JVC QL-Y66F Turntable
The QL-Y66F was an Electro-Servo Fully Automatic Quartz Turntable manufactured by the JVC Corporation. It had the following features:
- E-D Servo Tonearm for reduced resonance
- Double-Servo Quartz control for absolute speed accuracy
- Electronic resonance-damping, tracking-force, and anti-skate controls
- Magnetic Support coreless DC FG servo motor
- Fully automatic and computerised system with repeat
- Heavy, low-resonance solid cabinet with mass 12.3 kg
Specification
Model Name | QL-Y66F |
Motor Type | Magnetic-support Coreless DC FG Servo Motor |
Drive System | Direct Drive |
Speed Detection System | Integrated Frequency Generator |
Servo System | Double-servo Quartz |
Start-up Characteristics | 1/2 Rotation |
Wow and Flutter | 0.03 % (DIN), 0.015 % (WRMS) |
Signal to Noise Radio | 80 dB (DIN-B) |
Start-up Torque | 1.4 kg.cm |
Speed Deviation | 0.002 % |
Load Characteristics | 0 % |
Drift (per hour) | 0.0001 % per hour |
Thermal Drift | 0.00005 % per degree centigrade |
Platter Size | 350 mm, die-cast aluminium |
Platter mass + Mat | 2.9 kg |
Tonearm Type | Dynamically balanced electronic servo controlled |
Tonearm Length | 254 mm |
Tracking Error | -1-degree 12-minutes to +1-degree 48-minutes |
Overhang | 15 mm |
Applicable Tracking Force | 0 g to 3 g (0.25 g step) |
Applicable Cartridge Mass (main) | Straight Arm:4.5 g to 10.5 g, S Arm: 8 g to 14 g |
Operation Mode | Fully Automatic |
Dimensions | 495 mm × 187 mm × 405 mm |
Mass | 12.3 kg |
Cost/eBay
It was a highly desirable piece of engineering that audiophiles seek even today. A good working one in mint condition can sell for well over one hundred pounds and more.