The GX-230 is a direct drive, 3 motor reel to reel. It has 3 heads and auto reverse function. It plays and records at either 3 3/4 ot 7 1/2 IPS – on both sides. These decks from AKAI are really well built. It comes in a solid wooden case and with a thick aluminium fascia. Evherything on it feels solid and well made. No wonder that it weighs over 15KGs, even for just being a 7″ deck.
The deck sound really good. Warm analog sound with crisp highs at 7 1/2 IPS. This unit has been serviced, heads been cleaned and demagnetised and all moving parts lubricated. Defective parts have been replaced. It performs at factory specifications.
This particular unit is in exceptional condition, there is not the slightest scratch. The original owners manual is included as well as one aluminium reel (with tape) and an empty plastic pick up reel.
We are providing 6 months warranty for reel to reel decks.
Description
The new Akai AC servo motor employed in the GX-230D for direct capstan drive is equipped with 114 gears on both the rotor and stator sides and a detector coil and magnet are built in on the stator side for a completely new pulse detection system.
With this system, pulse detection is made only once every 114 pulses instead of at each pulse for greatly increased pulse output.
Other advantages of this system over the usual DC servo motor with magnetic braking system include simplified construction, absence of heat generation, and substantially decreased ripple as a result of the mechanical eccentricity of the motor.
One each, GX forward/reverse playback and combination record/erase head guarantees long lasting performance, wider dynamic range and excellent signal to noise ratio.
Model GX-230 is also available and incorporates the same outstanding features as the GX-230D, but is equipped with a speaker jack for playback.
Specifications
Track system: auto reverse, 4-track, 2-channel, stereo/monaural system
Heads: 2 x playback, 1 x record/erase
Motor: 2 x reel, 1 x capstan
Reel size: up to 7 inch reel
Tape speeds: 3 3⁄4 7 1⁄2 ips
Wow and flutter: 0.07% (7 1⁄2 ips)
Frequency response: 30Hz to 23kHz (7 1⁄2 ips)
Signal to Noise Ratio: 60dB
Total harmonic distortion: 1%
Input: 70mV (line), 0.3mV (mic)
Output: 0.775V (line)
Output power: 7 watts
Semiconductors: 41 x transistors, 28 x diodes
Dimensions: 440 x 395 x 205mm
Weight: 15.2kg
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