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richieyork · 19th Nov 2017, 9:12 pm

These are really good decks. I love the Akai cassette decks from this period - I've got a GXC40D and GXC46D. With both the main issues were with corroded contacts in the record/replay switch banks (servisol sorted that), stretched belts, hardened pinch rollers, and occasionally noisy transistors. Once sorted they can sound excellent if using decent tape and the heads are as hard as nails and seldom wear out.

19th Nov 2017, 9:12 pm	#12
richieyork Pentode Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: York, North Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 212	Re: AKAI GXC-46D Cassette recorder/player These are really good decks. I love the Akai cassette decks from this period - I've got a GXC40D and GXC46D. With both the main issues were with corroded contacts in the record/replay switch banks (servisol sorted that), stretched belts, hardened pinch rollers, and occasionally noisy transistors. Once sorted they can sound excellent if using decent tape and the heads are as hard as nails and seldom wear out.