The Vintage Audio Club

23/06/2024

2 decks sold, fully working order, gone to a new home in Boston Lincolnshire.

14/02/2024

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03/01/2024

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22/12/2023

The Vintage Audio Club wishes everyone a Very Happy Yuletide and a Peaceful New Year.
Thank you for your support.

22/12/2023

Here is a 1968 Akai X-1800 Reel to Reel tape deck, is comes complete with on-board 8 track cartridge recorder/player and built in speakers.
I had one of these decks at some point, they are a stunning machine and the 8 track unit is one of the best sounding units you'll find.
The unit is very heavy, comes with hard walnut cover.
It's worth getting one of these units if you are starting out with Reel to Reel units.
In the USA they were released under the Roberts name.

17/12/2023

NOW SOLD.

For Sale.

Akai CR-81T 8 track player and recorder complete with on-board tuner and built in amplifier, all you need is some speakers and its away, it can be used in conjunction with a hi-fi system by utilising the rear RCA connections.

Tuner.
8 track player and recorder.
Fast Forward, play, Record, Stop.
Continuous play mode.
Adjustable speaker level.
Program Selector.
Left and Right VU metres.
Tone control.
Phono/Tape/FM/AM selector switch.

Circa 1970-1972, in really good condition for a 50+ year old item, fully working but would benefit from a service.
Complete with 29 tapes, instruction manual included too.

Anyone who knows vintage equipment and especially 8 track systems will know that Akai made proper quality audio equipment, built to last.

Please study the photos of the unit as this forms part of the condition of sale.

This is a very heavy item so collection only, no postage is being offered.

UK buyers only I'm sorry, unless you can arrange for someone to collect it on your behalf.

£150.00 cash only upon collection, no other payment method is accepted.

No guarantee is offered, given or implied and a 'no returns' policy applies.

Drop a message to the club if you are interested.

11/12/2023

This is an Akai advertisment from 1976, Akai were prolific manufacturers of audio equipment and lots of it is still out there going strong.

11/12/2023

10/12/2023

Sticky Shed syndrome, this is a good read for anyone interested, it explains it well.

Sticky-shed syndrome is a condition created by the deterioration of the binders in a magnetic tape.