Akai GXC-570 E

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Akai
• Model: GXC-570 D
• Type: Cassette Tape Deck
• Years of manufacture: 1975 - 1979
• Made in: Japan
• Color: silver, housing real wood
• Remote control: yes, optional, cable remote control RC-17
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions: 440 x 255 x 225 mm (WxHxD).
• Weight: 13,5 kg
• Original price: 1'998 DM (RRP)

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Line In 1, 2: 70 mV, 100 kOhm

Line In DIN: 20 kOhm

• • Microphone 1, 2 (2 x 6.3 mm jack): 0.3 mV, 4.7 kOhm
• Number of outputs:
  • Line Out: 410 mV, 0.47 kOhm

Line Out DIN: 410 mV, 0.47 kOhm

• • Headphones (6.3 mm jack): 50 mV, 8 Ohm

Technical Data:

• track system: 4 track, 2 channel stereo
• Audio heads: 2

1x GX-double head for separate recording and playback, 1x erase head

• Motors 3:
  • 1 x double capstan drive with frequency controlled servo motor, 2 DC motors for fast forward and reverse.
• Speed: 4,75 cm/ s
• Synchronous running fluctuations: 0.06 % WRMS, 0.15% (DIN 45500)
• Band types: LN+LH, CrO2, FeCr, (I, II, III)
• Frequency response ± 3 dB:
  • Type I: 30 - 15,000 Hz

Type II: 30 - 16,000 Hz Type III: 30 - 18,000 Hz

• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • better than 56 dB (Dolby off).
  • Dolby on: Improvement up to 10 dB above 5,000 Hz.
• Rewind time (C 60): 60 s
• Cancellation attenuation: better than 70 dB
• Premagnetization: 100 khz
• Auto reverse: no
• Title search: no
• Dolby NR: yes, adjustable Dolby
• MPX filter: yes
• Chrome erasure attenuation: 70 dB

Special features:

• Level meter: 2x VU, switchable to peak display
• Jog keys logic control
• Tape counter: 3-digit, mechanical
• Dual-Capstan transport
• Rear band control
• Adjustable Dolby

Comments

• Other models in the same series:
• Akai GXC-715 D
• Akai GXC-725 D
• Akai GXC-735 D
• Akai GXC-750 D
• Akai GXC-760 D
• Akai GXC-570 D

Pictures

• Image: Akai GXC-570 D

• Excerpt from brochure: Akai GXC-570 D

Reports

• Report 1 at "Good Old Hifi": [[1]]

• Report 2 at "Good Old Hifi": [[2]]

Links

• External link to website "The Vintage Knob": [[3]]