Description 👀

📢 Panasonic CQ-TX5500D — a 2 DIN CD receiver with a real vacuum tube inside.
✅ Vacuum tube — on the built-in CD / MP3 playback path
✅ Twin analog meters — switch between input level and output power
✅ Machined aluminium dials — rotary encoder and self-return key

Who is this for? 🎯

✅ Tube audio collectors — a tube you can actually watch glow
✅ JDM Panasonic builds — flagship of the Strada era
✅ Analog meter lovers — needles, not bar graphs

What buyers liked ⭐

⭐ Warm, delicate tube tone — Panasonic's own description
📊 Needles that move with the music — dynamic even at low volume
🏠 Home-audio looks in a dashboard — heavy, solid face panel

💡 Key Features

🔥 Vacuum tube — fitted to the built-in CD / MP3 playback path. Playback starts after the tube warms up (about 15 seconds).
📊 Twin analog meters — LEVEL (lower scale) follows the source input and stays lively even at low volume; POWER (upper scale) follows the amplifier output and tracks the volume knob. Selectable in the user menu.
💿 CD / CD-R / CD-RW / MP3 — MP3 decoding for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Audio Layer 3, VBR supported
🔤 CD Text — disc title and track title display, with scroll
📻 FM 76.0 - 89.9 MHz / AM 522 - 1,629 kHz — an FM band converter, sold separately, lets you receive local FM broadcasts outside Japan
🚦 Direct Memory — one button jumps to a stored station from any mode, even with the power off
🎚️ Bass and Treble ±12 dB in 2 dB steps, Balance and Fader 15 steps each, Loudness for low-volume listening
🔌 AUX-IN (10 kΩ / 2 Vrms) — feed any external audio source into the unit
🔗 Front and Rear pre-outs (1.8 Vrms / 600 Ω) — and the internal amplifier can be switched OFF for a full external-amp build
💽 CD / MD changer control — up to two changers with the CA-LA9D control unit (sold separately)
🔇 Navi mute — drops to about 1/10 volume or full silence during navigation prompts
💡 Button illumination ON / OFF / AUTO linked to the car's park lights, plus 5-step display contrast
🎛️ Twin machined-aluminium dials — rotary encoder on the right, self-return key on the left
🧪 Test scope: See Seller Notes for details.

🔍 Specifications

🏷️ Brand: Panasonic
🔢 Model: CQ-TX5500D
📐 Form Factor: 2 DIN — 178 x 100 x 160 mm, 2.3 kg
💾 Media: CD / CD-R / CD-RW / MP3
📻 Tuner: FM 76.0 - 89.9 MHz, AM 522 - 1,629 kHz
💪 Amplifier: 45 W x 4 maximum, 16 W x 4 rated (1 kHz, 1%, 4 Ω)
🎧 CD section: 16-bit linear, 5 Hz - 20 kHz, S/N 93 dB (IHF-A)
🎚️ Inputs / Outputs: AUX-IN 10 kΩ / 2 Vrms, Front and Rear pre-outs 1.8 Vrms / 600 Ω
🔌 Power: DC 12 V negative ground (11 - 16 V), 8.5 A
📦 Included items: See Seller Notes
📌 Condition: See Seller Notes

Shipping 👀

📦 Packed securely for safe delivery.
✈ Shipped via FedEx, DHL, or Japan Post.
📅 Dispatch within 7 business days after payment confirmation.
✅ Ships only to your registered eBay address.
⚠ Extra charges may apply for remote areas.

International Buyers - Please Note 👀

🛃 Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included (except for shipments to the U.S., which are Delivered Duty Paid (DDP)). Please check with your customs office before purchase.

About Us 👀

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⚡ Voltage Notice — please check which one applies to this item:
🏠 Home audio: designed for 100V (Japan voltage). Use a step-down transformer if your mains voltage is different.
🚗 Car audio: designed for 12V DC (car battery, negative ground). Connect to a 12V vehicle supply — never to mains power.
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