Pioneer PD-95

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 : only thick aluminium slabs instead of pressed metal.
Pioneer thought it wouldn't sell much if too expensive... it didn't sell much even when not too expensive.



Until I can scan the japanese literature received in 2011, a german homepage with detailed nudies of the PD-95 ; a swedish forum with more homepage of the PD-95 (scroll down to the bottom of the page).