Kuzma 4 point 9” or 313VTA

I own and enjoy the 313 on my Stabi Ref 2. The 313 VTA leans to a full, meaty sound, but still has the ability dig in and extract plenty of detail. The adjustments are so easy. I stumbled upon a video recently with the top dog designer from Ortofon. Leif is his first name... It was a setup video with an SME 5, where he went through VTA, VTF, Azimuth....it didn't appear as user friendly as the 313, so it made me feel pretty good. I have no experience w/ the 4 pt/9, but I have heard it may not be as full sounding as the 4 pt/11. I would speak with a dealer if your intention is to buy new...it could come down to synergy with the Stabi S. Are you leaning toward the black or gold. Nice table!!!

A shot in the dark: I have both arms mounted to my lab table. I have NEVER listened to my lab table nor either of these arms as I only use the rig for cartridge analysis. If you live close enough to Sonoma County, CA feel free to come by for an evaluation shoot out between the arms. I might even have two of the same cartridges to mount to each so as to make the change between them a quick one. You can be my excuse to make it the first time I've heard either arm in play!

(I use the 4Point as my main arm and love it)

The 4 point 9 is crazy good with a tube setup. I have most of the Kuzma arms and a 4 point 9 is way up there. It doesn't have a sound. It's full and fat when the music is and crisp and dynamic when the music is. The 313 is very good but the 4 point 9 is addictive 

I reached for a 4point11 because it offers high price/performance, I’d have to spend 10k+ to beat it.  Plenty of very positive reviews.

agree- ask a dealer for sonic differences