Having collected Alpine car players for awhile, it's time to expand to other brands. Recent possession including head unit, equalizer and amplifier from the early 80s. Since I have a long year end break, I decided to work on these sets, one of Pioneer's notable era which uses bright aluminium finishing.
These are meant for home display and not intended to fix in the car moreover today's modern cars aren't compatible to fit in. I'm working on a project to showcase all my boomboxes plus car stereos collection. In progress installing backlight and power sockets to source power to each and every units on the shelves.
Back in the day shops selling car audio often had a display board allowing you to compare the different systems and different speakers at the push of a button Here is a company still doing that. It shouldn't be too difficult to make your own. https://www.facebook.com/caraudiodisplayboards p.s. Back in the mid 1980s I bought a nice Pioneer radio Cassette which had been significantly reduced as it had come out of one of those displays.
@Ken80s: There aren't many techs around who would even bother with vintage car audio, so hat's off to you in resurrecting the Pioneer Component deck. I kept a number of my Pioneer car audio components from the late 70's, early 80's and beyond. My first car was a 1970 Buick Skylark Custom. I built a custom centre console housing the Pioneer car stereo components. My first car stereo - which I bought from Hudson's Bay - consisted of a KP-88G cassette deck, GM-40 amplifier and TS-X9 surface mount speakers, mounted on the rear parcel tray. The number of components expanded in my car system almost every year as Pioneer rolled out newer models of gear. I still have most of my car audio boxed up, with occassional use when the feeling strikes me. In the winter months, I didn't drive my '70 Buick and just used my dad's car. I had the console removed from the car and used it as a home stereo powered by a beefy DC power supply. And yes, because of the self-contained Component styling you could show off the gear as a mini system. And lots more than these head units... Nando.
Hello Everyone , Those were some my favorite radios Pioneer made some really cool stuff Pioneer was one the companies that I did factory warranty for when my Audio video repairshop was going full steam back in the 80s through and early 2000s . I still own and use a lot pioneer gear . Sincerely Richard
radiorich, Pioneer seemed to be one of the early heavy hitters for car stereos once they became complete units around the mid to late 70's, it's one of the only brands I remember back then outside of the cheaper Kraco's, Craig and many other entry-level brands. Did you see it the same way or were some of the other brands close in sales, marketing and build quality? I'd probably consider Jensen a close 2nd, they were everywhere as well.
MisterX , Yes , Pioneer was one the early ones there was one that I came across was a underdash tape deck made by TEAC . also Kenwood early car radio and Sony made some too. Sincerely Richard
