Though the additional brightness characteristic of most aftermarket styli may help, styli designed for the 4000 Series quad cartridges will likely sound dull in the 66 bodies and even duller in the 2000 through 2000E/III. It would be a good inductance match for the 2000X though.
Have you tried one in a 66? If so, Just curious how much it was tuned down?
I think I’ve seen you here before under another name.
Look at it while you can.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/sme-style-tone-arm-headshell-audio-243182707
I agree.Empirelvr, that link shows a generic looking no name headshell in AudioGroome packaging.
Quite possible.I don't see an Empire Logo on it. It looks like a copy of or made by Jelco headshell.
I understood that, but I was addressing a musing about whether the "real" Empire ever sold a SME like headshell. That the headshell linked to wasn't stenciled "Empire" or made by them, themselves, isn't the point. The point is, Empire did sell a replacement headshell other than for their own tonearms while still "themselves" and before Benz pulled the plug on them. That it might have been an OEM part made for them or whatever is moot.What Boreas (I think) and I are questioning are those pressed metal ones with holes in them that are second only to the Technics style knock-offs on the Bay, and which have an Empire label on them. Are those Empire labeled pressed metal ones with holes in them genuine old stock Empire, or some new Empire branded thing by Russell/EVG now that Russel/EVG owns the Empire brand or rights, or are they clearly foobies made by someone else?
I would agree with Boreas. I've never seen an Empire "Universal" type headshell for S shaped tonearms, until a few like that showed up recently on fleabay. (not for Empire Turntables)