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v.1.5.1 updated 12/13/2025
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[Test Note] Check Empire 2000E/III on my setup
- Stylus: ATN95E
- Type: ММ
- Stylus Shape: Elliptical[ radii (mil / µm) 0.3×0.7 (≈7.6×17.8 µm), alt.: 0.4×0.7 ]
- Class:
Budget
- Mounting
- standard 1/2
- Weight & Dimensions (H×W×D)
- 5.7 g · 17.2 × 17.0 × 30.5 mm
- Output Voltage
- 3.5 mV
- Frequency Response
- 20–20 000 Hz
- Channel Separation
- 20 dB
- Channel Balance
- ≤ 1.5 dB
- Recommended Load
- 47 kΩ || 100–200 pF
- Tracking Force
- 1.5–2.5 g (nominal 2.0 g)
- VTA
- 20°
- Compliance Value
- dynamic compliance 6.5 µm/mN @ 100 Hz, static compliance 20 µm/mN
- Cantilever
- aluminum
Replacement
| Audio-Technica | ATN95EX | Elliptical |
| Audio-Technica | ATN95C | Conical |
| JICO | N95E | Elliptical |
| JICO | N95E Shibata | Shibata |
| Tonar | 485DE | Conical |
| Tonar | ATN95HE | Hyperelliptical |
| Tonar | ATN95SH | Shibata |
| LP Gear | CFN95SE | Elliptical |
| LP Gear | ATN95VL | MicroLine |
| LP Gear | ATN95SA | Shibata |
| Analogis | Black Diamond (ATN95E) | Elliptical |
add 11/12/2025 · upd. 12/13/2025