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So many people have told us we made a sled better than the original.

For sale is a beautiful cart sled designed to fit your Empire 980 or 990 tonearm. Absolutely the highest quality available and with custom made mounting hardware (nuts and screws). See our youtube video, search for "Best Audio Parts".

Injection molded plastic, not a 3D print. Made to the exact external geometry of the OEM product thereby providing you with the most authentic looking cartridge sled on the market.

Our cartridge holder has a precisely positioned brass 3-48 thread center nut assuring proper alignment and effortless mounting with the headshell thumbscrew. Gold plated audio pins provide a clean audio signal, they resist oxidation. Zoom in on the annular space around the pins - a fit this precise is only achieved with molded plastic, 3D prints sold by others can't produce such a tight tolerance nor can they provide a sound free of "3D print resonance" as described by one of our customers.

The soldered cartridge lead wires are silver plated copper strand, and are insulated "to the tips", another measure to prevent oxidation.

Exclusive to Best Audio, included in your purchase are the impossible-to-find "Double D" cartridge mounting nuts. We can ship brass slot nuts and screws.

We designed the nuts after the originals, and they drop perfectly into the slots on the cartridge sled. As 3-48 screws are a bit hard to come by nowadays, we threaded these Double D mounting nuts for the more commonly found M2.5 screws.

Mounted cartridge, tonearm, and turntable with LP shown for reference and to demonstrate a precise fit only, not for sale.

This listing shows several views of an Empire 980/990 OEM cartridge sled positioned next to our Empire 980/990 compatible sled. This side-by-side comparison is shown to showcase our manufacturing excellence, and to evidence the dimensions of our product. The Empire OEM cartridge sled is not for sale, and is not included in this listing.

You are buying one Best Audio Empire 980/990 compatible injection molded cartridge sled and mounting hardware also known as "slot nuts".

To our European and other international friends, please be aware:

Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are your responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.