One can only guess what the ancestors said about the first car receiver. But in those days there was no unity: some were enthusiastic about the new level of comfort, while the rest tried to “strangle” such a movement as much as possible, moreover, even legislatively. Say, there is nothing to distract the driver and disturb the passengers - an excess, in a word!
More than 70 years have passed since then, but the conversations and arguments are the same. But not only them: it turns out, and many technical solutions also migrated from the past.
1969 Stereo Receiver Blaupunkt Frankfurt. Pay attention to the layout of the speakers: what’s called, things are still there. 1969 Stereo Receiver Blaupunkt Frankfurt. Pay attention to the layout of the speakers: what’s called, things are still there.
MORE CIRCLE
Initially, the usual radio claimed the role of the head unit in the car, at first in the form of a bulky box, which was very problematic to place. It was no accident then that they seemed to be offering crazy solutions, now called the “hidden device with the output of the tuning knobs”! Naturally, all this was based on creepy mechanics and drives - no talk about any button remote controls yet.
How would you like such a full-time audio system in 1960? Fortunately, the size of American cars was to match the plates themselves. How would you like such a full-time audio system in 1960? Fortunately, the size of American cars was to match the plates themselves.
Incomprehensible to a modern person: leaked in a car … records! Yes, in the early 1960s car players were mass produced. Moreover, devices were born that “took” several pieces at once. What does it look like? Of course, on modern CD / DVD changers. Only they are more … much more.
In 1984, the first SONY CDX-5 car CD player was released. In 1984, the first SONY CDX-5 car CD player was released.
PULL IN TAPE
At the end of the sixties, the usual plates began to be squeezed by a magnetic film. Yes, so famously that in some regions the cassettes are still alive. Of course, they had disadvantages, but they faded against the background of compact size and ease of use.
In the mid-eighties, the CD entered the fray. High-quality digital recording, instant transition from track to track, etc. This media can’t be called ideal, but it still holds steady.
In our country, the carrier was relatively sluggish - it was too expensive. In addition, the first CD-players on bumpy roads every now and then malfunctioned - today these problems with vibration can be considered resolved.
Stereo Head Unit 1979 SONY HK-20. Today we are used to skipping tracks and folders. And then they were content with auto-reverse - there was no need to pull out and turn over the cartridge. Stereo Head Unit 1979 SONY HK-20. Today we are used to skipping tracks and folders. And then they were content with auto-reverse - there was no need to pull out and turn over the cartridge.
Framed
Standardization is a sign of progress. Subordinate to her and car audio: gradually, all the head units came to a more or less standard size. But to fit electronics into the now familiar 1DIN jack was not so easy. There were even models with remote units. By the way, they are there now: they do this, for example, with TV tuners.
The SONY XR-750 is the world's first CDX-A30 CD changer. The confrontation of the widespread cassette with a more advanced CD was one of the most intense and lengthy. And this option was a convenient compromise. The SONY XR-750 is the world's first CDX-A30 CD changer. The confrontation of the widespread cassette with a more advanced CD was one of the most intense and lengthy. And this option was a convenient compromise.
Subsequently, the layout problem disappeared on its own: the mechanisms became more compact, the electronics were much smaller. Now, for example, in 1 DIN the head unit easily fits with a retractable 7-inch display, amplifier and tuner.
The full-fledged Alpine 3DE-7887R receiver with a removable front panel and an integrated 3-disc changer fit seamlessly into the familiar 1DIN format. And this is in 1999! The full-fledged Alpine 3DE-7887R receiver with a removable front panel and an integrated 3-disc changer fit seamlessly into the familiar 1DIN format. And this is in 1999!
TOUGH COMPETITION
Reducing the size of the medium while increasing the amount of useful information is the development trend. And if the record could be worn except in a bag, then the disk, even with grief in half, got into a pocket. But for a car where there is little room, but distracted by replacing the drive on the go, it is simply dangerous, and this option is not the most appropriate. So again, new solutions are needed.
In 1997, a mobile phone conquered Europe and joined the head units. In 1997, a mobile phone conquered Europe and joined the head units.
There were several rational ones: to use additional devices that would work with several disks and automatically change them (changers), sacrifice some of the unimportant information (compression algorithms, for example, MP3), improve the media (DVD, Blu-ray, HD-DVD), or … move on to something completely new!
With the advent of Bluetooth technology, the concept of mobile communications in the car has changed somewhat. The phone remains in your pocket (and an additional one is not needed), but it is controlled from the car head unit. With the advent of Bluetooth technology, the concept of mobile communications in the car has changed somewhat. The phone remains in your pocket (and an additional one is not needed), but it is controlled from the car head unit.
The decisive factors are price and convenience. Modern society has become akin to a computer and the Internet - new players have come up from here: USB drives, memory cards, etc. They are devoid of moving parts - this is a huge gain in size and reliability. The main deterrent is price (which is decreasing every day) and copyright protection.
Now the 1DIN format fits not just a “receiver”, but a full-fledged multimedia complex. Now the 1DIN format fits not just a “receiver”, but a full-fledged multimedia complex.
It’s no secret that on CD the cost of the recording itself (copyright, etc.) is several times higher than the cost of “blanks”. And the problem of online piracy is very relevant. Therefore, the recording industry does not greatly favor the Internet, but it is not going to refuse it.
The 2DIN format is even more versatile. In addition to the usual audio or video system, even navigation with a hard disk will fit here without any additional modules. The 2DIN format is even more versatile. In addition to the usual audio or video system, even navigation with a hard disk will fit here without any additional modules.
Forecasts on the CD account are very diverse. Some believe that he will completely withdraw in a couple of years, while others foreshadow another ten years of free life. Note that the Internet mainly uses compressed formats, and audiophiles do not accept them.