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[Test Note] Check Empire 2000E/III on my setup
- Stylus: Integrated
- Series: Karat
- Type: MC
- Stylus Shape: MicroRidge
- Class:
Audiophile
- Mounting
- standard 1/2"
- Weight & Dimensions (H×W×D)
- 5.8 g
- Output Voltage
- 0.3 mV
- Frequency Response
- 20–20 000 Hz
- Channel Separation
- 25 dB
- Channel Balance
- 1 dB
- Recommended Load
- > 100 Ω
- Tracking Force
- 1.8–2.2 g
- Compliance Value
- 15 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne
- Cantilever
- solid diamond, 1.7 mm length
Additional Info
Non-replaceable stylus (integrated), retip only. Stylus profile: Micro-Ridge; manufacturer also states HF extension up to 100 kHz. Mounting note: mounting holes are M2.6 (not M2.5), thread depth ~5 mm—use the supplied hardware
add 01/25/2026 · upd. 01/25/2026