Akai PRO-1000

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General

  • Manufacturer: Akai
  • Model: Akai PRO-1000
  • Type: Professional, 2-divided tape machine
  • Years of manufacture: 1976 - 1980
  • Made in: Japan
  • Color: Silver/Black, Cabinet Wood Walnut
  • Remote control:
  • Power consumption: 116 W
  • Dimensions: yes
    • Drive section: 486 x 412 x 284 mm (WxHxD)
    • Amplifier part: 486 x 231 x 309 mm (WxHxD)
  • Weight: 28,3 kg
  • original price: 398'000 Yen (Japan, 1976), equivalent to about 6'000 DM


Connections

  • Number of inputs:
    • Microphone: 0.3 mV / 600 Ohm - 10 kOhm.
    • Line In: 70 mV / 100 kOhm
    • Line In DIN:
  • Number of outputs:
    • Line Out: 0.775 V
    • Headphone: 50 mV, 8 Ohm


Technical Data

  • Max. Coil diameter: 26.5 cm
    • Recording / playback system:
      • Recording: 2-track, 2-channel, 4-track, 2-channel.
      • Playback: 2-track, 2-channel, 4-track, 2-channel
  • Drive: 3 motors (1x AC-Servo Capstan, 2x 6-pole coils)
  • Heads: 4 audio heads (1x 2-track recording, 1x 2-track playback, 1x 4-track playback, 1x 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: < 0.04 %
    • at 38 cm/s: < 0.025 %
  • Overall frequency response: Low Noise Band
    • at 9.5 cm/s: 60 - 12'000 Hz, ± 1dB, 0 VU recording)
    • at 19 cm/s: 40 - 24'000 Hz, ± 1dB, 0 VU recording)
    • at 38 cm/s: 30 - 28'000 Hz, ± 1dB, 0 VU recording)
  • Signal-to-noise ratio: > 60 dB
  • signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Distortion: < 1 % (100 Hz)
  • Equalization: NAB
  • Crosstalk attenuation: > 40 dB (1 kHz, stereo)
  • Cancellation attenuation: > 70 dB
  • Premagnetization and erasure frequency: 150 kHz
  • Rewind speed: 120 seconds for 540 m band
  • VU meter response time: 0.01 s
    • Return time: 0.8s


Special Features

  • Drive section and amplifier section separate


Remarks[edit]


Pictures[edit]

  • Excerpt from brochure: Akai PRO-1000

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  • Excerpt from advertisement: Akai PRO-1000

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Reviews[edit]

Links[edit]

  • External link to website "The Vintage Knob": [[1]]