Akai GX-215 E

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Akai
• Model: GX 215 D
• Years of manufacture: 1976 - 1981
• Made in: Japan
• Color: silver or black
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions: 380 x 390 x 295 mm (WxHxD).
• Weight: 15.7 kg
• Original price approx.: 998 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs: 3
  • Microphone (0,3mV/2,2kOhm)

Line (700mV/100kOhm)* Number of outputs: 3

• • DIN (0.0V)

Line (0.775V)

• • Headphone (30 mV, 8 Ohm)

Technical Data

• Max. coil diameter: 18 cm
• Drive: 3 motors
• Heads: 1x GX take-up, 1x GX playback, 1x erase head
• Tracks: 4
• Tape speeds: 9.5 and 19 cm/s
• Slip:
• Synchronous oscillations:
  • at 9.5 cm/s: ±0,18%
  • at 19 cm/s: ±0,09%
• Pitch fluctuations:
• Overall frequency response:
  • at 9.5 cm/s : 30 - 19,000 Hz
  • at 19 cm/s : 20 - 25,000 Hz
• Signal-to-noise ratio: >56dB
• External signal-to-noise ratio:
• Distortion factor:
  • at 19cm/s: <0.5%
• Equalization:
• Crosstalk attenuation:
• Cancellation attenuation:
  • at 19cm/sec: >70dB
• Premagnetization and extinction frequency: 100kHz

Special Features

• autoreverse circuit for playback mode
• Equalizer switch for recording 9,5 cm

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Akai GX-215 D
• Akai GX-260 D
• Akai GX-4000 DS

Pictures

• Image: Akai GX-215 D

• Excerpt from brochure: Akai GX-215 D

Links

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