Akai AT 2600 (1977–1980)
The Akai AT 2600 is a stereo FM/AM tuner that Akai produced from 1977 to 1980. It sat alongside the AM-2800 integrated amplifier in Akai's late-1970s component lineup. Period advertising showed the two together and pitched tuner-and-amp matching as being "a lot like choosing a mate," with compatibility, performance, and appearance as the criteria. Audio (July 1977, p.19) ran that campaign, which touted the AT-2600 alongside the AM-2800's 80 watts RMS per channel.
The AT-2600 is an analog design, with an analog tuning scale and an analog tuning indicator. It covers FM, MW, and LW bands. Vintage Knob's reference notes a FET front end. The FM section is the best-documented part of the tuner, and several databases confirm the same figures: 2.0µV sensitivity, 74dB signal-to-noise ratio, 0.3% THD, 60dB selectivity, and 45dB stereo separation. The MW band runs 530-1600 kHz and LW covers 150-400 kHz.
The original price was 475 German Marks, roughly $400 at the time. After that, the record thins out. The sources reviewed give no dimensions, weight, or power consumption, and there's no documentation of common failure points or repair notes. The tuner turns up occasionally in vintage equipment listings, usually described simply as a "nice vintage tuner," but no sale prices are recorded.
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