Akai GXR-99
Surviving information on the Akai GXR-99 is thin (Audio, June 1985, p.96). The model appears to have been a cassette deck from the mid-1980s. It is documented mainly through a review in Audio magazine (June 1985, p.96). That review lists a price of $799.95 (Audio, June 1985, p.96) and gives these specifications:
- Frequency response: 20 Hz to 18 kHz ±3 dB; to 19 kHz with CrO₂ tape; to 21 kHz with metal tape
- Harmonic distortion: 0.5%
- Signal/noise ratio: 60 dB; 75 dB with Dolby C NR
The reviewer found the deck's midrange HDL3 figures from 50 Hz to 6 kHz "quite good" with Sony Metallic tape and Dolby C NR. He also noted a drooping 0-dB response and called the rise in distortion at higher frequencies "disappointing" (Audio, June 1985, p.100). The review concluded that for the recordist who would benefit from its many features, "this deck deserves to be compared to other decks of its type at any price" (Audio, June 1985, p.100). The magazine calls the model the GX-R99, a minor naming variation. Beyond this one review, no service documentation, production years, or sales figures have been located.
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