While the deck only features a very simple one motor mechanism (where the belt drives both the flywheel and the drive pulley for the reel tables) there are also some interesting features included. It's a basic two head cassette deck that was available at half the price of an EXCELIA XK-007. The AIWA AD-F700 was introduced in 1989 and was available for a very short period of time. (Robot girl painting by Hajime Sorayama - Untitled, 1983) Technical data: Wow & Flutter 0.05% (WRMS) | Frequency response: 30-15000/16000/17000 (normal/chrome/metal) | Size: 440*103*288 mm W*H*D | Weight: 4 kg.Ĭover Photo Art: Future Sounds - Published June 15th 2021. The loudspeakers sold with these systems were also Made in Hungary by Videoton, these were the DC-3011A. These were the VIDEOTON EA-7386S amplifier and the VIDEOTON RT-7300S tuner. A visually perfectly matching amplifier and tuner were designed by VIDEOTON of Hungary. As a result, the cassette deck and turntable designed by AKAI were assembled in Hungary. This was a unique situation among the former communist bloc countries. This was the result of a highly unusual cooperation between a Hungarian state-owned electronics company (VIDEOTON) and AKAI of Japan. What is interesting about this particular unit is that while at the back it says Made in Japan, an additional sticker lets you know that this deck was actually assembled in Hungary. For tape hiss reduction the HX-2 is equipped with Dolby-B noise reduction circuit. On this display you will find a 4-digit digital tape counter, 12-segment bar-graph meter, indicator for the tape inserted (selected automatically) and tape operation. Also, the recording level is set via a electronic record level control while all the necessary information for operation is clearly indicated on the large FL Display. The totally rationalized use of microcomputer controls makes operation thoroughly reliable with all-electronic feather-touch operation. ![]() It is a slightly sophisticated entry level deck that features a electronically speed controlled DC one motor transport and High-Density Metallic head in a 2-head deck configuration. The AKAI HX-2 stereo cassette deck was introduced in 1984. Cover Photo Art: Future Sounds - Published 15th February 2016 This unit definitely deserves the one of the best 2 head cassette deck status. There are various extra features for music search, memory stop, intro scan, memory play, auto play, rec cancel and timer start for recording or playback (with additional timer unit) The unit can be remote controlled via the PC-31 or RC-91 remote controllers. The same fluorescent display incorporates a digital counter and the VU meters. Excellent recordings can be made on Normal (Type I) CrO2 (Type II) and Metal (Type IV) tapes that are selected automatically and displayed on the fluorescent display. Recordings can be made using either Dolby B or Dolby C noise reduction circuits or without them. It features a Quick and Quiet Mechanism which means that when you load a cassette it will automatically go to play pause position for Quick start. The head uses one independent coil for recording, combined with a 4-micron head gap, while for playback it uses two coils with all the energy for the signal provided from the 1-micron playback gap. The mechanism uses one FG servo Direct Drive motor, one DC reel drive motor and one DC motor for cam drive and powered loading and eject. Its functionality is similar to the 3-head system except that monitoring of the just-recorded signal is not possible. The Twin Field Super GX head brings top class performance to medium-priced decks. This is a 2 head cassette deck using the famous Twin Field Super GX head. ![]() The AKAI GX-F31 was part of the 1982 line-up of cassette deck recorders.
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