Akai GX-260D vs. a loud soundtrack

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Tags: Akai  CD  deck  GX-260D  movie  player  preamp  recorder  reel  soundtrack  tape  to  tube  vintage 

A CD player run through my tube preamp pushes the dynamic range of the GX-260D near the limits. Too bad the results can only be experienced in person.

Akai GX-M10 Cassette Deck

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I'm hoping to make this my main cassette deck when it is finished. It has the GX heads, but still doesn't touch the sound quality of the GX-260D reel to reel I have. Maybe a good fixing up will help some.

Akai GX-260D- Some sappy 80's music :-)

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Tags: 80's  akai  foreigner  gx-260d  pioneer  player  receiver  recorder  reel  sx-434  tape  to  Vintage 

I was having a crappy day and wanted to relax a bit...

Inside of the Sony TC-600 Reel To Reel Tape Recorder

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Tags: deck  inside  reel-to-reel  Sony  tape  TC-600  tubes 

Maxxarcade did a video on what was wrong with the Akai GX-260D, so I unscrewed my reel-to-reel tape recorder and see what is inside of the Sony TC-600 reel-to-reel tape recorder. If you noticed this machine runs on tubes, but it was not a solid state. I will give you my tour inside the Sony...

Akai GX-260D Recording Quality Test

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Testing the recording quality on the GX-260D. No calibration has been done yet. Source is MP3 from a computer.

Akai GX-260D restoration part 3

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Tags: akai  gx-260d  player  reel  restoration  tape  to  vintage 

Testing the audio output after rebuilding the amp boards. Still need to do some adjustment; the right channel seems slightly louder during playback. It makes near perfect copies though. And I broke the forward playback light while installing the amp :-(

Akai GX-260D rebuild progress

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Almost done replacing capacitors...

Akai GX-260D transport test

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Testing the mechanical stuff after some repairs.

Akai GX-260D Reel to Reel- Prep for recap

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Tags: Akai  capacitor  electronics  GX-260D  open  player  reel  repair  restoration  tape  Vintage 

A few thoughts about the restoration plans for my GX-260D. My goal is to do the least amount of modification possible, and still fix the problems and improve performance. Right now the main issue is that the capstan motor loses power and starts slowing down after a few minutes of run time.

Dusty old Akai GX-260D Reel To Reel

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Tags: Akai  background  gx-260D  music  open  recorder  reel  tape 

My Dad saved this for me when an old barn full of junk was being cleaned out. It just needs some minor cleaning and repair to work 100%. I also have the front cover, though it is pretty rough. I am still looking for a cover for the heads. This thing sounds great! The tape being played is...

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