At last there is a cassette transport that fully exploits the precision
of quartz.
You expect precision from quartz-locked direct-drive. But with a wow and flutter specification of 0.019% WRMS, the JVC DD-9 goes beyond your wildest expectations.
Audibly, this means complete freedom from pitch wavering. Plus uncanny clarity in the high frequencies thanks to almost total absence of flutter.
What else can you expect from a deck that's this accurate? Dolby C for one thing. II reduces noise by 20 dB (versus 10 dB with the previous Dolby system). And it operates much farther down into the midrange, giving 15 dB noise reduction even at 500 Hz.
Against this newfound background of silence you'll hear a greater resolution of musical details, especially with wide-range source material.
There's other JVC magic in the DD-9, too. Like our computer B.E.S T. system that automatically measures every tape you use. Then sets bias. EQ and noise-reduction values to achieve ruler-flat response with lowest possible distortion. While JVC's heralded Sen-Alloy (SA) Heads give you supremely low distortion plus rugged durability, all in a three-head configuration.
Dolby 45 a trademark of Dolby Labs There's also an electronic-digital tape/time counter. Peak/VU fluorescent level meters. Memory and Auto Rewind. Arc full-logic transport controls.
Is there a place In your system for a deck as accurate as the DD-9? Or the DD-7 or DD-5, both with wow and flutter at 0.021% WRMS? Why not visit a JVC dealer and find out.
DD-7 with quartz-locket direct-drive.
JVC CORP. 41 Slater Drive. Elmwood Park, NJ 07407. JVC CANADA, INC., Scarborough. Ont.
Also see:
Acoustic Research (AR) loudspeakers
Koss Kossfire dual tweeter loudspeaker system
Source: Stereo Review (USA magazine)