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Dolby B NR

This Akai GXC-36D is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Akai in 1973 with a list price of USD $230 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Akai GXC-36D cassette deck are: 2 heads, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Mechanical transport controls for reliable Akai GXC-36D transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Akai GXC-36D by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

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 cable and recording from a source by a cable.

Compact Cassette
  • GX Heads

Historic events

1973 Computer graphics are used for the first time in a Motion Picture Industry for the movie Westworld.
1974 Intel releases the 8080 processor, the 8-bit successor to the original 8008.

Features of Akai GXC-36D

Connectors
Connectivity
DIN Input/Output Connector Headphones
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head Configuration
Head Configuration
4 Track / 2 Channel 2 Head Desiǥn
Noise Resuction
Noise Reduction
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
Controls
Operation
Mechanical Transport Control
Power
Power Requirements
Alternating Current
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabilıty Manual Tape Type Selection Chrome Tape Capabilıty
Transport
Transport
Sìngle Capsŧan Transport Belt Drive (Capsŧan) Mechanical Tape Loading

Similar to Akai GXC-36D from the period 1973 - 1974