Kuzma 4Point vs Airline - is it worth the upgrade?

Music is rock and alternative (whatever that is these days!)- nothing too heavy or out of the norm. Setup and compressor noise are two concerns, l am pretty limited on compressor placement due to house layout and construction. Setting it up in a cupboard in the listening room with a wooden box over it might be easiest.

The arm has to be perfectly level and that worries me a little, my rack is very heavy and on 4 spikes, a real mongrel of a thing to get level, l understand the Airline is very sensitive so that could be tricky.

If the 4P is considered soft then the Airline might be a very worthwhile upgrade.

Cheers,
mondie

Thuchan, those were my thoughts. Cartridge matching would be very important. I see the FR-7f is 30grams and low compliance. Yeah, heavy cart would be my guess also. However, I might tend toward more compliance. Stone body Koetsu comes to mind.

Since Kuzma sells (or used to)rebraded ZYX carts l reckon my 4D is a pretty safe bet on an Airline.

Syntax, the 4Point is not as you describe. Perhaps there was a gross mismatch with the cartridge, or maybe the cartridge was poorly set up or imcorrectly loaded. Big, bold, dynamic, tonally rich, low noise, and nuanced are what my customers and I hear. But don't take my word for it: certainly in this price range one should pursue an audition.

Dealer disclaimer.

Thanks for the feedback in this thread. l have committed to buying an Airline so will have all the answers in a week or so :)

Cheers,
mondie