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Akai GXC-730D and Cassettemania!!!!

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maruchan

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Man audiokarma is really bad.. after reading the tape section I've been on the search for a cassette deck.. I've seen a lot of crappy decks around, however today was different i spotted some wood and silver and noticed it was cassette deck, in fact it was Akai GXC model deck... reading the stuff on AK i knew that GX models were the higher end. So i picked it up it was in great condition..

the next thing i did was get some cassettes found some cream, pink floyd, the smiths, peter tosh, and some maxell xlII 90's, and sony CD-IT pro tapes.. all for .10 cents a piece...

the gxc-730d was 30 bucks i hope i didn't over pay...

now i need a reel to reel player...:D

back to my new tapes..

I dont know how to record on this thing..lol...
 

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Don't you just press forward play and rec at the same time? No manual but here's the specs.
I've never heard those glass heads but I hear they last a long time. Good get in my opinion... I hope you get her to record. :music:
 
Nice deck and now you're hooked :)

To record, press play and rec at the same time. Use pause to hold the tape until ready to go. Set the record levels so the meters don't peak over about 2 db into the read, release the pause when all ready and your taping :)
 
hmm thanks, but the vu meters don't move..on my receiver i switch dubbin 2>1 and stereo hmmm... maybe i have the cables mixed up...
 
I feel so stupid but i had to say i got it working.. and man do my tapes sound amazing recording some albums.. testing what kind of recording. But i;m amazed..
 
Yeah you have a great deck from the looks of it. I say you have those 1985 model Maxell XLIIs, I have some of those, they sound BRILLIANT, better than most Type II tapes made today. The Sony CDits are pretty good, the ones I have have no screws in the shells, so if the tape breaks I cannot open it! GRRR!
 
I've got one as well and it never gets the use it deserves. Mine has a fair amount of mechanical noise and as I've got a few other nice decks I'll probably never get around to investigating. Can you tell me if yours plays tapes in reverse? Not sure if this is a feature or a fault. :D
 
just got mine out, and it works fine including reverse play and auto reverse, but it don't wanna fast rewind. it is one nice chunk of machinery
 
I also have an AKAI thats been setting for a couple years that needs TLC. It plays but the meters are intermittent in the performance, like I said, TLC. It's a 570D and deserves to be brought back. It has just slightly better high frequency response than my Kenwood KX-1030. If I had no Kenny running you could bet your bottom dollar that that AKAI would be cleaned up and running. By the way, it was my best score EVER at $3.00. Great score you made and enjoy. I have never seen your model before and thought all GXC's had touch logic (solenoid)but I guess not.
 
cassettetdk said:
Yeah you have a great deck from the looks of it. I say you have those 1985 model Maxell XLIIs, I have some of those, they sound BRILLIANT, better than most Type II tapes made today. The Sony CDits are pretty good, the ones I have have no screws in the shells, so if the tape breaks I cannot open it! GRRR!
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i open them by using a screwdriver and a hammer and gently smack the screwdriver w hammer at several points along the sonically welded seams and then pry them open like a clam shell. you dont wanna hurt the tape inside so be 'gentle'.

you have to use a new shell now.
i buy cheap 6 or 10 packs of maxell low bias c60s or c90s, unscrew them, dump the tape and put the sony tape inside the maxell shell.
works like a charm!
did about 300 '70s memorex tapes that way-five years ago. they're like new now.:rockon:
 
maruchan said:
hmm thanks, but the vu meters don't move..on my receiver i switch dubbin 2>1 and stereo hmmm... maybe i have the cables mixed up...
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Out jacks on the Akai deck goes to input on the receiver/amp or your aux jack.
In on your Akai deck goes to the output on the receiver/amp.

Dont use the dubbing 2>1 switch. Instead record something off the radio to see if the meters move. Try a tape and make sure you have set the switches to the right type of tape.

Looks like a great deck. Enjoy!
 
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