Akai GX-255

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Akai
• Model: GX-255
• Years of manufacture: 1979 - 1982
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions: 440 x 420 x 242 mm (WxHxD).
• Weight: approx. 16 kg
• New price approx.: 1.400 DM (1980)

Connections

• Number of outputs: 3
  • Line (0.3 V)

Line (0.775 V)

• • Headphones (100 mV / 8 Ohm)
• Number of inputs: 3
  • Microphone (0.3 mV / 2.2 kOhm)
  • Radio (2 mV / 10 kOhm)
  • Line (70 mV / 100 kOhm)

Technical Data

• max. coil diameter: 18 cm
• drive: 3 motors
• heads: 3 clay heads
• tracks: 4
• tape speeds: 9,5 and 19 cm/s
• Slip:
• Speed variations:
  • at 9.5 cm/s: < 0.12%.
  • at 19 cm/s: < 0.10%
• Pitch fluctuations:
• Overall frequency response:
  • at 9.5 cm/s: 30 - 19,000 Hz
  • at 19 cm/s : 30 - 24,000 Hz
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • at 9.5 cm/s: > 52 dB
  • at 19 cm/s: > 60 dB
• External signal-to-noise ratio:
• Distortion factor:
  • at 19 cm/s: < 0,9% (333 Hz)
• Entzerrung:
• Übersprechdämpfung: >40 dB (1 kHz, stereo)
• Cancellation attenuation: > 70 dB
• Premagnetization and extinction frequency: 100 kHz

Special Features

• Auto-Reverse

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
  • Akai GX-4000 D
  • Akai GX-77
  • Akai GX-625 D
  • Akai GX-636 D
  • Akai GX-636 DB
  • Akai GX-646
  • Akai GX-747
  • Akai GX-747-DBX

Pictures

• Image: Akai GX-255

Links

• External link to website "The Vintage Knob": [[1]]</0,9%>