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Rare bird ?? Akai 2tracker High Speed

jan_stevns

jan_stevns

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Hi Guy's ( and those we obey .... if any)

My new toy gave me quite a surprise during cleaning !

It cleaned now and working :
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While cleaning the lower panel i noticed this, and my first thought was What the f....... is that really a ????


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YEP !!

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This deck is a stunner - Lo and behold - it can play ...... took one of my tapes recorded on a Revox PR99 at high Speed ... Wauwwww

Got it for $80 - including the lovely AKAI nabs - empty AKAI reel - and this

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Yes .... Dustcover ......

but what a condition

Now it's time to fix the case - it is not pretty - going Glossy Piano Black , and all scratches eliminated....
 

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Wow! You should buy a lottery ticket with this luck. I would suggest a headlight polishing kit for the cover - about $20.
 
Very well bought with the NAB hubs and dust cover but an Akai high speed 2 track that is something. I know you will have some fun with this one.
 
sweet deal

My next venture will be a 10" machine.
The need for larger tape supply needed if I want to use 15" ps.

Paul
 
Yes, this is one of the very rare Akai high speed 1/2 track Stereo machines. The Pro-1000 was the last of these and the Akai fanatic's holy grail.
 
KentTeffeteller said:
Yes, this is one of the very rare Akai high speed 1/2 track Stereo machines. The Pro-1000 was the last of these and the Akai fanatic's holy grail.
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I've never seen a Akai 2tracker here in Denmark (untill now) - lot's of the "normal" D models though , they did sell well here. Finally i can retire my old A77.
 
jan_stevns said:
I've never seen a Akai 2tracker here in Denmark (untill now) - lot's of the "normal" D models though , they did sell well here. Finally i can retire my old A77.
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Congratulations!

But why retire the A77? My impression is that they are sonically a cut above any Akai.
 
And the A 77 is easier to repair and align and can drive most any tape. And heads and spare parts still available for it. Keep it alongside your Akai.
 
KentTeffeteller said:
Yes, this is one of the very rare Akai high speed 1/2 track Stereo machines. The Pro-1000 was the last of these and the Akai fanatic's holy grail.
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There's been a Pro-1000 for sale on Philly craigslist for a long time now. I never heard of that one before, but that explains the high asking price.
 
KentTeffeteller said:
And the A 77 is easier to repair and align and can drive most any tape. And heads and spare parts still available for it. Keep it alongside your Akai.
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Retirement here is "being taken out of daily use" - despite my A77 do sound a tad better than the Akai, i'll use the new toy to get the rest of the present job of digitizing a load of 2tracks 15Ips tapes done.

the old girls can do a nice job, but needing to clean heads and tape path irritates me a bit, it's easier on the Akai (or my PR99 for that matter)
 
If you want a deck to "display" or be the focal point, the Akai is certainly a better bet. If you want the best sonically break out the Revox, but for casual listening the Akai will be more than good enough and it's much better looking.
 
iloveamps said:
If you want a deck to "display" or be the focal point, the Akai is certainly a better bet. If you want the best sonically break out the Revox, but for casual listening the Akai will be more than good enough and it's much better looking.
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If i'm in display (or braggin) mode - i'll just show the audience my Sony TC765 :)




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not the actual deck

That is coco for both ears and eyes :D
 
Don't they have Otaris in your area Jan? Never hear you talk about Otaris and there isn't a much finer machine for the prices they are selling for used these days. I acquired a very nice 5050BII for not much more than your Akai. I have two BIIs and two 50Ns also.

jan_stevns said:
Hi Guy's ( and those we obey .... if any)

My new toy gave me quite a surprise during cleaning !

It cleaned now and working :
attachment.php


While cleaning the lower panel i noticed this, and my first thought was What the f....... is that really a ????


attachment.php


YEP !!

attachment.php



This deck is a stunner - Lo and behold - it can play ...... took one of my tapes recorded on a Revox PR99 at high Speed ... Wauwwww

Got it for $80 - including the lovely AKAI nabs - empty AKAI reel - and this

attachment.php



Yes .... Dustcover ......

but what a condition

Now it's time to fix the case - it is not pretty - going Glossy Piano Black , and all scratches eliminated....
Click to expand...
 
FAB1 said:
Don't they have Otaris in your area Jan? Never hear you talk about Otaris and there isn't a much finer machine for the prices they are selling for used these days. I acquired a very nice 5050BII for not much more than your Akai. I have two BIIs and two 50Ns also.
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High-end reel decks are scarce in Denmark, I've only seen a couple of Otaris for sale, and they were over the $1200 mark. There currently is a bog standard Studer B67 for sale, asking price is $1400.
 
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