I am a new subscriber to the Audio Karma forum and have recently become interested in vintage receivers. I am looking at buying an Akai AA-8500 and was wondering if any of the Akai lovers here know anything about it. The vendor says it has a wicked tuner section. I did find a photo on a site but no specs. Schematics are available. I am interested in Akai because it seems to me many of their products have flown under the radar of collectors and are good value.
I currently have the following vintage and DIY stuff:
Kenwood KW-6400
Yamaha CR-1020
Yamaha R-7
Carver Receiver HR-742
JVC QL-Y5F Turntable
Modified Thorens TD-150 (with Origin Live motor and Rega Tonearm)
Bang & Olufsen Beogram 2000 Linear Tracking Turntable
Mitsubishi DA-A30 Power Amplifier
Nakamichi RX-202 Tape Deck
John Bowers Active Control Unit Preamplifier
Bryston 3B Power Amplifier (Early 80's)
Yamaha CT-810 Tuner
Nikko Gamma 1 Tuner
Thorens TD-160 Turntable
Various and Sundry DIY speakers including three designs from Zaph audio, column speakers designed by Jim Griffin and a set of Vaders from the Speaker building 201 book. Also a home brew subwoofer.
Several vintage Radios
Home brew E-Linear Tube amplifier designed by Pete Millett
Elliot Sound amplifier P3A, P88 preamplifier, and P06 Phono Preamp
I have been involved in audio since my high school days and over the past 5 year have become interested in speaker building. I do not design my own but build from others designs. I have also built several tube and solid state amplifiers.
I currently have the following vintage and DIY stuff:
Kenwood KW-6400
Yamaha CR-1020
Yamaha R-7
Carver Receiver HR-742
JVC QL-Y5F Turntable
Modified Thorens TD-150 (with Origin Live motor and Rega Tonearm)
Bang & Olufsen Beogram 2000 Linear Tracking Turntable
Mitsubishi DA-A30 Power Amplifier
Nakamichi RX-202 Tape Deck
John Bowers Active Control Unit Preamplifier
Bryston 3B Power Amplifier (Early 80's)
Yamaha CT-810 Tuner
Nikko Gamma 1 Tuner
Thorens TD-160 Turntable
Various and Sundry DIY speakers including three designs from Zaph audio, column speakers designed by Jim Griffin and a set of Vaders from the Speaker building 201 book. Also a home brew subwoofer.
Several vintage Radios
Home brew E-Linear Tube amplifier designed by Pete Millett
Elliot Sound amplifier P3A, P88 preamplifier, and P06 Phono Preamp
I have been involved in audio since my high school days and over the past 5 year have become interested in speaker building. I do not design my own but build from others designs. I have also built several tube and solid state amplifiers.
Always nice to have a "builder" in the crowd. 
