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I'm Andrew.
Can't help here never had an empire.
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I'm Geoff.
Had the Shures and the Empires. The Empire is pleasant, but the Shure M75 series sound as good to me and Shure styli are probably easier to come by. Prices seem to be getting silly for Empires recently.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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I'm openingabottleofwine.
I would still go for the Shure - you already have a replacement stylus for it. If you like how it sounds you can always upgrade to a V15 at a later date.
Empire made good cartridges, but are now no longer in business, so replacement stylii might be difficult to source.
Barry
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Location: penzance,cornwall uk
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I'm paul.
thanks guys
it makes sense to still go with the shure,so thats what ill do.
thanks for the help.
all the best
paul
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