Tasuke's ΩPIONEER Audio/A/V system

[Tasuke]

my current system (taken 7/29/2010)


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/MacGyver%20System%202010/JohnsRoom7-29-101.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/MacGyver%20System%202010/JohnsRoom7-29-102.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/ELAC%20MIRACORD%2046/DSC_1028.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/COMPACT%20CASSETTES/CassetteColle4-28-2010.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/COMPACT%20CASSETTES/TDKMA-XG04-09-2009.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/COMPACT%20CASSETTES/DENONHD-8VsMAXELLXL-IIS.jpg





http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER/Pioneer_Sign.jpg

PIONEER VSX-D1S TOTL 130w/ch. A/V Stereo Receiver (1990/1993)
PIONEER PD-91 Reference Compact Disc Player (1988/1990) (upgraded with parts from a PD-3000, the JPN market version)
PIONEER PD-M90X Reference Multi-Play CD Player (1987/1989) (the very first REFERENCE/ELITE multi-play CDP)
PIONEER CT-S800 (1988/1990) full-featured TOTL Single-Well LaserAmorphous-Head cassette deck, with casted-iron transformer
PIONEER DV-09 Reference DVD Player (1998/2000)
PIONEER CLD-3030 TOTL Compatible Laser Disc Player (1988/1989)
PIONEER GR-777 Ten Band Stereo Graphic Equalizer (1988/199?) (TOTL remote controllable EQ with dual spectrum display)
PIONEER CS-G503 Four-Way Stereo Loudspeaker System (199?)
PIONEER SE-305 Stereo Headphones (1974)
PIONEER MR-100 Multi-Room IR Receiver (1989/199?)
PIONEER CU-MR100 Remote Control Unit (1989/199?)
PIONEER CU-AV70 Programmable Remote Control Unit (1988/1989)
PIONEER CU-AV100 Programmable Remote Control Unit (1988/1989)
PIONEER CU-AV200 Programmable Remote Control Unit (1989/1993)

-MISC.-

ELAC MIRACORD 46 Direct Drive Phonograph Turntable (197?)
DENON DCD-1500 CD player (1985/1987) (heavily upgraded, Dual-Mono output TOTL)
PIONEER PD-M6 Multi-CD player (1985/1986) (the very first PIONEER magazine CD changer)
JVC HR-S8000U S-VHS VCR (1988/1990)
MITSUBISHI HS-U70 S-VHS VCR (1988/1990)
ROLAND BOSS BR-1180 Hard Disk Digital Audio Recorder (2002)
JVC RM-S1 Universal Programmable Touch-Panel Remote Control (1988/1???)

[Tasuke]

VSX-D1S TOTL A/V RECEIVER

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER/VSX-D1SMACGYVER9-9-20092.jpg

PD-91 REFERENCE CD PLAYER

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER%20PD-91%20AUDIOGON%207-27-10/DSC_2576.jpg

PD-M90X REFERENCE 6-DISC CD PLAYER

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER%20PD-M90X%20MACGYVER/PIONEERPD-M90XMacGyver.jpg

CT-S800 LASER AMORPHOUS HEAD CASSETTE DECK

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/CT-S800%2004-09-2009/CT-S800MACGYVER11-28-09.jpg

GR-777 10-BAND GRAPHIC EQUALIZER

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/MacGyver%20System/GR-7774-13-09.jpg

CS-G503 FOUR-WAY LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/MacGyver%20System%2012-7-2008/MacGyverSystem12-7-20082.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/MacGyver%20System%2012-7-2008/MacGyverSystem12-7-20083.jpg

[John]

Lots of cool gear reminds me when I first started to take notice of Hifi
You might get more from those speakers if you play around with position let us know if u need ideas around this

[Tasuke]

DV-09 REFERENCE DVD PLAYER

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/DV-09/DV-09MacGyver06-16-09.jpg

HR-S8000U S-VHS VCR

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/JVC%20HR-S8000U/HR-S8000UMacG.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/JVC%20HR-S8000U/HR-S8000UMacG1.jpg

CLD-3030 COMBINATION LASERDISC PLAYER

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER/DSC_0447.jpg

[kininigin]

I dont even own 1 remote control.

I wonder how many batteries you get through?

[Spectral Morn]

Interesting set up John.

I am more of a silver period Pioneer fan and mainly their tuners, however I would love to get my hands on a Pioneer 91 tuner.

I see you like anime :) I am more into the standalone movies than the series. Akira (first anime I ever saw wow) Appleseed, Steamboy, Ghost in the Shell, Sky Blue etc.

I see an album sleeve for Battle of the Planets (I know it had a different name and characters in the original Japanese)which I loved when I was a kid.

Thanks for sharing the photos.


