Wiring Options:
The first two wires below are specified by Kuzma and are manufactured in the factory which fabricates Siltech wire. The standard Crystal Cable Silver/Gold is very good.
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- The “standard”, Crystal Cable Silver/Gold wire. We’re big fans of this wire. Very low capacitance which renders subtle dynamics extremely well.
- Mono-Crystal: better yet.
- Cardas Clear: this wire is much less capactive (rolled off) than the stereotypical Cardas interconnect.
- Kondo Silver: very good wire, but it takes an extremely long time to break in.
- Nördost V2: Nödost makes only one wire for internal wiring of tonearms and this is it. The wire is on the stiff side, and because this, it is available only on the 14″ version.
Everyone has their favorite, and Kuzma decided to accommodate customer preferences. Contact us for more background.
Connectors:
Standard connectors are as follows (RCAs depending on tonearm model):
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- RCA termination is either ETI or Furutech CF-126 RCA (depending on tonearm model).
- XLR termination is by Neutrik.
Contact us if you are interested in the new, ETI Kryo connectors (both RCA and XLR).
We have a direct link to the factory and can specify any readily available connector for you.
Summary / Recommendations:
Termination:
The standard, Single-Wire termination is the most popular, and the one we recommend because of the unbroken signal path between the cartridge clips and the connection to your phono stage.
Wire
We’re big fans of both of Kuzma’s wires. If the Kondo silver didn’t have a long break-in period, we’d recommend that as well.
Connectors
We can specify ETI’s new line of Kryo connectors (either RCA or XLR) for any tonearm.
Delivery Times:
The 4Point-9 and 11″ in single-wire termination with Crystal Cable Silver/Gold are typically available for immediate delivery. Other combinations typically have a 4 week lead time.
Undocumented 4Point Version
Contact us for details about the 4Point Hybrid.