VGC Boxed Vintage retro 's AKAI DS reel to reel tape recorder
Collection only please from Witham, Essex, CM8 area. I am also happy ong>toong> look ong>inong>ong>toong> delivery withong>inong> Essex and surroundong>inong>g areas - please send me a message ong>toong> see if this will be possible. All ong>inong> origong>inong>al boxes and origong>inong>al packong>inong>g. DS ong>inong> pristong>inong>e condition, from the s, complete and fully workong>inong>g ong>inong> all respects and ong>inong>cludong>inong>g a rare plastic dust cover, modified ong>toong> allow the 7 ong>inong>ch ong>ong>reelong>ong>s ong>toong> be left ong>inong> place and even run with the cover ong>inong> situ. (The cover was origong>inong>ally of a poor design ong>inong> that 7 ong>inong>ch ong>ong>reelong>ong>s had ong>toong> be removed before it could be fitted ong>inong> place.) The electronics of this particular machong>inong>e have been modified ong>toong> the same standard as the MkII, particularly the ever troublesome, unreliable ong>inong>put amplifier ICs origong>inong>ally used ong>inong> the DS, beong>inong>g replaced by discrete components as ong>inong> the MkII. Also twenty used-only-once 7 ong>inong>ch ong>ong>reelong>ong>-ong>toong>-ong>ong>reelong>ong> tapes ong>inong> good condition (of assorted brands ong>inong>cludong>inong>g Ampex, EMI and Shamrock) are ong>inong>cluded ong>inong> the price. (These are each sellong>inong>g elsewhere for between £3.50 and £12 so their ong>inong>clusion is an added bonus.) 2 empty 7 ong>inong>ch ong>ong>reelong>ong>s are also ong>inong>cluded The users ong>inong>structions and a service manual are also ong>inong>cluded. What a rare opportunity for such an excellent example of this outstandong>inong>g vong>inong>tage machong>inong>e with all these additional goodies. Only sellong>inong>g due ong>toong> movong>inong>g abroad and we sadly cannot take everythong>inong>g with us. The DS MkII was a later improved version of the DS. They are 3-head machong>inong>es, allowong>inong>g direct moniong>toong>rong>inong>g of both channels of a stereo recordong>inong>g whilst it is beong>inong>g made. DS brief specifications: Track system: 4-track, 2 channel stereo system Tape speed: 3.75 ips and 7.5 ips (7.5 ips with an adapter provided) ong>Toong>tal Wow and Flutter: Less than ips Frequency response: 30Hz ong>toong> 23kHz +/- 3 dB @ 7.5 ips 30 ong>toong> Hz +/- 3 dB @ 3.75 ips S/N ratio: Better than 50 dB @ 7.5 ips FFWD/RWD time: less than 3 mong>inong>utes with a ft tape (@ 50 Hz maong>inong>s frequency) ong>Inong>duction moong>toong>r 3 heads: Erase, Recordong>inong>g, Playback, 1 micron gap for excellent HF response Dimensions: 314 (H) x 406(W) x 194 (D) mm Ad ID: Delivery Services Consumer Credit