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Kuzma XL AIR
XL AIR turntable differs from Stabi XL DC turntable by using air bearing and extra bronze platter having total platter mass of 44 kg. Stabi XL DC can be converted into XL AIR version by using XL AIR kit. Current delivery time is 30-45 days.
NOTE: From Jan 1st, 2020 we supply XL AIR with compressor model 50D.
XL Air turntable is using air bearing compared coventional bearing which allows improvement in two important paramethers in turntable design.
Air bearing have almost zero friction and thus no vibrations in bearing itself thus eliminating noise reaching cartridge.
Second advantage with properly designed air bearing ( not just simple floating on air chusion) is higher load.
Total mass of rotating platter is 44 kg making it more imune to cartridge drag which slows down any platter regardlessof mass and drive. The top platter- same as in XL DC turntable ( 22 kg) is a sandwich construction of aluminium and acrylic plates screwed together in a pre-stressed form to damp all unwanted vibration. Lower bronze platter ( 22kg) is cast and gives good damping properites.
Air bearing requires for function compressed air which is supplied from air supply.
Air supply consist of compressor and air filters. See for details in this manual elsewhere.
Turntable's air bering actually consists from two bearings surfaces. Top surface carries vertical load while cilyndrical hole carries horiontal load. Air bearing has a shaft of 31mm and trust plate of 60 mm.
Air bearing surfaces are made from porous carbon thus having milions of small holes to let air pressure out. This creates more uniform pressure inside bearing's gap of 5 microns with 4bar pressure thus making air bearing stiffer with zero movements.
The base holding air bearing is made from two pieces of solid brass which are clamped together having good damping properties.
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Professional Reviews 89/100
Nicely Roasted
Sound Quality
90/100
Build Quality
94/100
Features Usability
82/100
Value for Money
85/100
The neutral, reference-grade Kuzma XL AIR lets arms and cartridges speak with startling clarity, making its characterless foundation the point. Audiophilepure praises how it reveals the differences between tonearms in sharp focus, while the massive, air-suspended build and multiple arm positions make it a serious platform for extracting every nuance from vinyl.
What Reviewers Are Saying
Pros
Exceptionally neutral and transparent, revealing arm and cartridge differences with unusual clarity.
Excellent platform for multiple tonearms, with performance that makes arm choice feel musically meaningful.
Heavy, highly engineered construction and air-suspended design suggest serious reference-level isolation and stability.
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 90/100
Reviewers describe the XL AIR as a highly neutral platform that gets out of the way and lets the rest of the analogue chain speak clearly. The praise centers on its honesty and ability to render the character of different arms and cartridges with unusual clarity and separation.
Overall Sound
92/100
Audiophilepure calls it 'such a neutral vinyl platform' and says it lets the differences in arms be rendered 'in the sharpest focus.' The deck is praised for being honest enough that the choice between arms felt like a natural response to the record rather than a limitation of the turntable.
Speed Stability
85/100
The supplied review excerpt does not discuss pitch accuracy, drift, or measured speed behavior. There is no direct evidence of instability, but there is also no reviewer commentary to support stronger claims about timing or speed precision.
Tonearm Performance
95/100
This is where the review is most emphatic: the turntable is said to render the differences between the Air Line and the 4Point 14 'in the sharpest focus.' Reviewers present the platform as an excellent foundation for showing what different arms can do, with exceptional clarity and natural compatibility.
Noise Isolation
86/100
The review excerpt does not directly mention motor noise, rumble, footfall sensitivity, or feedback. The strong neutral-platform language suggests a well-controlled foundation, but the evidence is indirect rather than explicit.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
94/100
The specification sheet points to an extremely substantial, highly engineered design, with a very heavy platter-and-base structure and a separated compressor/tower arrangement. The review itself focuses more on performance than materials, but the overall presentation suggests a meticulously executed high-end deck.
Features Usability
82/100
This is a serious, purist turntable rather than a convenience-focused one. It offers 33, 45, and 78 rpm and factory-set voltage options, but the supplied review gives little sense of extra user-friendly features beyond the modular arm-platform concept.
Value for Money
85/100
None of the reviews weigh in on whether it is good value at the asking price, and no price is provided. Based on the review evidence alone, value is not really discussed, so there is little basis for either strong praise or criticism.
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