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Dolby C logo Dolby B NR Metal Tape 3 Head

This Akai GX-911 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Akai in 1986 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $850 and discontinued 5 years later in 1991.

The main features of the Akai GX-911 are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes.

Dolby C-type used in the GX-911 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type.

Compact Cassette
  • Professional

Historic events

1986 Pixar founded by Edwin Catmull, Alvy Ray Smith and Steve Jobs.
1987 The brand AKAI is no longer used and is replaced by A&D in Japan when merged by Mitsubishi
1988 NeXT Introduction - the Introduction to the NeXT Generation of Computers for Education
1989 Introduction of Hi8 video format, an improvement of Video8
1990 Dolby S Noise Reduction introduced by Dolby Laboratories.
1991 Invention of the MP3 digital audio format

Features of Akai GX-911

Electronics
Electronics
Record Protection
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head
Head Configuration
4 Track / 2 Channel 3 Head Desiǥn
HighCom NR
Noise Reduction
Dolby-C Noise Reduction Dolby-B Noise Reduction
Power
Power Requirements
Alternating Current
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabılity Chrome Tape Capabılity Metal Tape Capabılity
Transport
Transport
Auto Shutoff

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