History of Advanced Car Audio Development
1955 |
Started supplying car radios to Toyota for the Crown model. Started production of car radios for the aftermarket. |
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1959 |
Developed Japan's first all-transistor car radio. |
1960 |
Developed Japan's first car radio with an auto-select function, and started supplying it to Toyota for use in the Crown Deluxe model. |
1967 |
Developed Japan's first 8-track car stereo. |
1977 |
Developed a component car stereo. |
1979 |
Started supplying Toyota with car radios with electronic tuning and a recording function. |
1980 |
Developed the BIYO component car stereo. |
1983 |
Jointly developed the world's first car audio CD player with Toyota Motor Corporation. |
1985 |
Jointly developed a car stereo integrated with the vehicle body (Live Sound System) with Toyota Motor Corporation, and started supplying it to Toyota. |
1988 |
Developed an in-car DAT player. |
1989 |
Developed the world's first in-car DSP sound processor.  Jointly developed the Celica Super Live Sound System with Toyota Motor Corporation, and started supplying it to Toyota. Released the “a Series” car audio line. |
1990 |
Opened the Acoustics Development Center at the headquarters plant. Jointly developed with Toyota Motor Corporation a Celica Super Live Sound System equipped with DSP, and started supplying it to Toyota.  |
1991 |
Released the Sound Monitor super high-class car audio system. |
1995 |
Released the ECLIPSE, a new car audio series for the Japanese market. |
1997 |
Started supplying a car audio system with an automatic volume adjust function using a noise sensor to Toyota for use in the Crown model. |
2000 |
Developed the world's first in-car DVD 5.1-channel playback system using the Hass effect. |
2004 |
Developed the world's first car AV system using Car Audio Circle Surround II, the latest surround sound technology. |
2006 |
Developed a headliner speaker system in which the vehicle's ceiling material is vibrated to generate sound, for installation in the Toyota Estima model. |
