Company: AKAI
Based: Tokyo, Japan (now in Singapore) Founded: 1929 as Akai Electric Company Ltd. Founders: Masukichi Akai & Saburo Akai Specialty: Leading electronics manufacturer of Hi-FI stereo equipment including reel-to-reel tape recorders, audio tuners, cassette decks, amplifiers, receivers, turntables, video recorders, loud speakers and microphones. Home appliances and televisions, |
AKAI GX Glass and Ferrite magnetic tape head (1971)

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This Lucite paperweight from AKAI features their unique GX glass and crystal ferrite head.
The GX head was used in their Reel-to-reel and cassette Stereo Tape Decks and were guaranteed to last a minimum of 150,000 hours.
Combined with Dolby noise reduction, the GX head offered superior sound quality compared to typical tape decks of the time.
Item measures 2" x 2" x 2".
The GX head was used in their Reel-to-reel and cassette Stereo Tape Decks and were guaranteed to last a minimum of 150,000 hours.
Combined with Dolby noise reduction, the GX head offered superior sound quality compared to typical tape decks of the time.
Item measures 2" x 2" x 2".