One curiosity that I've always had about this QH-44 is if it has similar head ramp mechanism like their QP-400/424/444 car units. These use a two-position mechanism versus the typical 4-position mechanism found in all stereo and most other Q8 units.
Okay. Thanks for settling that for me. I would've figured they would have carried the two-position set-up over to this.
Hmm, why didn't they use Centrex branding on it at all? Most Centrex I've seen used that branding. Also, most of what I've seen are all in one type compact units. Also the design tends to differ drastically from other Pioneer. The QH-44 seems to use similar design as other pioneer equipment. Not to mention that there is also a stereo deck that looks almost exactly the same.
I think the only 8-Track decks I've seen in mainstream Pioneer ads and cataalogs that I've seen were the HR99 and HR100 recorders so maybe they just sold everything else through Centrex. Did Centrex have its own catalogs?
Do you still have any from the quad era?
QH-44 was NOT in Pioneer's regular line, it was part of Centrex, their compact/mid-fi line. I don't recall Pioneer having a Q8 deck in their regular line. Yes, this is a good deck. Although we were a dealer for both Centrex and Pioneer, I recall them being two separate franchises.
No. I should have kept a library of them. Oh, wait, I do have a library: a room full of software.
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