10 July 2019

JVC DD-V9 (1983) - Closer To The Musical Truth

cassette deck

Superior performance specifications, Special convenience features, Superb sound quality, this is the JVC DD-V9 (Victor DD-V9 in Japan) 3 Head Auto-Reverse cassette deck introduced in 1983. The JVC DD-V9 is the ultimate in convenience and precision - convenience because it records and plays both sides of a tape automatically, and precision because it has three heads. JVC's auto-reverse swivel head features a jewel-lock system (ruby-tipped azimuth adjustment screw) that makes possible to adjust the head alignment for each path of tape travel independently. The three-head design consists of a SA (Sen-Alloy) recording head and a Metaperm playback head, hyperbolically curved for extended bass. During forward play and record, the DD-V9 use a capstan directly driven by compact Pulse Servo motors designed and built by JVC at their own plant. 

The Pulse Servo motor used incorporates a significant amount of technology originally developped for JVC turntables. Technically the motor can be described as a "4-phase, 8-pole, brushless & coreless FG direct-drive motor" The JVC computerized B.E.S.T. (Bias, Equalization, Sensitivity of Tape) tuning system analyzes the electromagnetic properties of any tape and adjusts the deck's electronics for a perfect match - all in about 15 seconds. The fluorescent display will show you remaining tape time in minutes and seconds and various Music Scan modes. The two-colour fluorescent level meters are accurate, easy to read and highly responsive. Each of the bars for the left and right channels consists of 18 segments, and in turn each segment is formed of 20 matrix dots. Less frequently used controls are located on a slide-in/out panel for easier operation and cleaner lines while the optional R-70E wired remote control adds to the list of comfort features.


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cassette deck

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