JVC MC1 Moving Coil Cartridge - Heritage?

I haven't tried my IKEDA 9 III , but it's here waiting in line, looks cool on its original IKEDA headshell (superheavy combination). Will be on my FR64s with B-60 one day. 

However, the price for Ikeda 9 III and related cantileverless models are much higher than for Victor direct couple MC.  

This thread is about Victor and Victor toneam is the most underrated (imo), it's incredibly cheap compared to FR tonearms. Maybe it's not easy to find a perfect sample, but it is well worth the effort (imo). I really like the Victor 7045/7082 arms.  

I have no problem with Victor MC-L10 (luckily), i wish to run one of my Victor TT-101. 

A brand new ($5k) Audio-Technica ART-1000 based on Victor's Direct Couple MC principle. Audio Technica's Mitsuo Miyata interview here.  

My dear Slavic brother, The English have this curious saying:
"I am not rich to buy cheap stuff''. The suggestion is that ''good
stuff'' is never cheap. However you are always trying to prove
the opposite. I nearly got the impression that you are ''some
poor Russian'' in need for financial support. But your enumeration
of new gear that you have ''just'' bought is such that I think that you
must be at least in some close relation to Putin or Medvedev
who seems to be in the same hobby as we are. 
I posted my first JVC MC -1 to Axel because of those ''soldering
points'' I mentioned. Axel wrote to me that the ''thing'' was 
not reparable.  But I also own an functional sample but there
is no comparison with Ikeda Rex. The best ''direct drive'' there
is. I am not sufficient  brave to install this ART 1000 on any
of my headshells. Those coils on ''the outside'' look dangerous
and threatening to me.  

I posted my first JVC MC -1 to Axel because of those ''soldering
points'' I mentioned. Axel wrote to me that the ''thing'' was
not reparable.  

You posted it to me, lol 
Anyway MC-L10 is not exacly MC-1 or MC-L1000
MC-L10 is in between and probably the most balanced in this DC series.

I'm in this hobby to try things, i don't know a better way to learn, personal experience is what i need. 

Honestly i was shocked how good is MC-L10 on UA-7082 with LUX SUT and Gold Note PH-10. I could not stop listening to records for the whole night. This is rarely happens, only if i really like the cartridge. Another reason is tip-top condition of my sample. 

Dear chakster, Speaking about prices. For some unknown reason
a cart without box is cheaper and otherwise; with the original box
more expensive. You needed the JVC-MC 1 box for this reason
while my sample was ''without function'' because the cart was
defective. So I posted both to you because giving presents is a
joy . Anyway as assertion. However I was stunned by the posting
price. I had no idea that NATO sanctions against R. Federation 
have anything to do with post prices. Those should imply no
postage possibility to Russia at all. So you should not think that
I don't like you anymore because what I don't like are postage
prices to Russia. Even enjoyable 

The higherst possible postage price to Russia even for 1 single record is from Norway for some reason.

It is true that i like original boxes and everything in vintage Hi-Fi i’m trying to buy in original box for collection like this Victor UA-7045 tonearm in the box (NOS). Your box for MC-1 was a donor for another MC-1 i found later without box. 

And later i found next model in this series (MC-L10), also in original box (NOS) and to my surprise it was a stunning performer. Now a complete Victor system is here in NOS condition with MC-L10

I ended up with 3 different MC-1 including your donor.

Only one MC-1 is working, another one have a problem with one channel and the last one is completely dead (for parts or as a visual model only). However, i asked Peter at SoundSmith regarding those two samples, he said he could work on it. Maybe his tech skills is higher than Axel’s? But you know i don’t like refurbished cartridges when i have working original, so i never shipped anything to him.

My latest MC-L10 is an inprovement over my working MC-1 which is also good.