Kuzma Questions

I'm about to take delivery of a Kuzma Stabi Reference 2 turntable, as an upgrade from my two-armed Stabi S which has both a Stogi Reference arm and an Audio Origami PU7.

I plan to put the Stogi Reference arm on the mew turntable, but may also try my Audio Origami PU7 as well, since it has the same mounting arrangement.

I have a couple of questions.

There is currently a VDH Frog on the Audio Origami arm and a VDH Black Beauty on the Stogi Ref. I have also used various cartridges on both arms, including a Benz LP-S and Ortofon Cadenza Black.

The consistent impression I get is that the Kuzma arm, while colourful, with deep bass and great detail, is also just a little dry and grainy sounding. By contrast, the Audio Origami is more fluid and smoother. Would others who are familiar with the Kuzma arm agree with this assessment as slightly "dry"?

My second question: the Stogi Ref has a pivot to spindle distance of 212mm, while the AO arm is 211mm - a difference of 1mm. The armboard for the Stabi Ref 2 is drilled for the Stogi Reg at 212mm. How critical is that 1mm difference? If I want to use the AO arm, should I get a second armboard drilled for it, or just mount it at 212mm and adjust the overhang accordingly?

If the latter, is it just a matter of setting overhang using my Feickert protractor using the actual pivot to spindle distance of 212mm?