Poll: Old or new - PIONEER Electronics logo

Chromer · Feb 5, 2010

The old logo SCREAMS the '70's

Love it...

crispynz1 · Feb 5, 2010

No contest - I like the original.

gd0 · Feb 5, 2010

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ffracer · Feb 5, 2010

draftingmonkey said: ↑

I prefer the old. How about a little history of Pioneer.

Pioneer is largely a creation of the Matsumoto family. Nozomu Matsumoto was born in Kobe in 1906, the son of a Christian missionary. He inherited his parents' religious faith, which may have played a role in his early desire to bring "technological innovation based on deep emotions" to the Japanese people. Specifically, when Matsumoto heard a new, Western-built phonograph speaker in 1932, he was so struck by its superior tone that he immediately resolved to make such products available in Japan.

In 1936 Matsumoto founded a tiny company called Fukuin Shokai Denki Seisakusho, or Gospel Electric Works. From a workshop in Osaka, Matsumoto and a colleague struggled to devise a "dynamic" speaker like the Philco model Matsumoto had listened to, and after a year of experimentation the A-8 was brought to market in 1937. In recognition of its groundbreaking role Matsumoto christened the speaker Pioneer, and graced it with the corporate logo that was used for decades: the Greek letter omega--symbol of electrical resistance--and a tuning fork.
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At one point (50s?), the name of the company was Fukuin Pioneer. You'd think they were from Brooklyn.

motorcitydave · Feb 5, 2010

Tigerwoodkhorns said: ↑

Yes, but they don't need to put their logos on Andrew Jones' creations, that is TAD territory.
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I see your point, and I agree, but hey they own the company, they can do what they want.

blind_melon1 · Feb 5, 2010

ffracer said: ↑

At one point (50s?), the name of the company was Fukuin Pioneer. You'd think they were from Brooklyn.
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Chromer New Member

crispynz1 Forum Resident

gd0 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies

ffracer Custom Title

motorcitydave Enlightened Rogue In Memoriam

blind_melon1 An erotic adventurer of the most deranged kind....

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