Akai GX-65 MK II

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Akai
• Model: GX-65 MK II
• Type: Single
• Year built: 1991
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black, Platinum
• Remote control: RC-G65, RC-G95 (optional)
• Power consumption: N/A
• Dimensions: 425 x 137 x 353 mm (W x H x D)
• Weight: 5,5 kg
• Original price approx.: 800 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs: 1

Line (Chinch) sensitivity 70mV input impedance 47kOhm

• Number of outputs: 2
  • Line (Chinch) nominal output level 388mV at 150kOhm
  • Headphone output (stereo jack 6.3 mm) Output power 0-1.3mW at 8Ohm

Technical Data

• Audio heads: 3
• motors: 2
• Synchronization fluctuations: 0.06% DIN, 0.035 WRMS,
• Band types: Type I / Type II / Type IV
• Frequency response:
  • Type I (15-19000Hz +-3dB).

Type II (15-19000Hz +-3dB) Type IV (15-21000Hz +-3dB)

• Clarity: 0.7%
• Signal-to-noise ratio: Type IV
  • Dolby OFF: 57 dB
  • Dolby B: improved 5 dB at 1kHz, 10 dB at 5kHz
  • Dolby C: improved 15 dB at 500Hz, 20 dB at 1kHz
• Auto Reverse: no
• Title search: no
• Dolby: yes, B + C + HX-PRO
• MPX filter: yes
• Fader: no
• Pitch control: no
• CD synchro recording: no

Special Features

• 3 audio heads
• Rear tape control
• Closed Loop Dual Capstan - closed tape circuit with 2 tone shafts and pinch rollers.
• Glazed GX tone head (lifetime warranty) reduces tape abrasion and hardly wears out
• BIAS- controller for exact pre-magnetization of the recording

Memory function

• Timer pre-installation
• Built-in sensor for remote control, remote control RC-G65

Remarks

• Other models of the same series:
  • GX-65 MK II
  • GX-75 MK II
  • GX-95 MK II
• Previous model: GX-65
• successor model: GX-67
• also other Akai remote controls like RC-G95 and RC-G57 work with the GX-65 Mk II

• compared to the predecessor model Akai GX-65, the abrasive rubbing of normal cassettes by the erase head was eliminated (as with the Akai GX-75 and Akai GX-95 ), a problem that many cassette decks had at the time.

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