JVC XL-V200
The XL-V200 (and XL-V200B in black finish) was a Compact Disk Player manufactured by the JVC Corporation of Japan. It had some useful attributes such as a headphone socket. Here are some of its features.
- Sensitive and reliable JVC-developed laser pickup
- ISS (Independent Suspension System) to protect disc from shock, acoustic feedback and vibration and vibration
- "New Y Servo System" (High Balance Servo) to assure accurate tracking of any disc, even if scratched or smudged
- Digital filter and elaborate analogue circuits for better sound
- New disc support system for disc protection
- Random access programming of up to 15 tracks
- 2-speed manual search, index search
- Index play, index skip and track skip
- Repeat: all tracks or programmed tracks
- Headphone jack
- 3-mode track/time display
Specification
| Model Name | XL-V200 and XL-V200B |
| Frequency Response | 5 Hz to 20 kHz |
| THD | 0.004 % (at 1 kHz) |
| Dynamic Range | 95 dB (at 1 kHz) |
| SNR | 93 dB |
| Channel Separation | 90 dB (at 1 kHz) |
| Wow and Flutter | Unmeasurable |
| Search Modes | Direct search, 2-speed manual search, song skip, Index skip |
| Programme Function | 15-step random access memory at maximum with correction facility |
| Repeat Function | All songs, programmed songs |
| Disc Loading System | Horizontal Loading |
| Output Level | 2.0 V rms |
| Dimensions | 435 mm × 82 mm × 293 mm |
| Mass | 3.8 kg |
Cost/eBay
JVC CD players are very desirable because they seem to last much longer compared to some of the newer technologies we use today. Many of these older units are reliable and continue operating even today. A good working one in mint condition can sell for well over fourty pounds or more.