Invisibilia !
TVK °11
Here gathered are the most ephemeral hifi components possible : prototypes !
Most of the time junked after the next proto came to be or after a round of Audio Fairs,
the vast majority of prototypes and pre-production samples are everything but remembered and only can become visible again by scouting old magazines and trade publications.
 
CD & Magneto-Optical
Philips '81
Alpine AD-7000
Marantz '81
Pioneer #1516
Sony "Goronta"
Philips '82
Telefunken MD
Luxman X-1D
Sansui PX-II
Teac, 1977
?? ??
Otto '82
Teac DL-700
Dual '82
Marantz CD-83
Otto '81
Sony PCM-AD
Sony DAD-1X
H/K 8000
Philips CD 400
Mitsubishi DP-101
Grundig CD 35
Sony '80/'81
Victor XL-V1
Fisher MOD-9280
Pioneer P-L1000
Revox '83
Marantz CD-400 ('82)
Philips F6532
Sony SCD-1 prototypes
 
 
P. C. M.
Aurex PCM-mkII
Luxman X-2A
Marantz PCM-1000
Diatone D-10
Sanyo VCP-R1000
Sony X-12DTC
Sony X-22DTC
Sony PAU-1602
Sony PCM-1
Optonica RT-X1
Sony PCM-10
Sony PCM-1600
Otto PCA-10
Technics '78
Sharp RX-3
Alpine '82

Diatone '81

Diatone D-102
Technics SVP-100
D.A.T.
Sony '82
Sony '86 (I)
Sony '86 (II)
Sony "DAT-77"
Optonica RT-X5
Technics '82
Diatone '86
Akai X7
Alpine '82
Teac '86
Kenwood L-Z7
Denon '86
Victor '86
Technics '86
???
Amplifiers, turntables, high-tech etc...
Sony ES II ('74)
Revox '77
Yamaha 101C
Optonica k7 ('77)
Marantz Tt 1000 mk0
Luxman X-3K
Luigi Colani '78

Yamaha 101M

Hitachi LCD ('77)

Luxman X-5P ('82)

Karajan & Morita ('81)
Wega LAB ZERO ('78)
Optonica ('78)
Telefunken '77
Sony TA-E89
Sanyo Solar ('82)
Sony APM ('82)
Sony TA-N89
Uher RtR ('77)
Sony TA-E88 ('76)
Sanyo speech
Sharp LP changer
Denon DX ('82)
     
Yamaha '82
Sony ED Beta ('87)
Kyocera C-901
Scott RD1000 ('75)
 
Sony CDP-777
Sony APM ('78)
Kyocera B-901
  Marantz DPM-7 ('84)
ELCASET & Unisette
Sanyo EL / PCM
Fisher ELE 5600
Fisher ELE 5500
JVC LD-777SA
Teac 1976
Technics RS-7900 (I)
  Technics RS-7900 (II)
Sony EL-D9
Sony 1976
Nordisk
Perfectone
VHD / AHD
Victor AHD
Victor HD-7500
Yamaha AHD
Victor VHD

The images contained herein are scanned from original magazines such as Stereo Sound (JP), Audio Accessory (JP), Stereo Technic (JP), Sony DIGIC (JP), HifiStereophonie (DE), Stereoplay (DE), Science&Vie (FR) and a few japanese HAM magazines. There is a copyright which I do not carry (of course), hence the TVK tag so that at least this here source remains visible.

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