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How rare are my Pioneer CS-100's?

cwall99 said:
What was the exchange rate for $ to yen (or vice versa) back then?

Found this on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tables_of_historical_exchange_rates_to_the_USD

Anyhow, according to this page, the yen, in 1970, was trading at 360 yen to the USD. Meaning these speakers, in USD, were about $267 each. My guess is that for 1970, that's a pretty steep figure.

96 db efficiency/sensitivity and a max input of 60 watts. Definitely tube-fed.
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Well cwall99, you got me thinking so I went to this U.S. Inflation Calulator site:

http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

If they were purchased in 1970, $267.00 each would have felt like $1,501.38 these days. If they were purchased in 1969, well just an 86 $ difference. That was not thought of in my quest for imformation about these speakers, but very interesting to know indeed! Thanks for the earlier math! :thmbsp:
 
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If only somebody out there could read the serials, because if CY-NGE-026 & CY-NGE-027 are an order of production, that would blow my mind! And to even go a step further and think that they might have only made less than a thousand because of the limited 3 digit spaces? (998) would = 499 sets! Ok, maybe I'm getting a little ahead of myself..but would'nt that be something! I mean, if they were going to make over 1000 why add a forth digit starting at 1000? If they were going to add a digit as needed, then why have the 0's before the 26 & 27?
Man this is eating my brian, but I think I might be onto something here. :scratch2: It would be great to know what the letters stand for?

Well I might just let this go for now because this serial # stuff could be a thread on it's own. Though, any ideas would be appreciated!
 
Those things are absolutely incredible looking... I wouldn't ever let them go. 136 lbs. is just monstrous!!
 
cwall99 said:
What was the exchange rate for $ to yen (or vice versa) back then?

Found this on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tables_of_historical_exchange_rates_to_the_USD

Anyhow, according to this page, the yen, in 1970, was trading at 360 yen to the USD. Meaning these speakers, in USD, were about $267 each. My guess is that for 1970, that's a pretty steep figure.

96 db efficiency/sensitivity and a max input of 60 watts. Definitely tube-fed.
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There is a post after the one quoted above and prior to this one that references the "Inflation Calculator". It's a fun exercise, but in reality doesn't provide a truly useful comparison. Go back to 1977 and price a VCR (over $1000) and run THAT through the inflation calculator. Wow, a VCR should sell for $3500 now, as opposed to $69 at Walmart!

A BETTER comparison is to look at the price of a competitive speaker at the time and compare list prices. The JBL L-100 sold for $273 in 1971.

So, in summation, the Pioneer Speakers we are discussing would have had a list price comparable to that of the L-100 at the time.

In all likelihood, the Pioneer speakers were probably purchased overseas at a Post or Base exchange, or even through the PACEX catalog at a significant discount off of the list price.

All this is irrelevant considering that they are a nice and somewhat rare pair of speakers with excellent craftsmanship that are apparently very pleasing to the owner.

You should be proud of that pair, take very good care of them and enjoy them for a long time! :thmbsp:
 
Original poster could you do a review on your big Pioneer CS-100 loudspeakers ? I l would love to get a pair of those giants . What are the cabinet measurement in inches : Height x width x depth ?
 
vintage4 said:
Original poster could you do a review on your big Pioneer CS-100 loudspeakers ? I l would love to get a pair of those giants . What are the cabinet measurement in inches : Height x width x depth ?
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Follow the link that Spl Db posted on the first page in this thread, and you'll get the dimensions.

But because I can't ever shut up... 600 mm wide x 960 mm high x 445 mm deep (23.62 x 37.79 x 17.52 inches)
 
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Thank you everyone so far that has posted! I assume these are rare do to the amount of comments about having never seen these before and no other claims of ownership. I have a much greater appreciation for them now! :D Even if they got picked on I would still love them!.. I still hope someone can post about the serial number codes and what they say about these speakers. Thanks
 
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Hello....I signed up for this website just so I could post about these. I have the same pair of speakers and play them with a Silvertone Model 29 Tube amp and they sound really good. The reason I wanted to post is the part about the serial numbers you list. After I read this I went and looked at mine. They have the exact same numbers on them. So, I do not believe that is the serial numbers, although I could not find anything else that even resembled a serial number. So, I am not sure what those numbers mean but mine are the same as what you list. Very interesting, would be great if someone knew something more.
 
thatmeball said:
Hello....I signed up for this website just so I could post about these. I have the same pair of speakers and play them with a Silvertone Model 29 Tube amp and they sound really good. The reason I wanted to post is the part about the serial numbers you list. After I read this I went and looked at mine. They have the exact same numbers on them. So, I do not believe that is the serial numbers, although I could not find anything else that even resembled a serial number. So, I am not sure what those numbers mean but mine are the same as what you list. Very interesting, would be great if someone knew something more.
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Probably manufacturing codes. There is a post here on AK that explains how to read those codes, which are also placed on the drivers as well.
 
63 kg(138.6 lbs)? Is that each speaker? I wouldn't doubt it considering the walls are more than 1 in. thick. Hard on the back!
 
Quick question about those speakers which look so sweet: are they mirror image? That might explain why one is even and one
Odd as far as the non-serial numbers go
 
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