Akai 4000 DS

Data

General

  • Manufacturer: Akai
  • Model: 4000 DS
  • Type: 3-head coil tape
  • Years of manufacture: 1973 - 1976
  • Made in: Japan
  • Color: Silver / Black, housing wood walnut
  • Remote control:
  • Power consumption: 30 W
  • Dimensions: 405 x 315 x 140 mm (WxHxD)
  • Weight: 11.5 kg
  • Original price approx.: 798 DM


Connections

  • Number of inputs:
    • Microphone: 0.5 mV

Line: 50 mV

    • DIN:
  • Number of outputs:
    • Line: 1.23 V
    • DIN:
    • Headphones: 30 - 40 mV at 8 Ohm


Technical Data

  • Max. coil diameter: 18 cm
  • Drive: 1 motor
  • Heads: 3 (one head each for recording and playback, 1 ferrite erasing head)
  • Tracks: 4
  • Tape speed: 9.5 / 19 cm/sec
  • Overall frequency response:
    • 30Hz - 17kHz ±3dB(9.5cm/sec).
    • 30Hz - 22kHz ±3dB(19cm/s)
  • Coincident frequency response:
    • 9.5 cm/sec: 0.25 %
    • 19 cm/sec: 0.15 %
  • Signal to noise ratio: > 50dB
  • External voltage spacing:
  • Distortion factor (1000Hz, "0" VU recording): < 2 %.
  • Cancellation attenuation: < 70dB
  • Premagnetization and extinction frequency: 100kHz
  • Equalization: according to NARTB
  • Crosstalk attenuation:


Special Features

  • Multiplay
  • Duoplay
  • Echo
  • Post-tape control
  • Automatic limit stop
  • Horizontal or vertical operation


Remarks


Pictures

  • Excerpt from brochure: Akai 4000 DS

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