, is a Japanese

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based in

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, that specializes in

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products. The company was founded by Nozomu Matsumoto on January 1, 1938 in Tokyo as a

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and speaker repair shop. Its current president is Shiro Yahara. Pioneer played a role in the development of interactive

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, the

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player, the first automotive

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player, the first detachable face car stereo, Supertuner technology,

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and DVD recording, the first AV receiver with

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(with the last 2 years of plasma models being branded as Kuro, lauded for their outstanding black levels) and Organic LED display (OLED). The company works with optical disc and display technology and software products and is also a manufacturer.

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and

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of Germany jointly acquired a 3% ownership stake in Pioneer through a joint venture company called Here B.V. Most of Pioneer's shares are held by

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. In March 2010, Pioneer stopped producing televisions as announced on 12 February 2009. On June 25, 2009,

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agreed to form a joint venture on their optical business to be called Pioneer Digital Design and Manufacturing Corporation. In September 2014, Pioneer agreed to sell Pioneer Home Electronics (Home A/V) to Onkyo, and in March 2015, Pioneer sold its DJ equipment business division to KKR, which resulted in the establishment of

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as a separate entity, independent of Pioneer. In June 2021,

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announced that it had finalized a licensing agreement with the Pioneer and Pioneer Elite brands "for all markets, except China" as part of their acquisition of Onkyo. In May 2025, Pioneer announced that they would withdraw from the

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business.

Timeline

* 1937: Pioneer's founder, Nozomu Matsumoto develops the A-8 dynamic speaker. * January 1938: Fukuin Shokai Denki Seisakusho (precursor of Pioneer) is founded in Tokyo. * May 1947: Fukuin Denki is incorporated. * December 1953: Hi-Fi Speaker PE-8 introduced. * June 1961: Company name changed to Pioneer Electronic Corporation. * October 1961: Shares are listed on the

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Second Section. * June 1962: Introduces the world's first separate stereo system. * March 1966: Establishes sales companies in Europe and the U.S. * February 1968: Shares are listed on the

First Section. * April 1968: Shares are listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange. * February 1969: Shares are listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange (now

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Amsterdam). U.S. GAAP consolidated financial reporting starts * November 11, 1970: Establishes Warner Bros.-Pioneer Corporation with

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and Watanabe Productions, becoming a new Japanese distributor of Warner Bros. Records releases. * August 1971: Introduces the HiPac cartridge format * 1972: Warner Bros.-Pioneer Corp. changes its name to Warner-Pioneer Corporation and extends its distribution to catalogs of

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and Asylum Records, along with other labels owned by WEA. * 1973: Introduces the reel to reel recorder RT-1020L * November 1975: Introduces the world's first component

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. * 1976: Hi-Fi Speaker HPM-100 introduced. * December 1976: Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. * December 1977: Introduces the world's first two-way addressable

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system in the U.S. (with Warner Cable). * 1978: Introduces SX-1980 receiver, Pioneer's most powerful receiver manufactured to date. * February 1979: Introduces the industry-use Laserdisc player. * June 1980: Introduces VP-1000 LD player for home use in the U.S. * March 1981: Warner-Pioneer Corp. establishes the LaserDisc Corporation in Japan. * October 1981: Introduces LD player for home use and 70 LD software titles in Japan. * October 1982: Introduces the LD

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system for business use. * November 1982: Introduces CD player. * September 1984: Introduces the world's first LD combination player compatible with CDs and LDs. * October 1984: Releases the world's first car

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. * December 1985: Introduces the 40-inch

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monitor. * 1989: LaserDisc Corporation changes its name to Pioneer LDC. * June 1990: Introduces the world's first CD-based GPS

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. * 1990: Warner-Pioneer Corp. dissolves after Pioneer's shares were bought by

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. Shortly after the company renamed '' Warner Music Japan Inc.'' under which is active today. * 1990: Pioneer invests in motion picture production company

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* June 1992: Pioneer establishes its regional subsidiary in

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, Pioneer Electronics AsiaCentre Pte. Ltd. * October 1992: Introduces the world's first 4x

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changer. * 1993: Pioneer acquires a 50% investment in Live Entertainment from Carolco Pictures * 1993: Pioneer establishes Pioneer Entertainment in the U.S. as the American division of Pioneer LDC. * April 1995: Pioneer writes off $90 million of losses from its investment in Carolco and Live. * June 1996: ** Tokorozawa Plant earns

