JVC does not get much respect
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Untested unit, looks fresh, No, i did not pay 300 USD 
AudioAvarice
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Just spent the afternoon listening to a friends newly acquired JVC SX-A7 speakers, and I'm blown away, amazing bass response for their size, and the two midrange rear firing speakers work so well, sounded close to ribbon/electrostatics.
The passive radiator is equivalent to a 13" cone. The level control is for the two 3" cone midrange rear facing speakers.
The passive radiator is equivalent to a 13" cone. The level control is for the two 3" cone midrange rear facing speakers.
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Just a question... I heard something odd today watching a video on YouTube: That in the 1990s and early 2000s, JVC and Cerwin Vega were closely partnered. Has anyone else heard this. That would, in my view, explain why some of their speakers were so similar. 
AudioAvarice
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I can't find any info about a Cerwin Vega partnership, any chance the video your watched was AI generated?
losthorizon
Well-Known Member
I still have my RS-7 and two RS-77s. I used to play them a lot, but since getting my luxman amps, they are not getting much use.
McFork
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I had a JR S400 I used for about six months while my marantz 16b was being serviced...I really liked it. At the time I was all about separates so when the 16b came back I put the JVC in the garage, but I felt I was doing it dirty so I sold it. That was about ten years ago, and after trying out a bunch of stuff I ended up with an RS 7 and it was pretty great, but just for the sake of change I ended up selling it too. I kinda wish I'd done some parts updating, just power supply and power amp stuff, maybe a bit in the preamp...but to be fair it sounded pretty good as is.
Ever try one of these? HA-SZ2000. Like subwoofers (and nothing else) strapped to your head.
Many moons ago, I had a JVC S-VHS deck. It was very reliable, though there were never really many commercially available S-VHS movies.
N2552
Super Member
True; indeed for JVC and same for Philips. No love on the HiFi forums! And not only on AK!
Need a headshell for mine. Trying to reduce the rumble a bit as well. Good table
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BilboBaggins
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Funny! I still have that table! I haven't looked at it at all since COVID, but I'll be retiring soon, so I hope to get to it then.
I also have a couple of JVC tape decks.
A TD-V661
And a TD-V711. I really like both of them, along with my Nakamichi BX-300 and LX3. The Denon DR-M24HX doesn't get played much anymore. I will probably move it on in the near future.
pioneer07
Member
I didn't realize how much JVC stuff I had accumulated until I made this list. I started collecting JVC about 7 years ago because they can be gotten so cheaply and they are quite good. A few of these I posted threads in here for help getting these working again. I didn't pay more than $35 for any of these except for ONE (as noted), but many of them did need some work. I did all the work myself except for the 2 tape decks. My success rate at servicing tape decks is about 50%, and I've wrecked a few along the way. So I have been letting the pros do those.
Receivers:
RX-401 - Nothing special but it was the model I had when I was a kid, so it has sentimental value. There is a thread in here where y'all helped me replace the fuse lamp. No other issues.
RX-315 - Nothing that special but it's had zero issues. The only thing I've done to it is replace the large power caps that had leaked.
AX-R97 - There is a thread in here about this one also. When I re-capped this one, the large caps I needed were very expensive. The next size up was cheaper and more available. I think I went from two 7500uF to two 8200uF for the main power caps. This receiver is a beast now.
RX-950V - There is a thread in here about this one because the small "pre-driver" board got cooked, which is evidently a common problem. I rebuilt that board and it worked great for about a year. It started having weird popping noises in one of the channels just recently. I might be re-visiting that thread whenever I get around to working on this one again. I never did replace the power caps that had leaked, so I'll be doing that, too, whenever I get back to this one.
Tape decks:
KD-35 - The motor in this was erratic and no amount of adjusting could get it to stabilize. I took it to a shop and had them put in the general replacement motor a guy on tapeheads.net is selling. It works fine now.
