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[Test Note] Check Empire 2000E/III on my setup
- Stylus: D 244-17
- Series: STS 244
- Type: ММ
- Stylus Shape: Conical[ radii (mil / µm) 0.7 mil ]
- Price: 102.12 DEM (1972)
- Class:
Entry-Level
- Mounting
- standard 1/2"
- Weight & Dimensions (H×W×D)
- 6.5 g
- Output Voltage
- 18 mV
- Frequency Response
- 20–20 000 Hz
- Channel Separation
- 22 dB
- Channel Balance
- < 2 dB
- Recommended Load
- 47 kΩ
- Tracking Force
- 1.5–3.0 g
- VTA
- 20°
Additional Info
STS 244 family variant using D 244-17 stylus: spherical tip (17 µm / ~0.7 mil)
Replacement
| Tonar | 428-DS | Conical |
| Thakker | D 244-17 | Conical |
add 02/07/2026 · upd. 02/07/2026