JVC RX-9 (1986–1987)

Name: JVC RX-9
Brand: JVC

The JVC RX-9 is a receiver from the mid-1980s, built while Japanese manufacturers were pushing integrated audio/video system control. It was sold in a black variant, often noted as RX-9V or RX-9VBK, and originally listed at approximately 1,598 DM. It is rated at 120 watts per channel RMS. It weighs 10.4 kg (23 lbs) and measures 435 mm wide, 126.5 mm tall and 381 mm deep.

The RX-9 was designed as the master control center for a multi-component system. It includes JVC's COMPU LINK, a computer-linked system that lets a central controller manage compatible JVC audio and video components. There is a phono input for a turntable. Audio (March 1987, p.76) reviewed the similar RX-9V and found its frequency response (both audio-only and video-related) flat within 1.0 dB from 8 Hz to 40 kHz and within 3 dB from 4 Hz to 75 kHz. The reviewer called it "remarkably designed and executed" and described it as an appropriate product for unifying an A/V system.

Little else is documented. No full specification sheet has been found in the available sources, so there are no THD or signal-to-noise figures and no input/output counts. No production run history, common failures or market context are recorded either.