TD-W201 - A dual deck that was paired with that RX-401 when I was a kid. Sentimental value. It worked great for 3 years after I got it and then one of the motors developed a howl. I had it serviced.
Turntable:
L-A31 - A nice direct drive unit. It just needed a good cleaning and lube, which I did myself. Zero other issues.
CD player:
XL-Z411 - It's nothing that special but it has worked since the day I got it. Zero issues.
Boombox:
RC-X720 - A dual tape deck/CD model. One of the very few tape decks I was able to service myself. Both decks just needed new belts. Otherwise, zero issues. It even has a remote and a motor on the analog volume knob like a lot of receivers have.
VCR's:
HR-XVC26U - This is a VHS/DVD combo that was in an unopened box when I got it. It works like new. This is the one I paid more than $35 for (I think I paid $60).
HR-VP674U - This one has had a lot of use. It has some tracking issues with some old tapes but that may be the tapes more than the unit. It plays "new" tapes (sealed ones that I recently recorded on) just fine.
TV:
LT-32X787 - I got this 32" TV last night for $10 off Facebook Marketplace to replace a cheap, modern TV of ours that went dark after only about 5 years. The picture has very nice color but it's not real high resolution. Google says this JVC was made in 2006. So it is a VERY early HDMI unit. It has 2 HDMI ports, 2 S-video ports and 2 sets of RCA ports. It is maybe 2X the size of the 32" it replaced, but it probably weighs 10X more LOL.
Receivers:
RX-401 - Nothing special but it was the model I had when I was a kid, so it has sentimental value. There is a thread in here where y'all helped me replace the fuse lamp. No other issues.
RX-315 - Nothing that special but it's had zero issues. The only thing I've done to it is replace the large power caps that had leaked.
AX-R97 - There is a thread in here about this one also. When I re-capped this one, the large caps I needed were very expensive. The next size up was cheaper and more available. I think I went from two 7500uF to two 8200uF for the main power caps. This receiver is a beast now.
RX-950V - There is a thread in here about this one because the small "pre-driver" board got cooked, which is evidently a common problem. I rebuilt that board and it worked great for about a year. It started having weird popping noises in one of the channels just recently. I might be re-visiting that thread whenever I get around to working on this one again. I never did replace the power caps that had leaked, so I'll be doing that, too, whenever I get back to this one.
Tape decks:
KD-35 - The motor in this was erratic and no amount of adjusting could get it to stabilize. I took it to a shop and had them put in the general replacement motor a guy on tapeheads.net is selling. It works fine now.
TD-W201 - A dual deck that was paired with that RX-401 when I was a kid. Sentimental value. It worked great for 3 years after I got it and then one of the motors developed a howl. I had it serviced.
Turntable:
L-A31 - A nice direct drive unit. It just needed a good cleaning and lube, which I did myself. Zero other issues.
CD player:
XL-Z411 - It's nothing that special but it has worked since the day I got it. Zero issues.
Boombox:
RC-X720 - A dual tape deck/CD model. One of the very few tape decks I was able to service myself. Both decks just needed new belts. Otherwise, zero issues. It even has a remote and a motor on the analog volume knob like a lot of receivers have.
VCR's:
HR-XVC26U - This is a VHS/DVD combo that was in an unopened box when I got it. It works like new. This is the one I paid more than $35 for (I think I paid $60).
HR-VP674U - This one has had a lot of use. It has some tracking issues with some old tapes but that may be the tapes more than the unit. It plays "new" tapes (sealed ones that I recently recorded on) just fine.
TV:
LT-32X787 - I got this 32" TV last night for $10 off Facebook Marketplace to replace a cheap, modern TV of ours that went dark after only about 5 years. The picture has very nice color but it's not real high resolution. Google says this JVC was made in 2006. So it is a VERY early HDMI unit. It has 2 HDMI ports, 2 S-video ports and 2 sets of RCA ports. It is maybe 2X the size of the 32" it replaced, but it probably weighs 10X more LOL.
