Feickert blackbird, kuzma 4 point which cartridge

06-07-13: Altanpsx
As i understand from your comments, shelter/koetsu etc may give romance but dynavector/lyra gives better bass. Anything in the middle :)

Transfiguration Proteus.

The Kuzma 4P is a very soft sounding Arm, good for slow music with nearly no dynamic swings or for very analytic sounding Systems. When you want to push the reproduction to a "bite" you need an extremely sharp cartridge, like Coldfinger, Air Tight or vdH. The majority of carts sound more or less in a way that there are no real differences. It makes the choice of carts pretty simple. Maybe a Transfiguration is overall a very good balance with that Arm, it is worth a try.

Unfortunately lyra titan was sold. Still looking for.. Asr is very analytic, but also not dull, i cannot say prat is the strongest point of it like naim. System plays everything smoothly, nothing taking your attention but everything is there. Maybe alittle bit romantic also better bass performer cartridge would be nice. As i understand from your comments, shelter/koetsu etc may give romance but dynavector/lyra gives better bass. Anything in the middle :)

This week I set up and aligned a Kuzma Stabi XL 4 with 4Point and Air Line arms for a customer who purchased from me. One of the cartridges was a Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum. Terrific match with the 4Point, astonishingly good with the Air Line.

Other customers who have purchased 4Points from me have had good results with Clearaudio Goldfinger v2, Lyra Titan i, and Zyx, I forget which model.

Brian Walsh
Essential Audio

Looks like he went Titan. Great price if you bought the one Raul linked too.

Well are you looking for a cartridge that is fast, revealing and dynamic (Lyra, Dynavector, ZYX), or do you prefer something that is richer, more vibrant and lush (Koetsu, Shelter, Benz) sounding?

Have you looked into Vinyl Engine's Cartridge and Tonearm databases? That would be my first stop to see how the tonearm's effective mass matches with the cart's weight and compliance.

Dear Altanpsx: Every one of us have their own opinion, mine goes for this very good alternative at very good price:

http://app.audiogon.com/listings/cartridges-lyra-titan-i-mc-cartridge-brand-new-and-never-remove-out-of-the-box-2013-06-05-analog-92808

I think that this cartridge can fulfil easy your music//sound priorities.

Regards adn enjoy the music,
R.

http://www.hpsoundings.com/2013/03/preview-zyx-universe-ii/

I personally like the Benz LPS