Akai GX-93 Restoration: Overcoming Challenges for Impeccable Performance

[@artsimannisto5659]

Wayy back then i bought Gx52. No bad deck but woke looking front end. AiwA made wayy more eightees screaming decks. Adf 660, 770, and A FlagShip 990. They stand out marvelous and futuristic feel. And it was back 1983 !!!

[@Pro1er]

Someone beat me to it but what a beautiful deck. I've always loved cassette decks and I still have some of my old ones somewhere in the basement.

[@robertfournier7050]

These were the best decks at one time. I still own one. Aiwa also made incredible products of similar listings quality. I own also a good Haran Kardon 491CD and a lower model TD 202

[@locutiss100]

I've had 2 of those Akai decks over the years, excellent, except both have a common problem with the motor head gear that locks up ,can FF and RW well, when changing to play the mechanics locks up.

[@stevenichols5708]

Beautiful deck!!!

[@patrickgajadhar5723]

Great video👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@guitarshred863]

Hello. I enjoyed you video because I have the same one actually I have 2 of them , it play and records well the issue of both akai deck is the top motherboard, there is an 8 or 12 pin black part that become super hot when playing , its the one in the middle , close to the vetical heatsink. And both of them have the same issue.

[@michaelwitt1733]

Please advise as to how to use the fine bias ... Thank YOU

[@hifirulezzz]

@@michaelwitt1733 well, two options - use external tools like T-100 software to measure the tape response and set the bias precisely OR use your ears, switch between the source and tape and adjust as close as possible. You even may make the recording sound with more highs if desired.

[@professorvoluck9311]

One of the sexiest decks I’ve seen.

[@m80116]

I think you should try the ultrasonic bath clean(er)... under the assumption if deoxit gets in there it should do the same a water based cleaning solution which you can later displace with compressed air or a solvent. Curiously enough the transformer's size of this big and complex unit appears to be pretty close to the transformer size in my Technics RS-B16. It might be that one or the other is a bit of a stretching it out.

[@salermo42]

In most cases, it is not necessary to remove the switches because each one has a "window" through which contact cleaner can be applied.

[@m80116]

@@salermo42 sometimes contact cleaner can't cut it. It might work a couple of days keeping the crud wet and allowing easier contact but in the end you need more drastic measures like desolder, disassembly, cleaning or direct replacing. There are some techniques that might work like softening the crud with various agents, blowing it off towards an escape vent with high pressure air and repeat it several times, or wick out the solvents with cotton wool but... that's not something you would want to hand to a paying customer afterward.