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[Test Note] Check Empire 2000E/III on my setup
Stylus: Integrated Type: MC Stylus Shape: Line Contact Class: High-End
Mounting standard 1/2"
Weight & Dimensions (H×W×D) 9.5 g
Output Voltage 0.18 mV
Frequency Response 20–60 000 Hz
Channel Separation 30 dB
Channel Balance ≤ 0.5 dB
Recommended Load > 50 Ω (MC transformer or MC phono stage)
Tracking Force 1.5–2.5 g (nominal 2.0 g)
VTA 20°
Compliance Value 15 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne
Cantilever hollow sapphire tube Additional Info Non-replaceable stylus (integrated), retip only. Sapphire cantilever is fragile and often requires restoration. Manufactured from 1982 to 1986. Retip services may install various profiles (Line Contact, Shibata, Fritz Gyger S).
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