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certification. ** Pioneer inaugurates and launches ''Pioneer Karaoke Channel'', an Astro

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channel for music video and karaoke programming consists for nightclubs. * December 1996: Introduces DVD/CD player and the world's first DVD/LD/CD compatible player for home use. * May 1997: Starts supplying digital satellite broadcast set-top boxes in

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. * June 1997: Introduces the world's first DVD-based GPS

. * October 1997: Introduces the world's first

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drive. * November 1997: Introduces the world's first OEL-equipped

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product. * December 1997: Introduces the world's first high definition 50-inch

for consumer use. * June 1998: Introduces the world's first DVD-based GPS automotive navigation system featuring 8.5GB dual-layered DVD. * January 1999: Introduces new corporate logo. * April 1999: Starts supplying digital CATV set-top boxes in the U.S. * June 1999: English company name changed to Pioneer Corporation. * December 1999: Introduces the world's first

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compatible with the

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format. * March 2000: Shares of Tohoku Pioneer are listed on the

Second Section. * June 2001: Introduces

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-based GPS automotive navigation system. * July 2001: Introduces the global brand slogan "sound.vision.soul". * November 2002: Introduces GPS automotive navigation system with a wireless communication module. * November 2002: Introduces a

with hard disk. * March 2003: Introduces in the U.S. digital CATV settop boxes with high definition TV signal reception capability. * July 2003: Pioneer LDC is acquired by Dentsu. * September 2003: Total shipment worldwide of PC-use recordable DVD drives surpasses 5 million units. * October 1, 2003: Pioneer LDC is renamed Geneon Entertainment and Pioneer Entertainment is renamed Geneon USA. * July 2004: Introduces the Pioneer DVJ-X1, the world's first DVD player for professional DJs and VJs. * Circa August 2004: Introduces DVR-108, first 16× DVD burning

''"Pioneer DVR-108: 16x-DVD-Brenner im PC-WELT-Test"''
(PCwelt.de, 2004-08-12) (German)]''"16fach-DVD-Brenner Pioneer DVR-108 Der schnellste DVD-Brenner"''
− CHIP.DE (2004-10-16) (German)Pioneer DVR-108 – Product information and specifications
/ref> * October 1, 2004: Pioneer Plasma Display Corporation (previously NEC Plasma Display Corporation) starts operation. * January 2006: President Kaneo Ito and Chairman Kanya Matsumoto, son of the company's founder, leave their posts to take responsibility for the recent poor performance of the maker of DVD recorders and plasma TVs. Vice President Tamihiko Sudo is appointed the new president, effective from January 1 by the board of directors. * December 2006: Pioneer closes its car audio division in Singapore. * January 2007: Pioneer displays their thick concept plasma, as well as their "extreme contrast" concept plasma. * July 2008: Pioneer develops 16-layer Blu-ray Disc capable of storing 400 GB. * November 2009: Pioneer moves its head office from Tokyo to Kawasaki. * September 2009: Pioneer announce two new players to their Pioneer Pro DJ product history, DJ equipment portfolio, the CDJ-900 and CDJ-2000. * March 2010: Pioneer stops producing TVs. * May 2010: Pioneer releases two new DJ software controllers, the DDJ-S1, and the DDJ-T1. * May 2011: Pioneer announces the release of the Smart Concept Car with a full DJ setup. * October 2011: Pioneer officially released a new 2-channel DJ controller called the DDJ-ERGO at the BPM Show 2011. * May 2012 – Pioneer introduced Cyber Navi AR-HUD, the world's first

head up display (HUD) to project augmented reality (AR) using laser beam scanning technology developed by MicroVision, Inc. * August 2012: Pioneer officially launches the XDJ-AERO, Pioneer's first wireless DJ system that plays music from smartphones and tablets via Wi-Fi. * April 2013: Pioneer officially launches the DJM-750. * September 2014: Pioneer would sell its disc-jockey equipment business to private equity firm KKR for about 59 billion yen($550 million). * March 2016: Pioneer moves its head office from Kawasaki to Tokyo. *September 2018: after Pioneer became heavily indebted following its failed forays into car navigation and audio systems,

