Akai GX-747S

​This was the last tape recorder manufactured by AKAI. The AKAI GX-747 is mainly an updated version of the previous AKAI GX-646 (and it's previous versions) but it is probably the most well remembered tape recorder of all time. It was available in silver or black with LED meters and the dbx version, the GX-747dbx, only available with VU meters in silver or black. It has a solid 3 motor Direct Drive mechanism using the famous AKAI GX heads in a 2x3 head configuration.

​The AKAI GX-747 is an autoreverse machine with bothway recording capability so there are a total of 6 heads (including 4 GX heads) that can also handle EE tapes. Extra Efficiency (EE) tapes were the last development in tape technology using CrO2 tape formulation. Best results can be achieved with any tape with the help of the BIAS adjust while for easy tape locating there is a digital counter with hour/min/sec display. Frequency response is 25Hz-33 kHz at 19 cm/s.