Akai GX-400 E-SS

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General

  • Manufacturer: Akai
  • Model: GX-400 D-SS
  • Type: Auto-Reverse Quadrophonic Coil Unit
  • Years of manufacture: 1975 - 1976
  • Made in: Japan
  • Color: Silver/Black, Cabinet Wood Walnut
  • Remote control:
  • Power Consumption:
  • Dimensions: 457 x 590 x 240 mm (WxHxD).
  • Weight: 31,2 kg
  • Original price: 1'495 US-$, corresponds to about 5'000 DM


Connections

  • Number of inputs:
    • Microphone: 4x 0.5 mV / 4.7 kOhm
    • Line In: 100 mV / 50 kOhm

Line In DIN: 10 mV

  • Number of outputs:
    • Line Out: 1.23 V
    • Line Out DIN: 0.6 V
    • Headphones:


Technical Data

  • Max. Coil diameter: 26.5 cm
  • Drive: 3 motors (1x DC-Servo Capstan, 2x reels)
  • Heads: 4 sound heads (1x GX head recording, 1x GX head playback, 2x erase)
  • Tracks: 4
  • Tape speeds: 9.5, 19 cm/s, 38 cm/s
  • Synchronisation fluctuations:
    • at 9.5 cm/s: ± 0,5%
    • at 19 cm/s: ± 0,5%
    • at 38 cm/s: ± 0,5%
  • Pitch fluctuations:
    • at 9.5 cm/s: < 0.08 %
    • at 19 cm/s: < 0.05 %
    • at 38 cm/s: < 0.03 %
  • Overall frequency response: Low Noise Band
    • at 9.5 cm/s: 30 - 20'000 Hz, ± 3 %
    • at 19 cm/s: 20 - 24'000 Hz, ± 3 %
    • at 38 cm/s: 20 - 27'000 Hz, ± 3 %
  • Signal-to-noise ratio: > 55 dB
  • External voltage spacing:
  • Distortion factor: < 1 % (100 Hz)
  • Equalization: NAB
  • Crosstalk attenuation: > 40 dB (1 kHz, stereo)
  • Cancellation attenuation: > 70 dB
  • Premagnetization and erasure frequency: 100 kHz
  • Rewind speed: 120 seconds for 1100 m band


Special Features

  • 4-channel auto reverse


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Pictures[edit]

  • Excerpt from brochure: Akai GX-400 D-SS

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