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[Test Note] Check Empire 2000E/III on my setup
- Stylus: Integrated
- Type: MC
- Stylus Shape: Conical[ radii (mil / µm) 16.5 µm (≈0.65 mil) ]
- Price: 28000 JPY (1994)
- Class:
Audiophile
- Mounting
- standard 1/2"
- Weight & Dimensions (H×W×D)
- 8.5 g
- Output Voltage
- 0.25 mV
- Frequency Response
- 20–45 000 Hz
- Channel Separation
- 25 dB
- Channel Balance
- ≤ 1 dB
- Recommended Load
- > 100 Ω
- Tracking Force
- 2.2–2.8 g (nominal 2.5 g)
- Compliance Value
- 5 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne (100 Hz)
Additional Info
Non-replaceable stylus (integrated), retip only. Load impedance: 100 Ω min (40 Ω when using a transformer), internal impedance 14 Ω
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