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Old 12th Jan 2019, 9:43 pm   #4
barrywebb
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Redruth, Cornwall, UK.
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Default Re: Akai GX4000D poor sound

Hi its a known good tape recorded from my Akai 4000DS mk2 stripped it down today and cleaned all controls with contact cleaner.
Plugged it in a amp with good cables but its still the same sound very distorted seems to be the head switch when i spray it it wont work for 20 mins and then comes back to life but mainly on the right channel and after flicking the switch about 5+ times it comes on left channel as well as right.
But still very distorted i think i may have been standing for many years.
Any more help would be much appreciated.
I have also cleaned the heads with 99.9% Alc.
Barry.
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