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1978: Introduces SX-1980 receiver, Pioneer's most powerful receiver manufactured to date. February 1979: Introduces the industry-use Laserdisc player. June 1980: Introduces VP-1000 LD player for home use in the U.S. March 1981: Warner-Pioneer Corp. establishes the LaserDisc Corporation in Japan.
Pioneer Corporation (3 C, ... Zoom Corporation (8 P) Pages in category "Audio equipment manufacturers of Japan" ... Koyo Electronics Corporation Limited; L. Luxman; M.
Some head units have built-in stereo amplifiers. Other car audio systems use a separate stand-alone amplifier. Every amplifier has a rated power level sometimes noted on the head unit with the built-in amplifier, or on the label of a stand-alone unit. Coaxial speakers: These are the most common type of car speakers and are often factory-installed.
In 1993, Onkyo acquired Lucasfilm's THX certification and then launched the first ever THX-certified AV consumer receiver. [4] In March 2015, Onkyo purchased Pioneer Corporation's Home Electronics Corporation, which produces home cinema amplifiers, Blu-ray players and other AV products. In return, Pioneer took a 14.95% stake in Onkyo.
The Pioneer SX-1980 [1] [2] [3] is an AM/FM radio receiver that Pioneer Corporation introduced in 1978, to be matched with the HPM series of speakers. It was rated at 270 watts RMS per channel into 8 ohms, both channels driven. However, in the September 1978 issue of the magazine Audio, [4] Leonard Feldman performed a specification test on the ...
Optonica amplifier (SM-3636) and tuner (ST-3636) from 1978. The Optonica brand was created and first launched by Sharp of Japan in 1975 to compete in the high-end audio market along with established brands such as Sansui Electric, Sony, Panasonic, Sanyo, Yamaha, Nakamichi, Onkyo, Fisher Electronics, Technics (brand), Pioneer Corporation, Kenwood Corporation, JVC, Harman Kardon and Marantz.
Pioneer MiniDisc car receiver. Despite having a loyal customer base largely of musicians and audio enthusiasts, [citation needed] the MiniDisc met with only limited success in the United States. It was very popular in Japan and parts of Asia, and relatively so in Europe during the 1990s and into the 2000s, but did not enjoy comparable sales ...
Pioneer released the LaserActive model CLD-A100 in Japan on August 20, 1993, at a cost of ¥89,800, and in the United States on September 13, 1993, at a cost of $970. An NEC-branded version of the LaserActive player known as the LD-ROM² System , or model PCE-LD1 , was released in December 1993, which was priced identically to the original ...