However, to the chagrin of Sony, JVC did develop a VHS hi-fi system on the principle of depth multiplexing approximately a year after the first Beta Hi-Fi VCR, the SL-5200 was introduced by Sony.
Namun, dengan rasa penyesalan dari Sony, JVC tidak mengembangkan VHS sistem hi-fi pada prinsip kedalaman multiplexing kira-kira setahun setelah Hi-Fi Beta pertama VCR, SL-5200, diperkenalkan oleh Sony.