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PIONEER P-D1 (1982) | First Pioneer CD Player
Before the introduction of the CD player all major manufacturers were working on PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) audio players for both, disc and compact cassette format. Such a model was the DAD 1516 prototype presented by Pioneer in 1982. This PCM-DAD (Digital Audio Disc) was meant to have 4 channels but the standardization of the Sony-Philips Compact Disc meant that Pioneer had to follow the new standard. As one can see, the P-D1 (the first CD player from Pioneer) kept the original design ideea of the prototype with vertical loading disc. Some of the early promotional materials still show a demo disc labelled as DAD (Digital Audio Disc) even though this was a Compact Disc format. The Compact Cassette based PCM recorder can be seen here.
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