Regards D S D L

[Techno Commander]

I love the look of the Pioneer Elite components. Glad to see someone else using XL II-S tapes as well. :)

[Tasuke]

forgot a shot here;

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER%20PD-91%20AUDIOGON%207-27-10/DSC_2570.jpg

[Reid Malenfant]

I am more of a silver period Pioneer fan and mainly their tuners, however I would love to get my hands on a Pioneer 91 tuner.
I tend to agree, well with the silver bit at any rate :lolsign: In my opinion they made some of their best kit back when it was silver. I happen to own a Pioneer CTF-950 cassette deck (http://www.blatata.com/electr/5756-deck-pioneer-ct-f950.html) & i really haven't heard a lot that beat it quality wise, maybe a few top end Nakamichis' & that's about it ;)

What is it with you & tuners? :eyebrows:



Some nice kit there John, nice to see someone else who gets things running as they should again :) Keep up the good work ;)

[Barry]

Nice collection of Pioneer kit there John,

but I really couldn't be bothered with all those remotes. I only have one remote (for my CD player), but it is never used.

My CD player is within arms-reach of my listening seat. If I were to use a remote, I think I really would be a near-terminal case of 'couch potato-itis'! :doh:

Regards

[goraman]

I don't see a Spec 1 and Spec 2 in that collection.

A picture from my old pioneer days.

[Tasuke]

I don't see a Spec 1 and Spec 2 in that collection.

yeah, the mid-eighties through the early nineties
are my personal halcyon years regarding the PIONEER brand.
i also like the odd 1970's, 1990's and 2000's piece,
but those are generally fairly isolated cases...

[goraman]

You have some nice Pioneer gear for sure.
and alot of it.

[MartinT]

CLD-3030 COMBINATION LASERDISC PLAYER

I used to have a Pioneer CLD-1050 combi player which I bought in Akihabara, Tokyo. It was a fab machine and I built up quite a collection of PAL and NTSC Laserdiscs. However, when DVD was launched I bought a Pioneer multi-region DVD player and sold my 1050 and laserdisc collection :(

I still have my 8cm Video CD discs, though. I can play the CD tracks but not the video any more.

[Tasuke]

well, i finally joined the 21st century, about as much as i ever feel i'm about to, anyway;


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/MacGyver%20System%202011/MacGSystem-12-14-11.jpg


yes, it's an Effin' SAMSUNG, LCD type.

it really does the job for me quite handily though; with the proper picture settings,
and ALL of the DNR functions OFF, all my SD sources-

(S-VHS VCR, LD, vintage Video Games)

-look better than ever.

after being used to CRT tech my whole life, it took a little getting used to,
but as soon as i adjusted to the idiosyncrasies of the technology,
i was in heaven.

yes, this thing lets all of my SD sources' shine their deficiencies right through, but it also displays all of their strengths in high relief as well.

you adjust, and get used to it, and you find that it, on the whole,
is a far superior way to roll in SD than CRT tech ever was.

now, as far as my DV-09 DVDP is concerned? i can finally use COMPONENT VIDEO connection, and, of course, it has never looked better...

[Alex_UK]

Nice one Tasuke. A shame Pioneer stopped making their Plasmas. :(

[Spectral Morn]

Nice one Tasuke. A shame Pioneer stopped making their Plasmas. :(

Indeed, best ones at the time and I feel might still be.


Regards D S D L

[Roy S]

One of my best e-bay bargains was a bunch of stuff which included a Pioneer 6 CD player & a twin cassette deck for (wait for it) £2.20

[MartinT]

Nice one, Tasuke. That gorgeous PD-91 still draws my eye.

[Glove]

Very fascinating collection.. Thank you for sharing.

[jandl100]

Aha - this thread had passed me by before!

So ... you like Pioneer gear, then, John? :scratch:

Nice collection! :thumbsup:

I must admit I think that higher end Japanese speakers are much under-rated over here in the UK. Yamaha 1000M and it's higher price compatriots are about it, I think. They really can sound very good ... I always fancied getting my mits on some of the HPM series speakers, but never quite got around to it.

[trio leo]

A nice collection of Pioneer equipment Tasuke, it must have taken a lot of time and money to aquire so much, by the way Nihonjin desu ka?

best regards Alan

[Tasuke]

by the way, Nihonjin desu ka?
best regards Alan

Ne, very little.


a sideways shift, if not a true step up,
from my previous ELAC MIRACORD 46 IDLER-DRIVE TT,
a KENWOOD KD-1033 BELT-DRIVE;


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/KENWOOD%20KD-1033/KD-1033JOHN4-30-12.jpg

[Tasuke]

updated pics;


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/KENWOOD%20KD-1033/KD-1033-5-6-121.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/KENWOOD%20KD-1033/KD-1033-5-6-122.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/KENWOOD%20KD-1033/NerveAudioLitzwirephonocartridgeheadshellleads-5-6-12.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/KENWOOD%20KD-1033/NerveAudioLitzwirephonocartridgeheadshellleads-5-14-122.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/KENWOOD%20KD-1033/NerveAudioLitzwirephonocartridgeheadshellleads-5-14-123.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/KENWOOD%20KD-1033/KD-1033-5-17-12.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/KENWOOD%20KD-1033/KD-1033JOHN-5-8-121_2.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/KENWOOD%20KD-1033/KD-1033JOHN5-2-124.jpg

[Roy S]

Got this Pioneer kit as part of an e-bay bargain bundle - £2.20 (about $3.50) about five years ago and it's still going strong.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss68/Lodger56/pioneer.jpg

[The Black Adder]

Nice one... Love your system.

The KENWOOD/TRIO KD-1033 is a fantastic TT.... I am tempted to get one just for the hell of it. My father had one back in the 70's too!