Akai GX-255 specifications

Category : Tape machines

Brand : Akai

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• Manufacturer: Akai
• Model: GX-255
• Years of construction: 1979 - 1982
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver
• Remote control: no, optional AKAI RC-18 or AKAI RC-70R
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions: 440 x 420 x 242 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: approx. 16 kg
• Factory price approx.: 1.400 DM ( 1980)

• Number of outputs: 3
  • Line (0.3V)
  • Line (0.775V)
  • Headphones (100 mV / 8 ohms)
• Number of inputs: 3
  • Microphone (0.3mV / 2.2kOhm )
  • Radio (2 mV / 10 kOhm )
  • Line (70 mV / 100 kOhm )

• Microphone (0.3mV / 2.2 kOhm )
• Radio (2 mV / 10 kOhm )
• Line (70 mV / 100 kOhm )

• max. Coil diameter: 18 cm
• Drive: 3 motors
• Heads: 4 Sound heads (GX recording head, GX forward playback head, GX reverse playback head, erase head
• Tracks: 4
• Tape speeds: 9.5 and 19 cm/s
• Slip:
• Synchronisation fluctuations: < ul>
• at 9.5 cm/s: < 0.12% DIN 45500 ; 0.06% WRMS
• at 19 cm/s: < 0.10% DIN 45500 ; 0.04% WRMS

• at 9.5 cm/s: < 0.12% DIN 45500 ; 0.06% WRMS
• at 19 cm/s: < 0.10% DIN 45500 ; 0.04% WRMS

• at 9.5 cm/s: 30 - 19,000 Hz
• at 19 cm/s : 30 - 24,000 Hz

• at 9.5 cm/s: > 52 dB
• at 19 cm/s: > 60 dB

• at 19 cm/s: < 0.9% (333 Hz)

• Auto-Reverse

• Other models of the same series:
  • Akai GX-4000 D
  • Akai GX-77
  • Akai GX-625 D
  • Akai GX-636 D
  • Akai GX-636 DB
  • Akai GX-646
  • Akai GX-747
  • Akai GX-747-DBX

• Picture: Akai GX-255

• External link to website "The Vintage Knob": [[1]]

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