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[Test Note] Check Empire 2000E/III on my setup
- Stylus: Integrated
- Type: MC
- Stylus Shape: MicroRidge[ radii (mil / µm) 2.5 × 75 µm ]
- Class:
High-End
- Mounting
- standard 1/2"
- Weight & Dimensions (H×W×D)
- 7.3 g · 19 × 15 × 20 mm
- Output Voltage
- 0.6 mV
- Frequency Response
- 10–50 000 Hz
- Channel Separation
- 30 dB
- Recommended Load
- 97.6–806 Ω
- Tracking Force
- 1.65–1.75 g (nominal 1.72 g)
- Compliance Value
- 12 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne (100 Hz)
- Cantilever
- solid boron rod
Additional Info
Non-replaceable stylus (integrated), retip only. Namiki MicroRidge line-contact nude diamond (2.5 × 75 µm), surface-mounted. Coils: 6N copper; internal impedance 6.3 Ω; inductance 9.5 µH. SUT guidance: use a step-up transformer designed for 5–10 Ω; connect SUT output to a 10 kΩ–47 kΩ MM-level phono input
add 01/29/2026 · upd. 04/25/2026