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[Test Note] Check Empire 2000E/III on my setup
- Stylus: Integrated
- Type: MC
- Stylus Shape: Line Contact[ radii (mil / µm) 3 × 30 µm ]
- Price: 170000 JPY (1990)
- Class:
High-End
- Weight & Dimensions (H×W×D)
- 11 g
- Output Voltage
- 0.25 mV
- Frequency Response
- 10–50 000 Hz
- Channel Separation
- 35 dB
- Channel Balance
- ≤ 1 dB
- Recommended Load
- 47 kΩ
- Tracking Force
- 1.8–2.0 g
- Cantilever
- Ceralloy rod
Additional Info
Non-replaceable stylus (integrated), retip only. Line Contact 3×30 µm; low-output MC. Also seen as The Clavis
add 02/01/2026 · upd. 04/25/2026