Airtangent vs Kuzma airline


Just bought the JC Verdier platine and want to get a tangent tracking arm.
I have received info and I am leaning towards the Kuzma or the swedish Airtangent .
The EM-2, Airtech MG-1 and the Condustor by the cartdridge man are also in the running but their build quality aren't in the same league from what I can tell in the pictures. How good are they I really don't know.
Opinions, or any comments wound be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
rugyboogie

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Thanks for the great feedback. Keep it coming.
I have found the site that sell's the Airtangent. E-mailed http://www.dnaudio.com for a number of questions but has not yet responded. The Kuzma rep has responded to all of my queries and all with in 12 hrs. To me this is a BIG bonus.
The Airtangent seems to be very popular but if I cannot get a hold of the person that sells it then.......
Sir Speedy, you seem to very impressed to say the least with the Airtangent. What table was your friend using? I think that all good things come to those that work. Maybe this will be true for the tonearm as well. If I should get tired of all the work then I will play digital. But after listening to Mike Lavigne's analog set up I would say that the work will definitely be worth it.
BTW nice lambo. Did you buy your Airtangent from the same person?
Thanks for the help guys.
Well I pulled the trigger today and bought the Kuzma Airbearing today and will take delivery of the unit in 1 week from today.
Now how about cartridge choices?
Koetsu, Airy, Shelter, Dynavector,Allerts what others should I consider?
Received the 73 lbs box for the Kuzma Airline. Nice packaging, the fit and finish is really first rate. I will be using a cheapy cartridge until my new cartridge shows up. I do not want to wreck the new Dynavector XV-1s.
Does some one know who to contact for the Allerts? I have E-mailed audadv@earthlink.net almost a week ago but no response.
At present I am using a ASR basic phono stage. This is on loan to me by my ASR dealer, Thx Ken. Right now I am in the market for a better phono stage. Looking like crazy, reading everything that I can get my hands/eyes on.
So far the Pass, ASR , Lab 47, Air Tight , Manley, Lamm and Tron seem to be favored by many and really peak my interest. I like having two inputs on the phono stage for the tonearms so that the next arm can be played with a minimum amount of cable changes.
Opinions.
I received the Kuzma Airline and finally had the time to set it up. Everything went smoothly. No hickups what so ever. Playing Lp's for almost 8 hrs and having a blast. Very very good, to my ears anyway. I can hardly wait to start learning the ways of vinyl. I bought a Denon 103 for the short term and it sounds amazing. My Dynavector XV-1s shows up next week and I am really looking forward to this.
Will buy the loricraft cleaner and then decide on the phono stage.
Thanks for the great advice from all of you.
Mike