Akai GX-911 (year unknown)
Not much is documented about the Akai GX-911. It was a stereo single cassette deck, not an open-reel machine, whatever the "GX" might suggest. It used three heads but left out off-tape monitoring to save production cost. That's an odd choice, since three-head decks usually sell on monitoring. The GX-911 offered tape type selection and could handle normal, chrome, and metal tapes.
The other firm detail is noise reduction. The GX-911 used Dolby C-type, which provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz - fully double the amount given by Dolby B. Beyond that, the record is thin. No production years, original price, dimensions, frequency response, or wow-and-flutter figures have surfaced in the available documentation.
- Type: Stereo single cassette deck
- Heads: 3, with no off-tape monitoring (cost-saving design)
- Tape types: Normal, chrome (CrO₂), and metal
- Noise reduction: Dolby C (20 dB above ~1 kHz)
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