Pioneer PD-95
(1992 - 1996)

Pioneer's CD Meisterwerk.

 

Available originally in Japan under the PD-T09 name and in the USA as a PD-S95 under the ELITE tag (but without the shiny Urushi finish). Fully non-resonant chassis, Stable Platter mechanism, Legato Linear converters, copper all over and more - last call for lavish japanese high-end.
It should be noted, however, that the pre-production samples were built to even more exacting standards : aluminium slabs instead of pressed metal...

Here is a german homepage with detailed nudies of the PD-95 and here is a swedish forum with more nudies of the PD-95 (scroll down to the bottom of the page). The technical descriptions and images you can read and see at Mr K. Nisi's and audio-heritage in Japan - the nicely detailed images shown there were unfortunately scrapped from the US literature I have :(