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[Test Note] Check Empire 2000E/III on my setup
- Stylus: Integrated
- Type: MC
- Stylus Shape: Hyperelliptical[ radii (mil / µm) 0.1 × 1.2 mil ]
- Price: 35000 JPY (1982)
- Class:
Upper Mid-Range
- Weight & Dimensions (H×W×D)
- 6.5 g
- Output Voltage
- 0.12 mV
- Frequency Response
- 10–70 000 Hz
- Recommended Load
- ≥ 100 Ω
- Tracking Force
- 0.8–1.2 g (nominal 1.0 g)
- Compliance Value
- 14.2 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne (@100 Hz)
- Cantilever
- aluminum cantilever
Additional Info
Non-replaceable stylus (integrated), retip only. Tip profile: Super Elliptical 0.1 × 1.2 mil
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