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out of curiousity, how much do these special tapes run you? and what source do you get them from?
MCI2424 said:Great unit. Beats the s*** out of the lowly 388 by ten miles (at least).
Harvey Gerst said:The original Akai 1212's and 1214's sold new for $9,995.00.
Actually, they sound quite good, even at the 3-3/4 ips speed.zorf said:I got one of these recently for (almost) free.
It came with the wheel around stand
I'm planning on driving it to L.A. in a month or so for rehab.
I also scored a big pile of tape.(not cheap, but reasonable)
So, Harvey, et all, transport issues aside, how do these things sound?
The spec suggest not much response below 50 hz.
Do they sound similar to other narrow track decks from that period?
measure the old belts and downsize them by several mm, (appx. 5~7mm). Maybe downsize a bit more if the original belt is extrememly stretched.
That's if the old belts are in any tactile shape to measure at all!
Good luck!
I have one of those AKAI MG1214 for sale, but you would need to pick it up in the San Clemente, CA area (1 hour south of LA). Any reasonable offer will be considered. It is on the rolling stand, I will look for the manual and I'm about to conduct a test on it, but I know the owner, (who I am selling it for) hardly used the thing. It's in good condition. If you already have one, it's great for spare parts, but it also may be much better than the one you have and you could use yours for spare parts. Thanks, David