You might consider the Hana EH at $475 as an upgrade. Even though they both have elliptical styli, the MC engine in the Hana has a different response than the MM engine of the Ortofon 2M. I currently use a Hana SL on one turntable and the 2M Blue on a second. When the 2M Blue stylus wears out, I'm replacing it with a Hana EH. I love my SL, but the SH is too pricey for my second turntable usage.
The caveat is that with 2 mV output with the EH versus 5 mV with the 2M series, you will need to crank up the amp more to get the same volume. If the Pioneer phono is not "clean", you'd get more noise coming out. My 2M Blue sounded much better when I upgraded the phono preamp, so much so that I deferred an immediate cartridge upgrade to wait until the 2M Blue wore out.
These Hana cartridges couple high performance with value for money, meaning there’s very little for Long Live Vinyl not to like. When I was asked to test these two cartridges, my ears pricked up, a…
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