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JVC MC1 Moving Coil Cartridge - Heritage?

I have one of these cartridges that I used for about 2 years(1980 - 1982). It has been stored since 1982. Does anyone know the history(design heritage(if any), how it was reviewed, good/bad qualities, value, etc.) of this cartridge? I believe it was a bit of a cult item when it was in production.
sheitert
rauliruegas
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Dear Sheitert: I never had the opportunity to heard it but for its build design an specs seems to me that it is a good cartridge and you can confirm it when you hear it in your system.

here you can find some info about: http://www.vinylengine.com/library/jvc/mc-1.shtml

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
siniy123
166 posts
 
I own JVC MC-2 cartridge. Is is excellent, much better then the current Audio Technica crop of MCs. Excellent on jazz and small ensembles. I'm using it with matching JVC MC-T100 step-up transformer.

Here are some results from german stereoplay magazine:
JVC MC-2E 08/81 200 37-39
JVC MC-5E 06/83 300 37-39
JVC MC-L10 11/82 450 43-45

MC-L10 is the successor of MC-1.
The last column is the ranking

Here is catalog page:
http://wegavision.pytalhost.com/jvc80/jvc31.jpg
http://audio-heritage.jp/VICTOR/etc/mc-l10.html
rauliruegas
13,123 posts
 
Dear friends: Here you can see the MC-L10, very good indeed:

http://www.thevintageknob.org/VICTOR/MCL10/MCL10.html

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
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chakster
6,144 posts
 
6 years later what can you say about JVC MC-1 catridge ?
I know someone who can sell a few boxed NOS JVC MC1
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