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Old 26th Jun 2007, 8:19 pm   #2
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Default Re: Akai Ds-4000 Mkii

Hi,
The Akai 4000 series of machines are a reasonably robust machine and have quite good sound quality for what was a "budget" machine in their day.

Most of them will need belts replacing and a good mechanical overhaul by now, also if you want to use the dual speed facility make sure that the metal "bush" that fits over the capstan spindle to give the faster speed is still with the machine (many of them went missing)

An alternative to the 4000DS MkII would be the more upmarket GX4000D which have glass/crystal heads for longer head life, these machines are not quite as common as the 4000DS (and 4000DS MkII) but do crop up on internet auction sites from time to time.

Reliability wise, the fact that there are still a lot of working examples of what is a 21 year old machine speaks volumes.

For spare parts I am sure that many other members of this forum could advise you on that.

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Andrew
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