I had one in the seventies...bought brand new....wonderfull machine!

Got mine for $7 fully working and in good trim with akai black anodised take up reel. For years I only used it as a sort of preamp before realising its value as part of the sound system.

I had one of these in the early 1980's. I used to make music via bouncing from this machine to a cassette. That's how they used to stack tracks. Remember the Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's" and "Magical Mystery Tour" were bounced and stacked between a pair of four track machines. I also used it for echo effects and wicked echo sounds. You do this when you activate the Sound On Sound button and crank the volume.

@RG-ls2db

2 жыл бұрын

classic, i found the echo effects by accident. Not knowing how to use the machine, I was recording my bandmates piano with a room mic and the sounds started to loop and roll over creating a really nice avalanche of piano tones. At first i thought it was a huge mistake but i let it roll because the sound it made was incredible. I played it back time and time again. I really should learn more about how the Sound On Sound button be implemented as an effect instead of a mistake.

helo . what is the link to the repair video of this akai you mention ?

Loved the video; thank you.

Happy New Year Andrew !!!

@vintagestereo

8 жыл бұрын

+Syed Akbar thank you, also a happy new year seyd

@trvscreations2839

7 жыл бұрын

vintage stereo make? Cost in Indian currncey

The singer in the video has a great voice, what is his name? I tried to Shazam the song snippets in the clip, but came up empty.

@vintagestereo

7 жыл бұрын

koos alberts

Nice

10 Euros? In England we say "you lucky bugger". Well done Andrew, I've been after one of these at reasonable cost for ages. A bit jealous :-) Merry Christmas and New Year Ian, Birmingham, UK

@vintagestereo

8 жыл бұрын

+kafkaian Happy hollidays too my friend

@jamcouch2570

5 жыл бұрын

Would you like to buy mine Ian? I'm in Somerset uk

@a.s.7532

3 жыл бұрын

Hi , we have one of these what would you be willing pay now a days

Nice looking deck. And in 10 Euros its fantastic. Did you check the recording head? Maybe the heads are dirty thats why you are having a bad sound recording. I know you and i am sure you must have cleaned everything but still sometimes we just forget the most obvious things.

@S_Rizvi

8 жыл бұрын

+vintage stereo When I had a tape recorder long long time ago, I used to clean the heads with alcohol or nail polish remover :)

this reconrds only in mono?

@macnerd93

6 жыл бұрын

John Leaf no its a typical four track. You can either have two stereo recordings in either direction or four mono recordings

Nice Akai Reel To Reel. Reel To Reels add beauty and a cool look to any Hi FI System, but I think I prefer CD Player Decks because I can Skip, forward, Program play and Random play a CD but I've always wanted a nice Reel To Reel Deck just for the Looks. Beautiful Akai Reel To Reel Deck.

@vintagestereo

8 жыл бұрын

+saturnfirepaw For the looks they are indeed fantastisch, there is no nicer looking vintage gear as a reel to reel deck.

How do i find the link you were talking about

How do I find this video you are talking about?

How much do these generally cost second hand? I was thinking about buying one for 250 euros.. I know 10 is a fluke but it's still making me think 250 isn't worth it.

@vintagestereo

8 жыл бұрын

i am selling my akai 630db for 250...this one maximum 50

@owenkitto27

Жыл бұрын

I am looking at buying a reconditioned one for 730.00 pounds Uk

The Original Akai spool are unobtainable or overpriced... Great score Andrew 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

@vintagestereo

8 жыл бұрын

+Xavier Ancarno Thank you, I was glad that it worked so i could review it, however the 630db is a completely different and better sound than this one

The akai's reel to reel's is very sencitive the heads "

the pause button is put on bizarre position it supposed to be the other side

Does seem to be in quite good order. Plays instantly, stops instantly, as far as I can judge it was just never serviced (well), I suspect the heads being dirty / need a good demag, and the left channel is back in business, clean the switches and that's about it.

@roetsj

6 жыл бұрын

clean all the internal switches,relube the points that need to be relubed,relube the motorshaft,clean the pinchroller or buy a replacement,clean the tapeguide shafts,clean the belt and surfaces it runs on,demagnetize the heads and surrounding metal that touches the tape.

