well in both budget and higher-end turntable/ arm combinations and are well worth seeking out..." CLICK HERE to check it out

Just arrived and brand new: Hana Moving Coil cartridges from Japan. Hana (華) means "brilliant and gorgeous". Hana cartridges are produced by Excel Sound Corporation of Tokyo Japan, an established 50-year old company specialized in OEM cartridge manufacturing. Available in 4 models:
 - Elliptical tip with low and high output (EL & EH)
 - Shibata tip with low and high output (SL & SH)

The low output is 0.5mV and high output is 2mV. EH and SH cartridges are usable with most MM phono inputs. The prices are almost too good to be true. Hana EL & EH retail for $400 and Hana SL & SH for $650. This is a very down to earth price for a great performing product. CLICK HERE to check it out.  

We arrived safe, but not without incidents, in Denver at this years Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. Room Nr.1 is set-up and ready for visitors.

Come by room 9022 and listen to a great Voxativ system. We put the following system together: Voxativ 9.87 system speakers, Voxativ 845 single ended mono blocks, Voxativ PA-01 tube preamp with MC phono, Voxativ signal and speaker cables, totaldac DAC & music server, dps turntable with ViV Lab tonearm and Shun Mook reference 2 cartridge. Power cables come from High Fidelity Cables and power conditioning from Pranawires. The component stand is from Gregitek and the amp stands from Langerton. Voxativ's mastermind, Holger Adler, is on site and will answer all your questions.

We're glad to announce another award for the ViV Lab Rigid Float tonearm - the 5 Star Award of The Ear magazine.

Jason Kennedy concluded:
"...the Rigid Float is a rather unconventional arm and one that ignores traditional approaches to cartridge alignment, but like another idiosyncratic design, the Well Tempered, it produces superb results. It’s one of those analogue audio products that makes you realise that the conventions followed by the majority are not necessarily the only options. There is clearly room for thinking outside the box and the Viv Labs engineers are to be applauded for their inventiveness..."  

CLICK HERE to read the entire review.

Shun Mook's experience with ebony material led to the development of a phono cartridge whose body and internal parts were all made from a specially treated black ebony. In order to make the tiny parts, no cost is spared to obtain micro machines to fabricate the Shun Mook parts.

Shun Mook works closely with ZYX Corp of Japan and use their best R-1000 engine as the cord of the cartridge. Each unit is then painstakingly tuned by actual listening in Shun Mook's preference Hi Fi system. This process usually takes about 20 hours. For analog fanatics this is a cartridge to behold. The production is limited, so call us and reserve yours now. CLICK HERE to check it out.