Empire 67 E/III cartridge

[Jburton13]

I picked up a Pioneer PL-518 at a flea market today. It has an Empire 67 E/III cartridge, but no stylus. Is this cartridge worth keeping, and if so what is a good cheaper (but not junk) stylus to pair with it?

 

[Gretsch6120]

According to my x-reference this is a private label clone of their regular line 66QE/X. Would have been fitted the purple S912E stylus (Pfanstiehl number 239-PDE). A very good mid-line cartridge. Original Empire styli for this are becoming very difficult to find. You can always use the black S906E which can still be found at a reasonable price.

 

[Jburton13]

Thanks so much

 

[boreas]

I picked up a Pioneer PL-518 at a flea market today. It has an Empire 67 E/III cartridge, but no stylus. Is this cartridge worth keeping, and if so what is a good cheaper (but not junk) stylus to pair with it?

It's probably an OEM or private label cartridge which is the same as something else. I have a sneaky feeling that it's a 66QE/X clone.

John