@manchcadwallader6166

5 жыл бұрын

So how do I demagnetize the heads properly?

Is great reel to reel ,but the rec levels input is very hi ,look the vumeters before the rec

Hi, my grandpa has one of these should i take it and check it out? He says it's still 100% working

@vintagestereo

3 жыл бұрын

take i?? grab it

@bass9112

3 жыл бұрын

@@vintagestereo i finally got it :) it's working perfectly!! i just need new reel to reel tapes to record/listen to

The rec level perfect" is a before the red line" in the vumeters"

катухи родные смотрятся суппер

the basf platic reels are the most easy and they are good

Id use the 7 and 1/2 ips it will sound much better. And also i fix the 4000ds models and sell them so this gx4000d cant be complicated too. However you would need a calibration tape to set the vu meters properly p

USE LPR35 tape, clean your heads, demagnetize them, and you will have sounds better than that of an SACD!

beautiful.men

Thanks for showing how the speed selection works. The manual wasn't real clear.

@a.s.7532

3 жыл бұрын

Yes really great video, was wondering where I can sell theses I inherited one just like this with also a lot of music . Help will be appreciated thank you

I have one to.

I'd love to have reels like that, metal shiny how do you search for tape reels like that? I'm going to buy a GX 4400D too. I saw there are some nice reels at www.thomann.de but can't see if they are this shiny

get a teac a-7100 pr 7300 at 156 ips go to a tech and save and just listen in modern integrated like yamaha, good combination! and record using an awesome dac!

I'm not convinced with the sound of the GX heads. Even though they claim that the glass heads last forever... I beg to differ.

mooie bandrecorder € 10

Hi, I always enjoy you tube reviews of HiFi components. Hey how else are you going to learn about them. This Akai 4000D seems like a nice unit. I've read reviews and they're pretty favorable, to a point. I have a Teac X-3 purchased on 8-27-1982 for $329 and it still works fine, that's 34 years. Some things I don't care for on the Akai. Wow/flutter is 0.15% (7 1/2 ips), signal/noise ratio is 50db, THD is 2% and frequency response is 30hz-22khz (very good). Not bad specs but ok. It has only one motor, which means BELTS to drive the reels and only one tension bar (not good for long term performance). The switches are mechanical which could lead to future problems. The fact you need to remove an adapter to change speeds is a reel (pun intended) pain in the ass. the pause control also seems to be a PIA. The Teac X-3 offers wow/flutter 0.06% (7 1/2 ips), signal/noise of 49db's (about equal to the Akai), THD of 1.5% and THREE motors ( 1 drive and two reel). Also has two tension bars for better tape control, and push button controls for functions (much smoother than mechanical switches). So unless you're getting a GREAT deal on the Akai I'd pass on it. These figures are from the HiFi Engine web site. please feel free to check out the facts. Akai makes some good components and this unit isn't really bad, just that there's better stuff out there for your money. Hope I didn't piss off to many Akai fans. I have an Akai GXF31 cassette deck and it's fantastic.

your record head may be dirty .Clean up all heads ..might solve your problem

@TheAudivisioner

4 жыл бұрын

A lot of people are not prepared to do head maintaince. You have to prepare to demagnetize the heads on a routine basis.

Dat was wel heeeel erg dom. en zonde maar verder eeen mooi deck

@vintagestereo

8 жыл бұрын

+Mart Dekkers waren allemaal plastic basf tapes met nederlands talig muziek, zijn niet veel waard

Someone is selling this for 350 dollars Canadian and I want to buy it do you think its too much for this ?

@vintagestereo

6 жыл бұрын

yes to much

@dirkdaring5961

6 жыл бұрын

vintage stereo what do you think it’s worth then?

@vintagestereo

6 жыл бұрын

150

@dirkdaring5961

6 жыл бұрын

vintage stereo ya these people are getting crazy with this stuff trying to sell vintage stuff for outrages prices

@vintagestereo

6 жыл бұрын

350 canadian is ridiculous

sounds like shit because the heads are worn out. good luck finding a replacement