| Brand Name: | JVC |
Product Specifications
Technical Details
- Play exchange lets you swap any 4 discs while 1 is playing
- 32-track programming
- Headphone output with volume control
- 8x oversampling digital filter
- Compu Link remote
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Product Description
Amazon.com Review
JVC's XL-FZ158BK combines minimal features with surprisingly good sound in a five-CD changer that lists for well below $200. It's a tremendous value--as long as you can live without a remote control. Some will immediately bar the XL-FZ158BK from consideration for having no remote control, but the XL-FZ158BK's sound is so good that you might think about how often you actually use a CD remote (especially with a changer) before dismissing this player from consideration.
In our experience, CD changers do not sound as good as their single-disc counterparts. The reason is simple: it's easier to make a stable transport mechanism, which does affect the sound, in a single-play unit than it is in a multiplay. That said, the XL-FZ158BK is an impressive performer. It's well balanced and smooth, with a laid-back high-frequency response that we attribute to JVC's proprietary 1-bit digital-to-analog converter. (To our ears, this is preferable to the bright high-end we've heard on other modestly priced machines.) The midrange, where the heart of music lies, is the XL-FZ158BK's most notable strength. Vocals and instruments such as piano and cello have fine presence and a sense of openness that consistently pull you into the music.
In the features department, the XL-FZ158BK offers just the basics. Play exchange allows you to replace up to four discs while a fifth is playing, and you get the usual play, program, track skip, random play, and--a feature we love--a headphone jack with a volume control.
An optical digital output allows connection to a digital recorder such as minidisc or CD, but also lets you integrate the XL-FZ158BK with a surround receiver. We would have preferred a higher-quality coaxial output, but optical is better than nothing.
JVC has done a fine balancing act with the XL-FZ158BK, and it certainly deserves your consideration--assuming you don't mind getting up from your chair to operate it. --Wayne Garcia
Pros:
- Good sound
- Solid value
- Headphone jack has volume control
Cons:
- No remote control
- Slightly deemphasized high frequencies
- No coaxial digital output
Product Description
This five-disc carousel changer provides hours of uninterrupted musical enjoyment. A fiber optic digital output makes it easy to connect to a CD-R/CDR-W or Mini Disc for great digital recording. Continuous play, "Smart" random play and program play of up to 32 steps provide flexible listening options.
Features:
- 5-Disc Carousel CD Changer: Change any 4 discs while one more is being played
- One-bit P.E.M. D.D. Converter
- Optical Digital Output
- Program play of up to 32 steps (tracks and discs) from 5 discs
- 20-track program chart
- 5 keys on the front panel
- Play Modes: Continuous, Program, Smart and Random
- 4-way repeat: all tracks, single track, programmed tracks and random play
- Auto and Manual Search
- Resume function
- Headphone Output with volume control
- 2 Enhanced CompuLink Control System Jacks
- One Year parts and labor warranty
- Weight: 11pounds; Measurements: 17 3/16"W x 5 1/16"H x 15 1/4"D
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great 5 Disc for a JVC System,
By john m davis (Tempe, Az United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: JVC XL-FZ158BK 5-CD Changer (Electronics)
I found this unit to be of excellent quaility like all JVC products. The unit does not come with a remote. It is accessed through JVC's Compu Link using the remote ,in my case, with my JVC Receiver. Sound is excellent and the optical output is a plus. I would recommend this product for anyone with a JVC Receiver.
26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Great product but shoddy workmanship,
By Neel Gandhi (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: JVC XL-FZ158BK 5-CD Changer (Electronics)
I agree with most that has been said about this player: the sound was excellent, its features were easy to use, and truth be told I didn't mind not having a remote. But the unit arrived shoddily put together, in particular the disc tray, and within hours of setting it up the tray stuck. I don't know whether this is an isolated incident or not, but I can't recommend for that reason.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Gizmo!,
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This review is from: JVC XL-FZ158BK 5-CD Changer (Electronics)
I love this JVC CD changer. Sounds great and works flawlessly. Only downside is that it does NOT come with a remote so if you don't have a JVC receiver to hook it to (with compulink system) in order to use one remote, I'd suggest another model.
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