AKAI Reel to Reel Tape Decks Guide

Akai Reel To Reel Tape Decks Guide

AKAI is a Japanese consumer electronics company founded in 1929. They are famous for their high quality reel to reel decks throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and the 1980s and those awesome features in them. This is the guide to those tape decks. Here are some of those features and what they do:

The Cross-Field Head System: AKAI used this type of head system in the late 1960's to the mid 1970's. There is a Bias head located under the recording head which is utilized for higher frequency response at the slower speeds like 3 3/4 inches per second. This would mean the tape would sound just like other decks recorded at 7 1/2 inches per second or even better. The following decks used this feature: X-100/D, X-150/D, X-165/D, X-200/D, X-201/D, X-300/D, X-330/D, X-355/D, X-360/D, X-1800SD, X-1810/D, X-2000SD, X-5000W, X-IV, X-V, M-7, M-8, M-9, and M-10. Heres a picture:
X-200D:
The Glass and Crystal Ferrite Head System: The Glass and Crystal Ferrite heads are known for their reliability and extra high frequency response and focused field and replaced the Cross-Field head system. These heads were made out of hard class and crystal ferrite and were virtually indestructable, and dust free. They were stated to last 150,000 hours which is equivalent to 17 years. This means the high frequencies don't go dull due to wear since this specific type of head is made out of hard glass and crystal ferrite. The... ...read the full guide >>>

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