Michael Trei | Jan 29, 2025
https://www.stereophile.com/content/spin-doctor-21-kuzma-safir-9-tonearm
Conclusion:
The Safir 9 tonearm is a bit like a stripped-down, high-performance race car. It’s expensive and uses advanced technology in a package shorn of some luxury features so that it can deliver sonic excellence that leaves more conventional offerings in the dust. The Safir conjures up adjectives like fast, clear, focused, powerful, and dynamic, on a level I have rarely heard. While some care is needed when matching it with cartridges and turntables, in the right context, it’s hard to beat; potential competitors, such as the SAT, sell for even more.
Calling a $23k tonearm good value is the sort of thing that gets us audiophiles into trouble, but if you can swing it, it would be hard to say no.
