Comments on: The JVC 900 Digital Audio Mastering System of the early 1980s

By: Gary Rice

Gary Rice — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:30:59 +0000

I edited hundreds of releases for Proarte and Intersound in the 80’s and 90’s. It sounded better than the 1610 and 1630 and was pretty trouble free. We were one of 3 studios that bought the system when it came out. Edits were amazingly accurate. Those were the days!

By: tpace

tpace — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:20:56 +0000

Benny Quinn and Milan Bogdan at Masterfonics did outstanding mastering / editing with the JVC 900.
Mixed with the Sony 1630 digital 2 track.
The work I enjoy most was in 1988 working on the bluegrass “supergroup” Strength In Numbers – The Telluride Sessions.
Incredible dynamics.
What a band! Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Mark O’Connor, Edgar Meyer & Jerry Douglas.

By: Vlad Zaroff

Vlad Zaroff — Mon, 15 May 2023 15:16:34 +0000

Asia’s second album Alpha was recorded in analog and mixed with the JVC BP90. In my opinion that album sounds like total crap especially compared with their pristine debut. Often wondered if it had anything to do with early digital equipment but seeing here that Adam’s Cuts Like a Knife was mixed with the same system, and that album by the way sounds great, I’m thinking it was just a terrible mix.

By: Clarke skorski

Clarke skorski — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 23:40:15 +0000

I am a analog fan I prefer no digital in my records, I just picked up a few Hank Williams jr records done by Glenn Meadows with this system, I hadn’t played them yet but I’ll let y’all know how it sounds, I bet even digital it still sounds better then a mp3 lol

By: Marc Petrillo

Marc Petrillo — Sun, 08 May 2022 01:59:33 +0000

Rush-Signals (1982) used this for mixdown digitally.

By: MCM

MCM — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 17:50:55 +0000

Crusaders Live in Japan (GRP) (1981) was also recorded on this system.

By: JP McGrail

JP McGrail — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:23:58 +0000

I have John Jarvis’ “So Fa So Good” jazz album, which was recorded with a Sony PCM 701 es and transferred to the JVC Digital 900. Some of the tunes were actually recorded directly to the 900. I have a 501 es and a non-functional 601 esd. The former works great, but lacks SPDIF or AES/EBU.

By: Jonathan Richard Wearn

Jonathan Richard Wearn — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:56:42 +0000

I am a semi retired classical record producer who has made many of my recordings on the JVC Digital Audio Processor 900. I have one complete with the Digital Audio Editor 900 and the two t/c VHS recorders with very low hours if anyone is interested for a modest sum. It cost me $84,000!! I have the manuals and flight cases. I made several of my recordings at the Royal Festival Hall, Barbican and Fairfield Halls with this equipment which never let me down and was unlike the 1610 an 18bit system. I have had mine adapted to output AES/EBU SONY protocol as well as the proprietary JVC.

By: Guillaume

Guillaume — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 22:36:21 +0000

LEE RITENOUR & GENTLE THOUGHTS JVC 1977 > 2003 XRCD24

By: Fabian

Fabian — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 20:18:54 +0000

Whenever possible contact Glenn Meadows as he used the system a lot when he was at Masterfonics.