please visit sakamatra.blogspot.com for more details Akai M 8 Cross Field www.youtube.com/user/sakamatra1 Year 1965 Specifications Tubes - amp 1 Pre- EF86, 12ax7, 6X4, 6BQ5, 6AR5 (V1 V2 V5 V3 V4) - amp 2 Pre- EF86, 12ax7, 6BQ5, 6X4 (V1 V2 V3 V4) Speeds 4.75, 9.5, 19, 38 cm/s Tape counter 4 digits with zero button Maximum rel diameter 18 cm Drive Hysteresis Synchron Motor, 2 speeds Head Assembly - each 1-quenching, - recording / reproducing head-weider, - a cross-field head Inputs sensitivity and input Resistance of sound amplifier - microphone −55 db 1 kHz - radio - 15 db 1 kHz - phono - 15 db 1 kHz outputs, output voltage and impedans - head 1 mV 1 kHz - amplifiers 0.8 mV - impedans 10.000 Ohm Amplifier equipments - tubes amplifier max 12 W outputs Level meter display 2 VU-meter Loudspeaker equipment 2 x 8 Ohm Total-frequency respons (according to DIN 45 511) - 4.75 cm/s 40 − 10.000 Hz +/- 3 dB - 9.5 cm/s 40 − 18.000 Hz +/- 3 dB - 19.0 cm/s 40 − 21.000 Hz +/- 3 dB THD at 333 Hz and full scale at 19.0 cm / s 45 dB Quiet Noise Ratio (dynamic) based on full scale - Flutter (according to DIN 45 507) - 4.75 cm/s < 0.35 % - 9.50 cm/s < 0.25 % - 19.0 cm/s < 0.15 % maximum deviation of the mean speed (according to DIN 45 511) - Dumping Factor (according to DIN 45 511) - Deleting a track damping (according to DIN 45 511) - Dimensions 340 x 226 x 510 mm Weight 21.5 kg Special features Akai Crossfield recording technology, vertical operational, fully automatic belt running switch, quick start button, input, automatic tape cleaning, extra DIN, headphone output, sound on sound recordings, fm / mx stereo receptive, special cover arrangement for specific task, transport by easily and safely, bonus two microphones, empty reel, cable