Empire 888

[a-cman2]

Thank you that helps anything you can compare it to? The TE would have a blue stylus should be a nude diamond stylus. Do you think they are as good as the empire 2000e
Mine sounds suprising good for some reason.

I have an Empire 888-TE. I find it to sound rather good. It is a bit fussy to get dialed in, but yes, it's considered a decent cart

 

[onwardjames]

Thank you that helps anything you can compare it to? The TE would have a blue stylus should be a nude diamond stylus. Do you think they are as good as the empire 2000e
Mine sounds suprising good for some reason.

My TE had a white stylus. The replacement I bought was also white.

A friend had an Empire 2000e. I have to say, it might have sounded a bit better, but truly I'm going off memory and lord knows, that's not reliable.

Both are pretty darn good examples of Moving Magnet carts, in my opinion.

 

[cmarti]

The TE was the one with the white grip I think. Sweet stylus

 

[loudnoises]

Old but not too zombie...

Just discovered a couple walco styli for the 888 in a box of fun I bought. Red grips, I'm assuming they're basic conicals, but that's cool. Thing is I don't have any empire carts.

Am i correct in thinking that any 808 0r 888 body will be the same? Is there any other cartridges this would fit?

 

[wualta]

I don't own an 808 myself, but folks who do that have measured them have found them the same as nearly all 888s (the 888PE's body has a bit more inductance). So anything for the 888s will work as intended in your 808. The round-shank styli will also fit the 999VE (which is really an 888) but also, with a caveat, the next-gen 90/909/999 family, which includes the 1000ZE/X. The caveat is the necessity to cut out space in the top of the plastic grip to achieve full insertion.