Over 5 years of laborious R & D were required to bring a pivotal manner of analogue LP playback to this level. Higher than in any previous Kuzma tonearm and, possibly, higher than any tonearm before.

The essence, heart and soul of the SAFIR 9 tonearm is an extremely rigid, conical arm tube made out

of sapphire - the first of the kind and the first implementation of the precious stone for this purpose.

The overall rigidity and resilience to all unwanted resonances are key natural properties of sapphire.

As such, it outperforms any arm tube used in any tonearm, remaining resonant free up to a very high

5kHz frequency. This gives the phono cartridge generator a true "ground". Owing to the natural

density of sapphire, SAFIR 9 tonearm has to have a considerably high effective mass.

SAFIR 9 bearings are, as with all Kuzma multi-point designs, a proprietary in-house design

consisting of 4 sharp spikes resting against ruby cups. They are a further improvement over a solution

already found in all Kuzma 4Point tonearms with a great success.

The sapphire arm tube is fitted into a massive ensemble of solid aluminium and brass blocks,

providing an extremely inert and mechanically quiet support to the arm tube itself as well as the Point

bearing spikes. This dissipates vibrations which occur inevitably as the phono cartridge stylus tip

rides the grooves of an LP to a substantial extent.

A twin section brass counterweight with a lock mechanism accurately balances the tonearm. Azimuth

can be adjusted in small, accurate and easy to repeat increments with zero play (using an allen key).

The new Kuzma SAFIR 9 tonearm fits conveniently a vast majority of today's best turntables,

retaining the well-established Kuzma arm base layout. The VTA of the cartridge is adjusted with a

very fine threaded screw within the arm base. Again, accuracy and ease of repeated adjustments are

possible in a simple and effective manner.

The new Kuzma SAFIR 9 has a special silver alloy internal wiring as standard specification. A

single, uninterrupted (1.5m long) cable connects the phono cartridge between the headshell pins and

high quality RCA connectors at the opposite end.

The new Kuzma SAFIR 9 will reveal the ultimate potential of any high-quality phono cartridge and

bring more music out of the LP grooves than we have heard ever before. In short - a new record

collection altogether!

KUZMA SAFIR Technical Data:

Effective Length 229mm (9 inch)

Mounting Distance From Spindle 212mm

Offset Angle 23 degrees

Effective Mass 60 grams*

VTA Adjustment Yes

Azimuth Adjustment Yes

Bias Compensation/Adjustment Yes

Internal Wiring Silver Alloy (Kondo)

Overall Mass (Weight) 1250 grams

The Absolute Sound Review by Michael Fremer

“Had I not spent the previous eight or so years owning and using as a reference the remarkable and costly SAT CF1-09, I’d declare the Kuzma Safir 9 the most accomplished and best-performing tonearm I’ve yet heard. I have no way to compare the two due to armboard logistics, but I can write with complete confidence that at less than half the price of the SAT the Safir 9 offers more than credible competition, though it might fall slightly short on bass “wallop” (the genuine, not resonance-produced kind). It shares with the SAT an elegant design simplicity, ease of setup and use, build-quality, and of course an ability to sort out, organize, and present with relaxed, confident authority whatever the cartridge pulls from the record grooves.”