Pioneer PD-F25 (1995)
The Pioneer PD-F25 is a 25-disc file-type CD changer released in October 1995 at a Japanese retail price of ¥26,000. It came in two finishes - the PD-F25 in black and the PD-F25-S in silver. No differences between them beyond color are documented.
As a "file-type" changer, the PD-F25 stores discs in a magazine-style case instead of a carousel. The included 25-disc case stand keeps loaded magazines organized. Playback options are generous for the period: continuous play across all 25 discs, random play, repeat, and program play up to 32 steps. A "best selection memory" and highlight scan help you get around a big library, and a prebias disc scan function is included as an accessory feature. The unit has an optical digital output for connecting to external DACs or digital recorders. A wireless remote control (model CU-PD079) ships in the box.
Documented specs are short and clean: a signal-to-noise ratio of 102 dB or better (EIAJ), 2.0 V output voltage, and 10W power consumption. The chassis measures 180 × 250 × 268 mm (W×H×D) and weighs 3.2 kg. The CU-PD079 remote was shared with the larger PD-F904 changer, which suggests some parts commonality across Pioneer's file-type lineup.
Past those basics, the record gets thin. No frequency response, THD, or DAC details have surfaced, and no period reviews have been located. One owner on a Q&A forum reported their unit stopping during random play after a while. That is one report, not a pattern. On the used market, a Japanese auction closed at ¥3,100 in early 2026, a German listing asked €80, and one Russian seller priced a "tested, rare" example at 51,990₽. Units sometimes appear as-is ("junk") at Japanese hard-off stores for a few hundred yen, often missing the remote.
In short: a capable, mid-1990s 25-disc changer from Pioneer's file-type generation, reasonably specified, and now surviving mostly as an affordable used oddity. If you have documentation, a manual scan, or firsthand experience with the PD-F25, the Archive would welcome it.
- 25-disc file-type CD changer
- Optical digital output
- Program play up to 32 steps; random, repeat, continuous modes
- Best selection memory; highlight scan; prebias disc scan
- Wireless remote (CU-PD079) and 25-disc case stand included
- S/N ratio: 102 dB or more (EIAJ); output: 2.0 Vrms
- Power: 100 VAC, 50/60 Hz; 10W consumption
- Dimensions: 180 (W) × 250 (H) × 268 (D) mm; 3.2 kg
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