Akai M8. Vintage Audio Akai M8 Cross Field Tube Reel To Reel Specifications Reel-to-reel tape recorder, stereo; identical to Roberts Electronics model 770X, except for reverse rewind play stop knobs and loudspeaker position (at top on Akai-M8 and at side on Roberts 770X) Track system: 4-track, 2-channel, stereo/monaural system Heads: 1 x record/playback, 1 x erase Motor: 2 speed hysteresis synchronous
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The Akai M-8 is a reel to reel tape recorder with cross-field biasing system and all valve amplification All of these early "M" series Akais utilised valve circuitry and a continuously variable playback equalisation design
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When Akai introduced the M-8 model to the market in 1963, the retail brochure said:- Only Akai's exclusive CROSS-FIELD HEAD is capable of recording real high-fidelity music at 1-7/8 ips.- Only Akai's exclusive VERTICAL STEREO fills "the hole in the middle" creating a new era in stereophonic sound. This was a quarter track stereo recorder with internal power amplifiers and monitor speakers All of these early "M" series Akais utilized tube circuitry and a continuously variable playback equalization design.
Akai M8 Demo YouTube. When Akai introduced the M-8 model to the market in 1963, the retail brochure said: - Only Akai's exclusive CROSS-FIELD HEAD is capable of recording real high-fidelity music at 1-7/8 ips its predecessors the Akai M-6 and M-7, and like the M-7 it had the exclusive "cross-field" biasing system
Akai M8 Demo YouTube. This was a quarter track stereo recorder with internal power amplifiers and monitor speakers Track system: 4-track, 2-channel, stereo/monaural system Heads: 1 x record/playback, 1 x erase Motor: 2 speed hysteresis synchronous