
Pioneer amplifiers and tuners catalog for March 1988, under the Pure Pioneer Components banner. The EX series flagship is the PIONEER A-90D at 220,000 yen - Pioneer’s first integrated amplifier with a built-in DAC: an optical input takes signal directly from DAT, CD, or a digital tuner, and an optical delay correction circuit handles the timing offset. Direct Construction and anti-resonance chassis are part of the same engineering package. Down the lineup: A-717, A-616, and A-505 (the latter with 100W+100W, aimed at digital sources). Tuners are the F-717 with the ARTS system (0.8dBf sensitivity, 0.02% distortion) and F-505 with CCTS computer-controlled tuning. AV duties go to the VSA-700 with built-in Dolby Surround. The back cover covers accessories: EX series headphones, Pure series optical cables, and the VS-100 video selector at 29,800 yen.
- 光伝送技術 - optical signal transmission - digital signal via optical cable without electrical interference
- ダイレクト・コンストラクション (DBS) - Direct Construction - minimized signal path, reduced parasitic noise
- 徹底した無共振化構造 - anti-resonance construction - suppression of mechanical resonances in the chassis
- ARTS (新システムARTS) - ARTS tuner system in F-717 - high sensitivity 0.8dBf and low distortion 0.02%
- CCTS - CCTS system in F-505 tuner - computer-controlled tuning
- D/Aコンバーター内蔵 - built-in D/A converter in A-90D - direct connection of digital sources (DAT, CD, DBS)
| Model | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PIONEER A-90D | integrated amplifier with built-in DAC, optical input, EX series | ¥220,000 |
| PIONEER A-717 | integrated amplifier | |
| PIONEER A-616 | integrated amplifier | |
| PIONEER A-505 | integrated amplifier, 100W+100W | |
| PIONEER F-717 | FM/AM tuner, ARTS system | |
| PIONEER F-505 | FM/AM tuner, CCTS system | |
| PIONEER VSA-700 | AV control center with Dolby Surround | |
| PIONEER VS-100 | video selector | ¥29,800 |

