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In Reply to: RE: That deck would have looked out of date in the 1970s posted by Dave Pogue on January 19, 2016 at 13:23:06
...or was there a photo that I missed?
I used to have one, in fact (briefly)-- albeit a battered example:
GX-4000D
Very late 1970s or maybe even early 1980s.
all the best,
mrh
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Yeah, as soon as I saw the pic, it looked like an Akai! Then I thought it might be a Sony. But the "trademark" reel style had Akai written all over it. It's nice to read that you actually had that model! I had a predecessor - the Roberts 1719, my first tape deck, before Akai was marketed in the U.S. under the Akai name. That puppy was built like a tank and sounded great.WRT the Horsh House project, good luck, but I think they're about 30 years late to the party. Look at the prices and availability for used - in good condition - decks from Akai, Otari, Studer/Revox, Sony, Teac/Tascam, etc., and the handwriting is on the wall.
:)
Edits: 01/20/16
<WRT the Horsh House project, good luck, but I think they're about 30 years late to the party. Look at the prices and availability for used - in good condition - decks from Akai, Otari, Studer/Revox, Sony, Teac/Tascam, etc., and the handwriting is on the wall.> >
I suggest reading some of the piece I've written about the new R2R movement for PF.
On another topic, how many of the listed decks will play 15 ips/IEC eq? Not to mention, they are using 70s solid-state electronics in those prosumer machines. Are you still using your '70s receiver?
Myles B. Astor
You make good points.
Yes, my Revox A77 Mk IV is both nostalgic and late-70's SS. (Still, it sounds great.) Our friend John Curl once (maybe more) said words to the effect 'keep the transport, but re-do the electronics'. Hence, the birth of better electronics in products like the Levinson 1" four track.
John , some years ago had posted on DIY what he did when modding the electronics , i will look to see if i still Have the schematics ..BTW i was never a fan of Akai stuff , (owned a few) Always thought they fell short compared to Teac , Sony, Revox, Technics , et al ...
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Nope, that was the deck pictured in the OP's link. I was off by a decade. I kinda thought it looked like a vintage Akai -- not that there's any other kind of Akai deck :-)
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