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injected the company with 60 billion yen ($540 million), allowing Pioneer to settle some of their outstanding bank loans. *March 2019: Pioneer removes its shares from public listing on the

to focus on

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, after the bailout was accepted following an extraordinary shareholder meeting. *October 2020: A significant incident occurred that impacted Pioneer Corporation's ability to provide replacement logic boards for flagship digital mixers. During a three-day inferno, AKM's semiconductor factory, a key supplier for Pioneer's components, was completely burned down. This unfortunate event had a negative effect on Pioneer's supply chain, leading to extended delays in replacing logic boards for their equipment. As of 2023, the replacement of a logic board still takes at least 7 months due to the aftermath of the fire. Despite these challenges, Pioneer continued to release and sell new equipment that used the same shortage-affected chips. This situation left consumers with limited options, as they faced extended waiting times for repairs. This incident also raised concerns regarding Pioneer's compliance with the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, and gigging professionals experienced missed opportunities for wealth generation due to the prolonged equipment downtime. The situation has generated speculation about the possibility of class action lawsuits arising from Pioneer's perceived negligence and unwillingness to allocate a suitable number of new chips to address the needs of purchased boards requiring repair.(AKM, 2020; Korosec, 2021; Pioneer DJ, 2023) *December 2020: Pioneer releases an in-car WiFi router. *June 2021: enters partnership with Cerence to develop conversational AI solutions. *May 2025: Pioneer withdraws from optical disc drive business.

Brands and devices

* Pioneer – car electronics * Pioneer Elite produces premium electronics that are usually higher in quality and price. Most Pioneer Elite branded electronics have the gloss black "Urushi" finish. *: Pioneer Elite products include AVRs,

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players, CD players,

players, plasma computer monitors and televisions ow discontinued and rear-projection televisions. Pioneer Elite debuted their first

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player, the BDP-HD1, in January 2007. Pioneer released the first 1080p plasma display, the PRO-FHD1. *: In Summer of 2007, Pioneer released the Kuro line of plasma displays, that the company claims has the best black levels of any flat panel display which leads to greater contrast, and more realistic images. Kuro means black in Japanese. * Pioneer Cycle Sport – GPS bicycle computers and single/dual-sided crankset-based power meters. * Carrozzeria (Japan only) – car electronics * Pioneer Premier (North America only) – high-end car electronics ow discontinued* TAD – Technical Audio Devices. Primarily noted as a manufacturer of high-efficiency audio loudspeaker components and complete speaker systems for the commercial sound reinforcement and recording studio markets. The base for US operations is located in southern California, with limited design/manufacturing done on site. Operations commenced in the early 1980s and continue to this day with a limited offering of speaker components and expanded the offering of consumer speakers and electronics. *

– DJ equipment. A 85.05 percent majority stake of the brand was sold to

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firm KKR in 2015 for 59 billion yen ($551 million), but KKR resold it yet again to photo processing machine manufacturer

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in March 2020 for 35 billion yen ($324.9 million). *Pioneer Premium Audio- a brand of factory-installed OEM premium sound systems for GM vehicles: Chevrolet Cobalt,

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, Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain, Pontiac G5, and Pontiac Torrent as seven-speaker premium sound systems, and a premium sound system for the

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, Honda Ridgeline, and

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compact

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Pioneer also supplies genuine audio equipments and head units installed for

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automobiles marketed in Indonesia since the launch of Daihatsu Xenia in 2004.

Pioneer Karaoke Channel

Pioneer Karaoke Channel () is a

channel that features

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s and karaoke 24 hours a day. Pioneer and Malaysian satellite broadcaster Astro officially launched on 1 June 1996.

Subsidiary

*Sanken Argadwija (Sanken Electronics Indonesia) *Vitron Electronic Industry (Vitron Electronics Indonesia)

Slogan, motto and tagline

The Art of Entertainment

Devices

*The GPS device Pioneer Avic, includes TMC features.

Optical drives

* BDR-X13U-S * BDR-X13UBK * BDR-XD08UMB-S * BDR-XD08B * BDR-XD08S * BDR-XD08G * BDR-XS07UHD * BDR-XS07S * BDR-S13U-X * BDR-S13UBK * BDR-2213 * BDR-212DBK * BDR-209MBK Pioneer is one of the major vendors of

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s.Pioneer computer drive archive
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Operation modes

More recent optical drives allow the user to specify different operation modes using bundled software: * ''"Entertainment Mode”'' – Reduction of acoustic drive noise * ''"High-performance Mode"'' – Prioritizes reading and writing speeds * ''“Quality Mode”'' – Prioritizes reading and writing accuracy * ''“Eco Mode”'' – Minimizes power consumption

References

Sources

* Pioneer HPM-100, Advertisement. 1976: 1-4. * 40-inch Projection Monitor has been seen in Switzerland on second hand sales

External links

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