The player includes a full-function remote control with direct-disc and 10-key direct-track access; the unit's front panel offers direct-disc access for all seven discs. An optical digital-audio output eases hookup with a CD or minidisc recorder or a surround receiver. The player offers four-way repeat (all tracks, single track, programmed tracks, random play) as well as resume, which picks up where you left off in an earlier listening.

When it comes to quality, the XL-FZ700BK uses JVC's proprietary single-bit P.E.M. D.D. converter with 8x oversampling, which boasts two to four times the resolution of conventional one-bit converters. The P.E.M. D.D. uses two independent pulse waves that are combined to more than double the effective resolution, greatly enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio and dynamic range in the analog domain. JVC's Compu Link feature fosters one-touch source selection with matching JVC audio components. With this unit's Compu Link III, the appropriate components will also automatically power up as needed.