Hi John/Richard:

I think JVC itself used this system to master their series of deluxe-quality CD's in Japan. I don't 
know if they are still releasing in that series, or if they still use this system to make a digital 
master. As I recall, the system they used had their proprietary U-Matic based mastering chain and 
their own system to make a glass master and I believe they pressed in their own plant in Japan. 
These are the CD's that are in a bound mini-book, the exact brand name of the series escapes me 
right now. Anyway, someone at JVC in Japan will know all the details on this.

-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Spencer" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] PCM audio-on-videotape info updated


> Richard,
>
> I think we have one or two of these units...please reply to me off- list at my 
> "[log in to unmask]" address and I can check for you  Monday.
>
> I've been grabbing as many obscure formats as I can when they show up.
>
> John
>
> John Spencer
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>
>
> On Sep 13, 2008, at 10:48 AM, Richard L. Hess wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> After a frustrating day trying to play some PCM tapes, I found out  they were recorded in 
>> YET_ANOTHER_FORMAT that I don't have a  processor for, the JVC-900 system.
>>
>> If anyone know the whereabouts of a JVC DS-FC901 interface unit, I  might be interested in buying 
>> it.
>>
>> Anyway, in researching this -- with help from friends Tom Fine, Don  Norwood, and Don Ososke -- I 
>> have substantially updated this page on  my website.
>>
>> http://richardhess.com/notes/formats/magnetic-media/magnetic-tapes/digital-audio-vcr/
>>
>> I've also added the disks page and made one or two minor updates in  the other page listed at the 
>> bottem of the linked page.
>>
>> I hope you all find this useful--maybe it will save one of you from  wasting a day.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Richard
>>
>> Richard L. Hess                   email: [log in to unmask]
>> Aurora, Ontario, Canada       (905) 713 6733     1-877-TAPE-FIX
>> Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm
>> Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.
>