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[Test Note] Check Empire 2000E/III on my setup
- Stylus: ATN95E
- Type: ММ
- Stylus Shape: Elliptical[ radii (mil / µm) 0.4 × 0.7 mil ]
- Price: 39 GBP (1992)
- Class:
Entry-Level
- Weight & Dimensions (H×W×D)
- 6 g
- Output Voltage
- 4.5 mV
- Channel Separation
- 20 dB
- Channel Balance
- ≤ 1 dB
- Recommended Load
- 47 kΩ || 200 pF
- Tracking Force
- 1.5–2.0 g (nominal 1.75 g)
- Compliance Value
- 14 cu
Additional Info
In practice many users fit Audio-Technica styli (e.g., ATN95E/AT-VMN95E) since K5 was produced in cooperation with Audio-Technica
Replacement
| Audio-Technica | AT-VMN95E | Elliptical |
| Audio-Technica | ATN95EX | Elliptical |
add 01/28/2026 · upd. 04/25/2026