JVC QL-?? owners thread

[brunomarcs]

I will try to buff it out. I've actually destroyed a finish years ago on something else buffing too much. Probably just leave it alone, if nothing else it's a parts machine. The TA's seem to both be in good condition.

 

[BillWojo]

Looks like it comes with the Victor CL2P plinth as well. That in itself is a nice find. Where did you come across this?

BillWojo

 

[decosse]

It can be etched and re-anodized - but you will lose the labels

 

[brunomarcs]

On the under side of the platter on the 81 it has this. I imagine it's for the speed, there appears to be a strobe light of which it follows. If these were damaged in any way would it mess up the speed? The 101 would have to be the same? Probably gonna be to expensive to restore that 101

 

[brunomarcs]

Billwojo I Purchased it from Buyee, what I can do is buy a broken unit with good cosmetics and swap out housings!!! That'll be the thing to do. I don't want the cabinet and have no intention of using it.

 

[BillWojo]

I can't say 100% but I'm pretty sure that is just for the strobe. My TT 71 has a single row on the perimeter of the platter and it covers both speeds as well.
Inside of the motor should be a signal generator that monitors angular velocity.

BillWojo

 

[BillWojo]

Well that plinth should put a few dollars back into your pocket. A TT 71 will bolt right in and give someone a chance to play with two tonearms. It's basically what I'm using right now. I picked up a rebuilt TT 71 from a member here, saved me from taking my QL-A7 apart.
Did it come with a dust cover as well?

BillWojo

 

[totem]

The platter on the TT-101 has a good size rubber ring attached on the underside, without it mounted
the platter does ring and should be re bonded since it will tend to come loose over the years
causing rubbing.

 

[brunomarcs]

I needed this TT like I need all the others, is someone interested in it?

 

[best-groove]

@brunomarcs


did you win it? Good !!
I followed that auction until the last minute the other day but I didn't want to bid, I saw the frame too corroded and I gave up buying it seemed expensive, adding the shipping costs and customs taxes in my country everything became become expensive.
My TT 101 is aesthetically better, too bad I can't get it to work after doing everything to make it work.
I console myself with a TT 801 and a QL 7 that I have recently refurbish.


Mine TT 101

Mine QL 7 refurbish

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index...-do-you-folks-have.108/page-427#post-14458204

 

[brunomarcs]

I didnt really want it either but I put in a bid $5 over the next bidder and was stuck with it. I might be able to find one in good shape on the cheap that has a bad motor, (there are plenty of them out there) The ones who have these 101's like them a lot.

 

[best-groove]

Sure, but it would still cost a lot to buy it even for spare parts or repairs.

 

[BillWojo]

Surely it can't be worse than this one on Buyee at the moment. LOL

Looks like it was sitting on the beach for a good long time.

BillWojo

 

[best-groove]

unwatchable, it needs a deep restoration!!!!

 

[E.Man]

Hey there Jolly JVC Crew.

I had a QL Y5F (and Denon DP 37F) but lost everything in bloody wild bushfires.
Looking around to replace it with something reveals there really is nothing like it.
I have been using a JVC JL F45 but the Auto function does not include stopping the platter.
Very few of the full autos with S arm (and thus quick headshell release) come up here in Oz.
Looks like the closest available model is QL Y3F which gives me everything except vertical 'damping' on the servo arm.

The Denons are much more available but don't have the S arm with easily available headshell.

Long time lurker, and a big vintage JVC turntable fan. I have both an L-A31 and a QL-Y5F, and both are great tables from the golden era. I have the QL-Y5F paired with an AT VM540ML cartridge, and it shocks me every time I play it at how good it is, even with less than stellar vinyl.

I saw there was some confusion in the earlier posts regarding the JVC numbering. Don't necessarily assume that a higher number or double digits is better in the JVC lineup. It's more a product of when the turntable was released. Here is the breakout from high to low by year for the US market using JVC's own available brochures:

1978: QL-10, QL-8, QL-A7, QL-7, QL-5, QL-F4, QL-A2, JL-F30, JL-A20
1980: QL-Y5F, QL-Y3F, L-F71, QL-F61, QL-A51, L-F41, L-A31, L-A21,
1982: QL-Y55F, QL-Y7, QL-Y3F, L-F71, QL-F61, QL-A51, L-F41, L-A31, L-A10
1984: QL-A75, QL-Y66F, QL-F320, QL-A220, L-F210, L-A120

As previously speculated, the Q models are Quartz Locked, L denotes coreless direct drive motor, Y denotes the Electro Dynamic Servo Tonearm, F denotes Full Auto operation, and A denotes either Auto Lift or Auto Return depending on the model.

Very useful thanks. Specifically for me shows how the QL Y5F relates to the QL Y55F and QL Y3F.

 

[BillWojo]

@E.Man , have you looked at purchasing from the Japanese market? There is always a lot of listings on Yahoo Buyee for used JVC/Victor TT. Shipping to you should be a lot cheaper than what it cost to ship here.
Voltage issues really are not an issue if you get the proper transformer.
That's a bummer that you lost everything to fires, can't even imagine.

BillWojo

 

[totem]

The background I received was my TT-101 was purchased new from Hong Kong and
imported into Canada along with a cartrige and arm. Evidently there was 2 of each
with the second purchased for a business partner.

Likely explains the condition of the bezel and metal work.

 

[E.Man]

@E.Man , have you looked at purchasing from the Japanese market? There is always a lot of listings on Yahoo Buyee for used JVC/Victor TT. Shipping to you should be a lot cheaper than what it cost to ship here.
Voltage issues really are not an issue if you get the proper transformer.
That's a bummer that you lost everything to fires, can't even imagine.

BillWojo

Thanks Bill.
I've had all sorts of dramas after losing everything as well.

I was looking at UniSound seller in Japan. Will look at Buyee. Don't go presuming anything about shipping. There is no Japan Post available at this time and a number of courier cost complaints; although Unisound rates looked reasonable to me.
No worries about transformer, I ran one with my Denon. (*Just* have to get a new one; along with everything else).

 

[Final_Baton]

I'd tend to trust seller Unisound as well, they have excellent reviews/ratings and appear professional. good prices too.

I imported a TT using a proxy site called Fromjapan which aggregates searches from many japanese auction sites (just as Buyee does) and had a good experience. but that was before the pandemic so maybe now things are more complicated. (although I did use that site to buy a replacement stylus for my MC cart during pandemic, there were no cheap shipping options available as a result,. but I think now they are back).

 

[best-groove]

here is no Japan Post available at this time and a number of courier cost complaints;

That's right, I also use Buyee from time to time and they have become extremely expensive no longer providing the service by sea for heavy objects.
In January 2020 I won a turntable at auction, asked for a robust packaging service to ship it by sea and after 3 weeks I gave the ok to ship it by sea. ..a month later it went back to buyee warehouses and remained on stand-by.
I have written numerous times in many months to Buyee's customer service always receiving inaccurate responses from different employees.

Eventually I got angry and realized that the sea service is no longer available with the customer protection service, so I asked that it be shipped to me by sea giving up the protection service.
On October 20th 2020 the turntable started and now they are still waiting.
Basically I have been waiting for a year now for this damn turntable forced to choose cheap shipping because Buyee is connected to very expensive shippers.
This whole story for an expedition is just plain absurd.