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Kuzma Stabi R mat?

Just received my new Stabi R.  It is a very nicely built table and sounds more present and dynamic than my previous setup.  I am currently using a Etna SL on a Kuzma 4P9 on the right wing.  Initial impressions are that this is a synergistic group (cartridge/arm/table) and allows deep information retrieval. 

This is my first Kuzma table.  In the past I used various turntable mats until I settled on the sound of the Achromat.  The Kuzma looks engineered to use its own integral mat (which is cushioned) and not an aftermarket addition.  Just wondering if any other Kuzma users out there use a specific matt?  I am inclined to use no matt at all given the table surface seems designed to do just that.  I have also never had a spindle with threads for a screw down record clamp. I have the heavier HRS record weight which did nice things with my previous table in combination with the achromat.  Any one using the screw clamp with their Kuzma? 

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Don - I will pm ya with extended listening impressions so as not to hijack thread, already good to great thread by OP.

Jim

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There is some secrecy and debate about who in Japan make the cartridge sans body for Kuzma. I don’t really care as it sounds great on the Triplaner. Like the OP , i have a few cartridges, a blessing really. It also helps to have frequent listening access to all of the Lyra line as well as all the Kuzma w exception of -60. My neighbor who runs Audio Ultra 3 minutes away has both a Dohmann and Kuzma, including Safir…. how fun

One cool thing about spending a bunch of the year in So Cal….is there are many nice cartridges/ TT, etc to hear…. MSL is on my list….

Best to everyone.

 

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50/50 shot at sonic satisfaction in the high end sauce of science / sorcery / soup is good work if you can secure it… ( that’s 8 ).

I have been very pleased w my CAR-40, probably should have stretched into the -50…. Etna was unobtanium a few months back…. I think at levels being discussed, it’s MUCH more about the system ( and setup ) Isolation > Power > RFI > Cables > ( TT + Cart + Arm ) > Phono Pre….. Very rarely do we see extensive two variable changes executed and evaluated ( e.g. cartridge + setup ).

Best to all in the quest, the shared quest along different roads…

 

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Thom is a true gem of a guy with very extensive experience and very importantly emotionally intelligent to know….. he does not know everything…. i greatly enjoy working w him. Per my comments about the screw down Brinkmann clamp, strongly suggest you try Fraz similar but not identical design… for me, night and day sonic improvement.

Also, another vote for experimentation…. it tends to sort out the know it alls from those who are on a life long learning path….. 

My best to all

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i have heard that table / arm w Kuzma CAR-50…. very nice. I don’t recall a mat, i can ask. Ed at Audio Ultra in Seattle would know - his table. I have a Brinkmann which has a screw down clamp and a Denon DP-75 w a SOTA reflex, i get great results with both.

As for Ebony….i think the really big $ are Ebony ROOT…. so i plan to dig deep, just not in the wallet… ha

Best to all in music

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