04-09-2013 1:09amDear friends: Just for curiosity I gone to what the seller of my JVC TT posted on the ebay auction I won for 400.00:
++++ " UP FOR SALE IS A JVC QL-7 TURNTABLE. IT IS THE BLACK UNIT. IT COMES IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX WHICH HAS HEAVY WEAR AND MARKER WRITING ON THE BOX. THE UNIT ITSELF IS IN AWESOME CONDITION, THE CLEAR TOP HAS RUBBING FROM THE CARDBOARD INSIDE THE BOX, BUT MIGHT CLEAN UP IF YOU KNOW HOW. THERE IS NO STYLUS, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS THERE. THIS UNIT IS BEING SOLD USED AS IS, BUT IS POWER TESTED, IT LIGHTS UP, CHANGES WHEN YOU PRESS 33 OR 45, AND SPINS WHEN TURNED ON. I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT THE ITEM, BUT IT IS IN WONDERFUL COSMETIC CONDITION, ALMOST LIKE IT WAS USED VERY LITTLE, IF AT ALL. " +++++
well for that money I bought a JVC TT-71 TT in mint condition, the very well regarded JVC tonearm and the " Holy grail " JVC X-1 cartridge! and the seller was unaware of any of those JVC great items.
Nice experience.
regards and enjoy the music,
R.
So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000?
Pretty much as the title says.
Have been looking for a while for a decent DD table to add to my lot.
Have bought a few lower end ones and ultimately been dissapointed.
Now I know there were/ are literally hundreds of choices from the Japanese Golden era of DD tables.
Looking for suggestions from actual owners of solid DD tables up to about $1000 .
I have read and read but nothing substitutes for real experience.
This would likely not be my primary table, my Garrard 401 has that position for now.
Thank you.
Have been looking for a while for a decent DD table to add to my lot.
Have bought a few lower end ones and ultimately been dissapointed.
Now I know there were/ are literally hundreds of choices from the Japanese Golden era of DD tables.
Looking for suggestions from actual owners of solid DD tables up to about $1000 .
I have read and read but nothing substitutes for real experience.
This would likely not be my primary table, my Garrard 401 has that position for now.
Thank you.
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I support Halcro’s enthusiasm for JVC/Victor DD tables. On his enthusiasm I decided to try a QL-Y5. I was able to pick up a "junk" QL-Y5 sans-arm for practically nothing here in Tokyo and then custom mounted a MicroSeiki MA-505 arm. Yes I loose the JVC arm automation, but the MA-505 is an excellent vintage arm. I am beyond pleased with the choice and it is definitely the best table combo I have ever owned (Rega P3, Systemdek IIX/900 RB300) and sounds comparable to some really nice setups I’ve heard elsewhere. The QL-Y5 is the more price-down version of the QL-Y7 with a slightly lighter platter and plinth and less automation. One thing I like about the 1980s Y5/Y7 is that the circuit board is simpler with more integrated circuits than the 1970’s TT71/TT81 which are massive complex boards. It seems that there many broken TT71/TT81 out there but the Y5/Y7 generation seems to have less troubles. https://audio-heritage.jp/VICTOR/player/ql-y5.html https://audio-heritage.jp/VICTOR/player/ql-y7.html I think both of these 1980s JVC/Victor tables are excellent "hidden gems" Some others Victor models which I’ve heard people love https://audio-heritage.jp/VICTOR/player/ql-a75.html https://audio-heritage.jp/VICTOR/player/ql-a95.html https://audio-heritage.jp/VICTOR/player/ql-y77f.html |
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