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Empire

Stylus for Empire QX-5000/V QX5000/V cartridge

SKU:EMPSQX5000V

$73.00
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Stylus for Empire QX-5000/V QX5000/V cartridge

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LP Tunes Vivid Line Upgrade Replacement for Empire S2000Z Stylus

LP Tunes Vivid Line Upgrade Replacement for Empire S2000Z Stylus

LP TUNES VIVID LINE UPGRADE REPLACEMENT FOR EMPIRE S2000Z STYLUS
- Exceeds the performance and sound quality of the... + More

LP TUNES VIVID LINE UPGRADE REPLACEMENT FOR EMPIRE S2000Z STYLUS
- Exceeds the performance and sound quality of the original Empire stylus

The S2000Z stylus is specified for the highly regarded Empire 2000Z cartridge and is also used in many Empire private label high-performance phono cartridges. This special S2000Z gold stylus features a highly polished and precision profiled Vivid Line diamond tip with .0002 x .0030 inch tracing and scanning radii bonded to a tapered thin-wall aluminum alloy cantilever for exceptional tracking and tracing of record grooves. The Vivid Line stylus traces the subtlest contours of the grooves with vivid accuracy for natural sound quality and harmonic grace.

● LP Gear Vivid Line upgrade replacement for Empire S2000Z (S-2000Z) stylus
● Diamond tip r/R radii: 6/75 µm (.0002 x .0030 inch)
● Very fine detail and harmonically natural and rich sound quality.

Unlike most Empire styli of similar profile, the S2000Z stylus has a narrower rhombus shaped stem. Edge to edge, it is 0.08 inch or 2.0 mm. Most Empire styli have a rhombus shaped stem thickness of 0.105 inch or 2.7 mm.

Empire S2000Z Stylus Specifications
- Type: Fully shielded moving iron
- Playback frequency range: 20 ~ 20,000 Hz +/- 1 dB
- Output voltage: 3.0 mV @ 3.5 cm per sec
- Channel separation: 30 dB (500 Hz to 15K Hz)
- Output balance: 0.75 dB (1kHz)
- Tracking force: 0.75 ~ 1.25 g
- Coil impedance: 12 Ω (1kHz)
- DC resistance: 1100 Ω
- Coil inductance: 25 μH (1kHz)
- Stylus: 0.2 x 0.7 mil diamond (5 × 18 µM)
- Tracking angle: 20°
- Nominal total system capacitance required: 300 pF
- Inductance: 675 mH 

Note: Specifications of the original Empire stylus are provided for reference only. Specifications are subject to change without notice

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Vivid Line
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$119.98

LP Tunes Vivid Line Upgrade Replacement for Empire S2000Z Stylus

LP TUNES VIVID LINE UPGRADE REPLACEMENT FOR EMPIRE S2000Z STYLUS
- Exceeds the performance and sound quality of the... + More

LP TUNES VIVID LINE UPGRADE REPLACEMENT FOR EMPIRE S2000Z STYLUS
- Exceeds the performance and sound quality of the original Empire stylus

The S2000Z stylus is specified for the highly regarded Empire 2000Z cartridge and is also used in many Empire private label high-performance phono cartridges. This special S2000Z gold stylus features a highly polished and precision profiled Vivid Line diamond tip with .0002 x .0030 inch tracing and scanning radii bonded to a tapered thin-wall aluminum alloy cantilever for exceptional tracking and tracing of record grooves. The Vivid Line stylus traces the subtlest contours of the grooves with vivid accuracy for natural sound quality and harmonic grace.

● LP Gear Vivid Line upgrade replacement for Empire S2000Z (S-2000Z) stylus
● Diamond tip r/R radii: 6/75 µm (.0002 x .0030 inch)
● Very fine detail and harmonically natural and rich sound quality.

Unlike most Empire styli of similar profile, the S2000Z stylus has a narrower rhombus shaped stem. Edge to edge, it is 0.08 inch or 2.0 mm. Most Empire styli have a rhombus shaped stem thickness of 0.105 inch or 2.7 mm.

Empire S2000Z Stylus Specifications
- Type: Fully shielded moving iron
- Playback frequency range: 20 ~ 20,000 Hz +/- 1 dB
- Output voltage: 3.0 mV @ 3.5 cm per sec
- Channel separation: 30 dB (500 Hz to 15K Hz)
- Output balance: 0.75 dB (1kHz)
- Tracking force: 0.75 ~ 1.25 g
- Coil impedance: 12 Ω (1kHz)
- DC resistance: 1100 Ω
- Coil inductance: 25 μH (1kHz)
- Stylus: 0.2 x 0.7 mil diamond (5 × 18 µM)
- Tracking angle: 20°
- Nominal total system capacitance required: 300 pF
- Inductance: 675 mH 

Note: Specifications of the original Empire stylus are provided for reference only. Specifications are subject to change without notice

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vendor
Vivid Line
$119.98

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