AKAI Lovers and Collectors...
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Mikefc
"Quality is our No. 1 Dream"
Just stumbled across this thread after searching for the AA-920 which is on offer by someone the next town over. I have a 1050, what I like about the 920 is the preamp o/p / main in feature. 1050, although more power , doesn't have that. I've been building an Akai collection for a few years now. Presently:
AA1050
GX365D
GX630Dss
GXC570D
GXC740D
CR83D
AA1050
GX365D
GX630Dss
GXC570D
GXC740D
CR83D
mozcho
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Fantastic story. What's the name of that pianist?
Coshac333
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most Akai cassette decks are great looking. On some models, unfortunately, they put a weak light in the arrow indicators. If you make the light brighter, they look even better. I installed small mirrors inside near the lamps in my open reel deck GX-265D. The indicators become brighter, it's beautiful.
I have three Akai tape decks -- a 250D reel deck, a GX-230D reel deck, and a GX-F31 cassette deck. My cousin was a service manager for Akai in California in the 1970s. He got me interested in the brand by demoing some of the gear for me in his home system and telling me about the benefits of the long-life glass and crystal ferrite GX tape heads.
Coshac333
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Akai tape recorders were cult in my region. They still have their own army of fans.
Of the cassette decks, two models are in the lead in terms of prestige. These are the Akai GX-9 and GX-F91. They just pray for them.
From reel-to-reel models of the 600 and 700 series.
I need time for this, I can tell a lot of amazing stories from the past about it. I was a participant or witness of them.
r_brumett61
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What no M8s
Coshac333
Active Member
Coshac333
Active Member
There is a popular legend in my region. I don't know if this is a witty fantasy or a real case.
One day a man was walking down the street and met a woman who was carrying an Akai-747 tape recorder. He asked where you are taking him. She replied that this thing was left of her husband. She does not need a tape recorder, it takes up a lot of space in the house. She decided to throw it in a landfill. Here it is necessary to clarify that this model in working order costs from two to three thousand dollars. The man offered to sell it to her for $ 50. The woman happily agreed. The man bought this Akai from her. The device turned out to be in good working order.
Hello guys
I have recently acquired an Akai GX747 stored in a room for 20 years it plays but it misses the high frequency maybe this from my tapes cause they are very old (bright brown color). In addition recording is very week so I have to turn all the line nop to max and the recording also misses the high frequency. I tried to check the PCB voltage in the preamp section all readings are higher. than the schematics with a 1% and this seems reasonable due to the resistors and caps age. However in left channel the 2SC458 is reading much lower than the right channel. Is there any notes or advices to overcome these or I have to go all the way and change everything (resistors and caps)
I have replaced the 2SC458s with new ones and. it is the same, I tried. with new 2240 and it is the same. The noise in the Oscilloscope is like a white noise in recording mode around 80k to 100k hz with both monitoring line and tape
Also the bar meter is disfunctioning in both line and tape mode.
thanks
I have recently acquired an Akai GX747 stored in a room for 20 years it plays but it misses the high frequency maybe this from my tapes cause they are very old (bright brown color). In addition recording is very week so I have to turn all the line nop to max and the recording also misses the high frequency. I tried to check the PCB voltage in the preamp section all readings are higher. than the schematics with a 1% and this seems reasonable due to the resistors and caps age. However in left channel the 2SC458 is reading much lower than the right channel. Is there any notes or advices to overcome these or I have to go all the way and change everything (resistors and caps)
I have replaced the 2SC458s with new ones and. it is the same, I tried. with new 2240 and it is the same. The noise in the Oscilloscope is like a white noise in recording mode around 80k to 100k hz with both monitoring line and tape
Also the bar meter is disfunctioning in both line and tape mode.
thanks
Coshac333
Active Member
the problem is most likely a violation of the bias current. We need to check the capacitors.
wu6fiend
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Aside from the AM-73 and GX-52, I also own the Reference Master tuner AT-93 and two CD-73 and one CD-93.
Unfortunately, none of the CD players work (I bought the CD-93 specifically for parts, in the hope it could get one of the CD-73 players working). No luck, the issue with both CD-73s also affects the CD-93. Sigh. I've taken them to two different techs, and both say the part they need is unobtainable.
I'm tempted to buy yet another CD-73, but I'm coming to realize that continuing to chase this goal of getting these old CD players working is foolish and a waste of $$$.
None of the Akai stuff is in use, and hasn't emerged from the basement in literally over a decade. I should probably just move all of it on.
Unfortunately, none of the CD players work (I bought the CD-93 specifically for parts, in the hope it could get one of the CD-73 players working). No luck, the issue with both CD-73s also affects the CD-93. Sigh. I've taken them to two different techs, and both say the part they need is unobtainable.
I'm tempted to buy yet another CD-73, but I'm coming to realize that continuing to chase this goal of getting these old CD players working is foolish and a waste of $$$.
None of the Akai stuff is in use, and hasn't emerged from the basement in literally over a decade. I should probably just move all of it on.
Dudeman7
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A friend of mine has an Akai AA-R40 that sounds great. Nice to look at, too.
Sound quality is on par with some of the higher priced, more highly regarded brands of 70's solid state receivers I've worked on or owned, IMO.
These are still relatively affordable on the used market, too. Great sound and build quality for probably half of what a similarly spec'd Marantz would go for.
Sound quality is on par with some of the higher priced, more highly regarded brands of 70's solid state receivers I've worked on or owned, IMO.
These are still relatively affordable on the used market, too. Great sound and build quality for probably half of what a similarly spec'd Marantz would go for.
