Empire Thread of Inductance & Resistance for 2000 style bodies

[Doug G.]

In that vein, I have it easy with my BICs because the headshell, itself, is adjusted with an eccentric screw which changes the headshell angle and thus, the cartridge/VTA/SRA angles. I don't have to mess with shims or the arm wand angle.

One of BIC's best features those engineers came up with with the aid of Voice of Music engineers.

Doug

 

[russdall]

Nice little write up on the 1000ZE/X.......HiFi Stereo Review.....March of 1972

https://worldradiohistory.com/Archi...iFI-Stereo/70s/HiFi-Stereo-Review-1972-03.pdf

 

[Grainger49]

That is a well written and even tempered review. It just missed, "Highly Recommended!" at the end. Could that have been Julian Hirsch?

 

[wualta]

None other!
But the freq resp graph he got is quite different in the top octaves from the graphs published by Audio, Gramophone and High Fidelity.

 

[russdall]

Yup.......As Walt verified; "JULIAN D. HIRSCH"

 

[russdall]

That is a well written and even tempered review. It just missed, "Highly Recommended!" at the end. Could that have been Julian Hirsch?

But the freq resp graph he got is quite different in the top octaves from the graphs published by Audio, Gramophone and High Fidelity.

"It's all rigged'...I tell ya...

 

[wualta]

Audio, Feb '71:


Gramophone, 1971:


High Fidelity, Mar '71:

 

[Doug G.]

I guess, to me, the Audio magazine response graph looks the most different from the rest with no rise at the end?

Doug

 

[ig88]

2000 E/V
R 1296 Ohm
L 1270 Ohm
R 702 Mh
L 709 MH

 

[wualta]

A healthy Z (okay, T) clone.

 

[desertrat748]

With respect to VTA with clip-mount cartridges, I'm with you on doing whatever's necessary to get the bottom edge of the stylus grip parallel to the record surface, at least as a starting point. This could mean shimming/wedging the clip, raising/lowering the arm, raising/lowering the rubber mat, or whatever clever idea comes up.

Why do I now have visions of mounting all platters on a lathe and turning them down so I can get some increased vta? Most of the tables I have don’t have adjustable tone arm height. Plus I could use extra thick mat if I have to go the other way.

 

[desertrat748]

A healthy Z (okay, T) clone.

Beat me to it. I was going to say, one of those z/t clones got by me! I’m slipping

 

[ig88]

Sounds very nice, getting reasonable in Japan again. Getting sidetracked in my testing again, Sansui tape deck like brand new and a Sansui X501l cd player.
Have to get back to the 9 and the T , there very close, I just get feeling the 9s just got a bit more detail and presence or depth . Probably the L.AC. , just gives it a bit extra , reminds me of a 4000 without that extra bit of low mid and bass .

 

[ig88]

Those Holdpeak multi meters are pretty good nice and snappy , might get it's big brother for other purposes.

 

[HamboneF18]

Do the 1000ZE/X and 999ZE/X share the same generator, just different styli? 999SE/X?

HAM

 

[cmarti]

Do the 1000ZE/X and 999ZE/X share the same generator, just different styli? 999SE/X?

HAM

I don't think so, check the inductance readings:

999SE/X.....380 mH
999TE/X.....415 mH
1000ZE/X...480 mH
999VE/X.....580 mH

 

[russdall]

The 1000 ZE/X and the 999 "VE/X" are basically the same, just different styli. But the 999 "ZE/X" is typically an Empire 66 series clone.

 

[russdall]

Just received 3 (new to me) Empire carts. ....BC One arrived with dead right channel

BC One R..... 0/DEAD mH....L 808 mH

2000III R....713 mH L.....707 mH

2000Z R.....791 mH L....805 mH



Sad news about the BC One cart.......But the original stylus looks to be in fine shape

 

[Doug G.]

Try the BC stylus in the 2000 E body..

Doug

 

[russdall]

Try the BC stylus in the 2000 E body..

Eye-Eye ! Skipper........will do ASAP