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Tonearms
Machine analog front-ends in-house in Kranj, Slovenia, since Franc Kuzma started production in 1982.
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Kuzma began production in 1982 when Franc Kuzma, a mechanical engineer drawn to record playback, started building precision turntables and tonearms in Kranj, Slovenia. The early Stogi tonearm and Stabi turntable drew favorable Western press in the mid-1980s — the Stabi was the first audio product made in then-Yugoslavia to be noticed internationally — and the company has spent four decades refining the same in-house machining approach. The current line spans turntables from the Stabi R through the flagship Stabi M, and tonearms including the 4Point, the shorter 4Point 9, the air-bearing Air Line, and the Safir 9. Kuzma also builds its own CAR-series moving-coil cartridges and a range of accessories, so a dealer can assemble a complete Kuzma analog front-end from platter to stylus. Kuzma competes in the cost-no-object analog tier against the likes of SME, Graham, and Reed on tonearms, and TechDAS and Brinkmann on turntables. US distribution runs through Elite Audio Video Distribution in Los Angeles, a name serious analog dealers recognize. The brand carries decades of Stereophile coverage, including multiple Michael Fremer reviews that placed the 4Point among the finest tonearms available. Every Kuzma product is designed, machined, and assembled in-house at the company's facility in Kranj, Slovenia.