Rare Head Units
 

did anyone came across any of these two units? is it just mcintoch looking or it's really somthing? could not find any info on it

man the first one would look hella bad ass in my caliber! they both LOOK amazing!

i have seen the two you have pic's of (there jap decks)

well of course they are jap decks, there panasonic hahahahaha, but yeah they are Japanese market, The only English i could find related to them was a for sale add for a 240sx that was imported from japan and has the first deck in it.

They are Japanese market decks, due to the fact that they have the volume knob on the right hand side, designed to work in a right hand drive JDM car.......

on the second one there is a fair bit of info about it, but as it stats no us market release

Old School meets New Wave as the Panasonic's B-flat CQ-TX5500D (approximately $800) double DIN in dash automobile CD player is the world's first to employ a vacuum tube, yet also play MP3 CD-Rom discs. Employing a tube in the pre-amplification stage, the B-flat produces 16 watts (nominal) into 4 channels (45 watts per channel peak). An auxiliary input allows for flexibility of additional source components such as a portable cassette player or MiniDisc. Overall dimensions are 178mm x 100mm x 160mm while the unit weighs in at 2.3Kg. The CQ-TX5500 includes and AM/FM radio, allows for choosing folders on an MP3 CD-Rom, track selection on audio CD discs, and provides for single button random playback and repeat. A wireless remote control is also available. Visual features include the ability to view the tube while "old school" backlit analog UV meters show power output. Playback abilities include MPEG-1 Layer 3 (32kbs-256kbs), MPEG-2 Layer 3LSF (16kbs-160kbs). CD playback frequency response is from 5Hz to 20kHz. No date set for availability within the USA.

OOOoooOOO good eye!

;) Cool decks for sure.

yeah i love the 'analog' meters! and i just picture it in my dash, it really would look good in there...

those would be perfect for a classic muscle car or old caddy...nice!