Akai GXR-82D (circa 1976)
Not much is documented about the Akai GXR-82D. The period record shows an 8-track record/play deck, listed among tape machines in the mid-1970s. HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers (1976, p.97) gave a frequency response of 40-17,000 Hz ±3 dB, a signal-to-noise ratio of 47 dB, and record/play plus erase heads. A wow-and-flutter figure was listed, but the surviving scan is illegible there. The same listing gave the deck an equalization switch (Classic and standard positions), Dolby recording and playback, Dolby FM broadcast listening capability, a multiplex filter, a digital minute/second counter, and a peak limiter.
Known specifications:
- Type: 8-track record/play deck
- Frequency response: 40–17,000 Hz ±3 dB
- Signal-to-noise: (S+N)/N 47 dB
- Heads: record/play and erase
- Equalization switch (Classic / standard)
- Dolby recording & playback, plus Dolby FM
- Multiplex filter, digital minute/second counter, peak limiter
No production years, original price, or wider historical context have turned up so far. If you have a manual, a catalog page, or even a clear photo of the front panel, the Archive would like to see it.
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