Empire Turntables New in Box-Worth Anything?

Empire 598 and 698 turntables, complete with arm, were good solid performers, and would satisfy most people today. New in the box unused is a plus for any piece of mechanical equipment, where wear could be an issue.

I wouldn't put much value on a decades-old cartridge. The stylus elastomer mounting is probably hardened up.

I beleive there is am a maufacturer who could have any turntable he wants and uses a modified empire. Maybe someone else has run across it an remembers who it is.

Gregadd, Ralph Karsten of Atma-sphere heavily modifies an Empire 208 or similar earlier Empire model. This is the turntable that he uses at the CES.

Here is the link: modded 208

Now *that* is a belt drive...