Akai GX-F31 Stereo Cassette Deck

This Akai GX-F31 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Akai in 1982 with a list price of USD $300 and discontinued 3 years later in 1985.

The main features of the Akai GX-F31 cassette deck are: 2 heads, digital tape counter with 4 digits, automatic tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes, single capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the Akai GX-F31 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Akai GX-F31 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the Akai GX-F31 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type. The 19kHz multiplex pilot slgnal present in FM stereo broadcasts can cause false triggering of the noise reduction system. The switchable MPX filter of the GX-F31 filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.

To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect microphones with a jack connector. For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.

Auto Lead In
Intro Scan
Dolby B-C Nr System
2 Motor Direct Drive
DC Amplifier
Super GX Heads
Auto Tape Selector

Historic events

1982 Seiko introduced the world’s first TV watch.

1983 The Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is introduced at the first North American Music Manufacturers (NAMM) show in Los Angeles.

1984 The first episode of the Miami Vice television crime drama series, premiered on NBC.

1985 Sony and Philips produced the standard for Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) computer discs that would use the same laser technology as the audio CD.