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JVC QL-?? owners thread

And ten minutes with an xacto blade and faucet washer and the rear counterweight droop is solved. Now to print a lifter arm and she’ll be ready to roll.

Did test the stylus with a balanced tone arm and all is well there - too much downforce previously.
 
And another reply. Spent 30 minutes Sunday morning between tinkercad and my Prussia Mini to design and print a lifter arm segment and first pass is workable -

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I probably didn’t quite make it strong enough to last for the long run, but version one is a success at least.
 
I'm working on a JVC QL-F4 that I bought for cheap on OfferUp. It was going to be my parts donor for my current JVC QL-F4 but then I wanted to try my hand at soldering/desoldering and I'm getting the hang of it. going to attempt at restoring this deck

Service manual states that you can test the voltage with the test pole thing that sticks up from the circuit board at TP-5 and adjust VR803 resistor as needed. I bought a digital multimeter and am trying to learn that as well. Now TP-5 is only 1 pole thing.

I assume I touch the positive prong of the multimeter on TP-5, right? Where exactly do I put the negative prong of the multimeter? I don't want to put it on the wrong place.
 
What's some good cartridges for a ql-y66f? I just picked up one and it's got a straight arm. It came with a grado blue but not sure I like it. I have sumiko moonstone I love but not sure it's a good fit with that arm?
 
Amcrebelfan said:
What's some good cartridges for a ql-y66f? I just picked up one and it's got a straight arm. It came with a grado blue but not sure I like it. I have sumiko moonstone I love but not sure it's a good fit with that arm?
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If the arm functions are in good shape it should do fine with any cartridge that fits within the weight limits of the counterweight. You can dial it in right there on the plinth. Your Sumiko should be great.
 
jimreeves said:
If the arm functions are in good shape it should do fine with any cartridge that fits within the weight limits of the counterweight. You can dial it in right there on the plinth. Your Sumiko should be great.
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That's what I was hoping thank you. Now getting it on I hate trying to get overhang correct and alignment. Technics just makes it to simple. In the instructions it says use the qp adapter which I do not have or can find based on the name to purchase.
 
I’ve been selling off lots of gear lately but yesterday I relapsed and made a compulsive buy; a QL-A200 for $10 CAD (that’s about 37 cents in USD).

Immediately upon purchasing I had misgivings, judging by its flimsy plastic look and feel.

But I soldiered on and slapped an old Empire 2000E/II (with genuine NOS stylus!) on her, gave her a quick clean, and plugged her into a NAD 3020 powering some no-name 2-way bookshelf speakers (all they have is a sticker with what looks like “CK” as the brand and “DBR” as the model).

Boy oh boy does this table sound good! Wide open sound, very nice highs and lows, attractive tonal colours, quiet and dynamic, and it tracks like a champ (maybe mostly due to the excellent Empire cart).

It kind of pisses me off, that it sounds this good; it is mocking me and all of us vinyl snobs for investing so much time and money into our prized tables when this butt ugly piece of plastic fantastic sounds just as good!


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Just inherited a JVC QL-Y3F and and did a big tune up, fixed the automatic arm along with the speed at which is lifts and drops, soldered new buttons on the “lift” and “start/stop”, cleaned the hell out it (these photos are before I cleaned it) and while trying to figure out what the humming/buzzing was I broke the 5 lug RCA terminal strip :/… so now I’ve got some new standard dandard monoprice RCA cables in the mail and I plan to resolder the entire RCA line from the 5 lug strip.

Anybod my done this before have some advice for someone new to this kind of thing?

Thank you!
 

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That's a very nice piece !
The TT-81 and TT-71 are nice on their own rights but separating with the transformer would make the turntable even better.

Speaking of UA-7045/7082, I had made a 3d printed piece to replace the the rubber seal, it is in one piece as the original. I can have it print for the cost of the part plus have it shipped for you. It is resistant yet still a bit flexible not to lose the Tracing Hold nor the vibration cancellation.

Tell me if anyone is interested, please.
 
Interesting they have a very Denon look. I wonder if there was any cross pollination then.
 

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Hi Andy, nope, no similarity's except the flying saucer look. Your not the first to think they were working together but they use totally different tech to achieve similar results.

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Columbia (Denon) and Victor were concurrents but used the sames contractors for tonearms for instance and shared a lot of others things but remained with a fair relationship of concurrence along with respect. Most of the key staff members of all companies kinda knew each others, however, the turntables aren't a shared effort but the reliance on computer to make a propper turntable. On that respect, those direct drives desgin are much more accomplished than anything today even for a crazy price as a lot of the essential parts for a good turntable are overlooked.
 
doctor fuse said:
I’ve been selling off lots of gear lately but yesterday I relapsed and made a compulsive buy; a QL-A200 for $10 CAD (that’s about 37 cents in USD).

Immediately upon purchasing I had misgivings, judging by its flimsy plastic look and feel.

But I soldiered on and slapped an old Empire 2000E/II (with genuine NOS stylus!) on her, gave her a quick clean, and plugged her into a NAD 3020 powering some no-name 2-way bookshelf speakers (all they have is a sticker with what looks like “CK” as the brand and “DBR” as the model).

Boy oh boy does this table sound good! Wide open sound, very nice highs and lows, attractive tonal colours, quiet and dynamic, and it tracks like a champ (maybe mostly due to the excellent Empire cart).

It kind of pisses me off, that it sounds this good; it is mocking me and all of us vinyl snobs for investing so much time and money into our prized tables when this butt ugly piece of plastic fantastic sounds just as good!


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The famous japanese audiophile guru Kei Ikeda indeed had a very modest Victor turntable which he liked because of its automatism also. An item doesn't have to be overpriced to bring excitement and pleasure, only to be well designed and well made.

However, he never used a direct drive, saying he was too traditional or old fashion regarding them.
 
The auto return sometimes fail to activate on my QL-A2, and there is a creaking sound when the tone arm returns.

I would like to fix those things. I have the service manual but I often manage to break stuff trying to repair them, or not being able to put them together again.
 
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