JVC QL-A2 (or... SCROE!!... OR... I think I'm officially addicted to this hobby)

schmalvaro

schmalvaro

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So, I was in the market for a quartz lock TT (had my eye on a Technics SL-Q2). A free ad popped up on the local CL for a JVC record player and stereo cabinet. I offered the dude some cash to hold it for me and when I go to pick it up it turns out to be a JVC QL-A2. He declined the cash. Turns out specs are better and it sounds at least as good as the Technics SL-3350 stacker it's replacing. Looks a little sleeker too.

Anyone have any knowledge of these? I am having an issue where the auto-return isnt moving the tonearm all the way back to the rest (edit: looks like it's an issue of some foam-rot gumming things up). Also, there's a little scuffing/scratch on the tonearm where the clamp locks, is this anything to be concerned about? Any other tips? I'm flipping through the service manual as I write this.

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As an aside, I think I'm addicted. I got my first table in February: the Technics SL-3350 and a Shure V15III, along with a Technics SA-300, SA-200, some bpc RCA receiver, a JVC CD player and a small box of records.

Apri-lish I saw a CL ad for a stereo table and stereo. Ended up snagging a BIC 960 (frozen fun restore!), a Garrard 40B and a Realistic STA-120.

Last month I found a Dual 1226 (UA plastic plinth) on CL. I still need to put some work in on this.

Today the free JVC.

People need to stop basically giving stuff away. When does it end?!?
 
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Very nice to say the least... At a guess,looks like a Shure V15 III cart with Technics headshell? Anyway,many congrats!
 
Yeah, I pulled the headshell/V15III off my Sl-3350 temporarily. The JVC came with a Stanton 500 MKII. It sounded alright on a beater record, but the stylus was too cruddy looking to use on any of my good vinyl.
 
This is quite an easy fix. Just remove the gumming foam and glue a piece of new foam. I use a piece cut from foam insulation tube. It solved the auto return problem.
 
Blue Shadow said:
And AKers everywhere are claiming there are no deals anymore.
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Right!? Everything I listed in my first post cost me exactly $200. Total. And maybe another $350 in parts/materials/tools for restorations (including things like a m97xE, various stylii, various De-Oxits and a $40 soldering iron). The SA-300 needed a new power amplifier IC, a resistor and a new transistor and the BIC 960 had the typical frozen-everything issue. Everything else was fully working and only needed a little De-Oxit.

I feel like a lot of people are solely looking for the "I found a Thorens TD124 new in box in some old lady's basement and when I went to pick it up she wouldn't take more than $16 and also gave me some fresh pie and lemonade" type deal and when they're not finding it, they incorrectly conclude there are no good deals. When in reality there's a lot of really good under the radar equipment floating around that's just waiting to be given a new life.
 
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