Akai 1722 L/W
Data
General
- Manufacturer: Akai
- Model: 1722 L/W (L=leather, W=wooden case)
- Type: Reel-to-reel tape with built-in amplifier and speakers
- Years of manufacture: 1976 - 1978
- Made in: Japan
- Color: Silver / Black, leather or wood walnut cabinet.
- Remote control:
- Power consumption: 50 W
- Dimensions: 358 x 360 x 248 mm (WxHxD)
- Weight: 13.2 kg
- New price approx:
- 1722 L: 1'200 DM
- 1722 W: 1'250 DM
Connections
- Number of inputs:
- Microphone: 0.5 mV, 100 kOhm
Line: 150 mV, 330 kOhm DIN: 15 mV
- Number of outputs:
- Line: 1.23 V
- DIN:
- Headphones: 100 mV at 8 Ohm
- Loudspeaker: see amplifier section
Technical data
- Max. coil diameter: 18 cm
- Drive: 1 motor
- Heads: 2 (head for recording and playback, 1 ferrite erasing head)
- Tracks: 4
- Tape speed: 9.5 / 19 cm/sec
- Overall frequency response:
- 9.5 cm/sec: 40 Hz - 15 kHz ± 3 dB.
- 19 cm/sec: 30 Hz - 21 kHz ± 3 dB
- Synchronous frequency response:
- 9.5 cm/sec: 0.18 %
19 cm/sec: 0.14 % * Signal to noise ratio: > 50 dB
- Signal-to-noise ratio: > 50dB
- External signal-to-noise ratio:
- Distortion factor (1000Hz, "0" VU recording): < 2 %.
- Cancellation attenuation: < 70dB
- Premagnetization and extinction frequency: 60 kHz
- Equalization: according to NAB
- Crosstalk attenuation at 1 kHz in stereo mode: 45 dB
- Rewind time: 80 seconds for 350 m band
Technical Specifications Amplifier Section
- Continuous power:
- 8 Ohm: 2x 2 W
- 4 Ohm:
- Dynamic power:
- 8 Ohm:
- 4 Ohm:
- Tone control:
- Bass:
- Treble:
- Speaker: L/R, each 10 x 15cm oval
Special Features
- Mixable microphone/line inputs
- Multiplayback via S O S switch possible
- Band selector switch for low-noise and wide-range bands
- Switchable equalization related to tape speed
- Adjustment of the tape speed by means of an adapter
- Horizontal or vertical operation
Remarks
- Other models in the same series:
Pictures
- Excerpt from brochure: Akai 1722 W
