JVC S-55 (production years unknown)
Little is documented about the JVC S-55. The Archive files it under audio, but the fact file for this model is essentially empty. There is no exact product type, no production years, no original price, and no confirmed specifications. It is one of the thinnest records in the JVC section.
The period files hold a few fragments that may or may not belong to this model. A garbled scan from Audio (October 1997, p.148) shows a receiver/amplifier section, a tuner section, and surround processing that includes Dolby Surround. The model name isn't legible in the surviving text, so it can't be pinned to the S-55. A 1978 "New Products" note describes a JVC amplifier with DC-coupled stages, 60 watts per channel into 8 ohms, and 0.02% THD at rated output. Again, the model is unnamed. A 1983 trade note covers the similar-sounding RC-S55, a convertible portable stereo radio-cassette recorder with a detachable cassette section. That's a different model, but it's the only clearly named JVC product in the research file.
If you own an S-55, or have a manual, an advertisement, or a dealer listing that clearly identifies it, the archive needs it.
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