JVC XL-F154 5-Disc CD Changer — Plays CD-Rs, COMPU LINK

JVC XL-F154 — A Five-Disc Carousel That Plays Home-Burned CD-Rs and Answers a JVC Remote Through COMPU LINK

A five-disc carousel changer that takes home-burned discs in its stride, with a headphone output on the front and JVC’s system control on the back.

The Carousel

The carousel is the sensible kind. Play and Exchange lets you swap any four discs while the fifth keeps playing, so an evening’s listening never has to stop for the machine. Five disc keys sit across the front panel, one per tray position, which means selecting a disc is a single press rather than a hunt through a menu. Programme play runs to thirty-two steps across all five discs, there are four repeat modes and a resume function, and Smart Random shuffles across the whole magazine rather than one disc at a time.

The Converter

Conversion is handled by JVC’s 1-bit P.E.M. D.D. converter with an eight-times oversampling digital filter — the same arrangement JVC used across this generation, and a good deal more capable than the price of a five-disc changer usually buys.

Plays CD-Rs

We have tested this one with CD-R discs and it plays them properly. That is worth saying plainly, because a great many changers of this era will not, and anyone with a shelf of home-burned compilations knows the disappointment of finding out the hard way.

COMPU LINK and the Headphone Output

Two things make it more useful than the specification list suggests. There is a headphone output on the front with its own volume control, so the changer works on its own late at night without waking the house. And there are two Enhanced COMPU LINK jacks on the back: connect it to a JVC amplifier or receiver with the same system and the two operate as one, with the changer answering the amplifier’s remote and synchronised recording available to a tape deck on the same chain.

Condition

Tested here and working properly. Cosmetically this example is graded Very Good — it presents well, with only the standard signs of use.

A few relevant specifications:

An honest five-disc changer that does the one thing many of its contemporaries cannot, and plays nicely with the rest of a JVC system.

Available for pickup in Kanata, or shipped across Canada and internationally — we have sent equipment to fifteen countries in the past year, each piece packed in-house in 275 lb test double-wall boxes. Live shipping rates for your address are calculated at checkout. Backed by Radique Audio’s Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and our Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Available for audition by appointment in Kanata.

JVC XL-F154 Specifications

• Five-disc carousel changer with Play and Exchange — swap four discs while one plays
• Plays CD-R discs, verified here
• 1-bit P.E.M. D.D. converter; 8-times oversampling digital filter
• Programme play to 32 steps across five discs; 20-track programme chart
• Five disc keys on the front panel
• Play modes: continuous, Smart Random, programme; four-way repeat; resume
• Auto and manual search
• Headphone output with its own volume control
• Two Enhanced COMPU LINK system control jacks
• Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) 17.2 x 5.1 x 15.3 inches (437 x 129 x 387 mm)
• Weight: 11.3 lbs (5.1 kg)

⚠️ Important Information for International Buyers

This unit is configured for North American 110/120V power. Buyers outside North America will require a step-down transformer and appropriate plug adapter.

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