Akai X-V fitted with Akai 7" adapters (XEA-15)

[@2packs4sure]

Wow those adapters are beautifully made.

[@atco21117]

That is cool.. I've never seen that adapter before! I met a guy from a hamfest a few years ago and I went to see his collection of reel-reel units Best collection I've ever seen. Probably 50 on display (half in his living room, and half in a special room in the basement) with at least another 50 in boxes. He showed off his favorites to me and I spent an hour with him just talking and listening to music. He said he's an electrical engineer, but is out of work right now. I took him out for lunch for giving me the time. I figured I'd see him again at other hamfests, but I've never seen him since. My guess is that he got a job and possibly moved. Thanks for showing your AKAI to us! -- Atco

[@RODALCO2007]

Very cool set up. I have the Akai X- IV, great little machine with 4 speeds.

[@curelaruvalentin7520]

Never seen a Akai X 5 before nice feet of the adapters

[@frankowalker4662]

Brill! I knew the adapters existed, but I never saw any. Now put on the reels from the Concord Sound Camera! What a laugh!

[@henrydn7007]

This was my 2nd tape recorder. I had the 7 inch reel adapters. Used to take the X-V on the train and listen on headphones in 1971. Problems with it were pinch roller pressure, the roller going bad due to it being natural rubber and the pressure pad getting thin. The comments on the wow are due to these. Because of the age of your X-V there will be a few other issues. All of these are fixable. I'm very surprised by the almost new cosmetic condition. A real or reel collectors piece.

[@stratokim]

I WISH I COULD FIND A POWER CORD FOR ONE OF THESE

[@henrydn7007]

@@stratokim From memory I think this is a square 3 pin plug. Can you take a photo of the AC connector on the X-V. I am in Japan and perhaps could find one.

[@bob7872]

This was great! I'd also love to see an adapter for 10-1/2" reels for a 7" recorder.

[@SoundsVintage]

bob7872 Hi Bob. I'm sure they exist, or existed.

[@dsvideoWashington]

I saw one on Ebay for about $125. Not the final price.

[@titmouse-distribution]

I noticed that you had the Swan Lake ballet suite on a 5 inch reel.

[@wesleyklassen6885]

could anybody tell me where i can buy one of them id love to have them, i have a passion for reel to reel recorders \, i still thinh you can not beat the sound from even todays c.d.there someting about a reel to reel recoder wesley

[@candidoj]

Amazing ! Thanks for the show !

[@pcallas66]

Neat machine. The only thing is I hear a little bit of flutter. You may want to check the capstan belt and maybe oil up some of the mechanical parts. Other than that, it's a really good, rare machine. Thanks for posting.

[@titmouse-distribution]

I wonder if this tape recorder is 2-track or 4-track stereo. UPDATE: This tape recorder is the latter, meaning it is a 4 track 2 channel recorder.

[@CassetteMaster]

Fantastic recorder!

[@thomasdieter3883]

Very Interesting Video. Thank you a lot. Can this machine record with tape speed 1.2 cm/sek? Would be great to have a demo of low speed recording and cross field technic.

[@nuriddinpulatov1762]

Ещё на середину стрелочного индикатора.Была бы ещё круче👍👍👍

[@stevenhoelderich9490]

Do, you know, where I can get, those Without, going to Ebay?

[@ZXRulezzz]

I find music on 18cm reels very appropriate to the demo :)

[@bobjerome1205]

hi like the akai X355 with the arms keep away from it's got a bad power fuses

[@TheMagicStar80]

so cool!

[@jimbob036]

This machine sounds great- better than the mini tape recorders.

[@SoundsVintage]

And still considered to be portable. It has a nice strong handle (it weighs 5.5kg)

[@jimbob036]

@@SoundsVintage My dad had an old AKAI M-8, from about 1963, I think. It had a lovely laid-back sound, with its valve amplifiers..

[@orcams15lf71]

Did that tape recorder come with the holes pre-drilled? I'm asking because I have a couple of tape recorders that take the 7-inch reels and I've been thinking about drilling holes on the sides of one of the tape recorders to attach the adaptors so it can take the 10-inch reels. One thing that annoys me is when I record a CDs to audio reels and the tape runs out when the last track on a CD is still going. Then I have to have the last track at the beginning of Side B. Some people wonder why anyone uses these tape recorders. With me, I enhance the sound quality better where my tape recordings sound so much better than the CD's I recorded them from.

[@SoundsVintage]

Hello. Happy to hear that your still enjoying analog tape. The holes were pre-drilled, Akai must have had the adapters in mind when designing the recorder.

[@titmouse-distribution]

Is the Swan Lake reel stereo or mono half track?

[@SoundsVintage]

Hi. It's mono half track at 3 3/4ips

[@titmouse-distribution]

@@SoundsVintage Can you do a full rip of the album?

[@santanuroy1127]

Sir I want to Purchase same tape recorder,PL give me the source, How I can Purchase microphone & another's all cables,I am Indian,Give me details

[@MikeLeePhoto]

Talk about "Future Proofing" !

[@Kardor]

What's the music??

[@candidoj]

I think is someone from John Philip Sousa

[@alanburns538]

I can't make out the tape box very clearly, but I think it says Tchaikovsky at the top? From the image I'd make a guess at Swan Lake.

[@alanburns538]

If you mean the music on the large reels, yeah it could be Sousa. Both sound really nice

[@hgrunt100]

This is bugging the hell out of me, I know this is an old Sousa piece, been stuck in my head since I watched this. Can't figure the name out.

[@hgrunt100]

Got it. This piece is called "Washington Post March" it is by John Phillip Sousa

[@Madjed2024]

Very nice unit Is it for sale?

[@philipjonathanmanoharan445]

Doesn't this have auto off. Any way it's a cool machine.

[@vetar3372]

Is it supposed that this particular recorder can have adapters?

[@robfriedrich2822]

Yes, was mend to be used by radio reporters with the smaller reels and for doing high quality recordings too

[@СергейМинаев-д6ъ]

ЭТО ЖЕ ЧЕБУРАШКА!!!!

[@robfriedrich2822]

My first reel to reel was a Tesla with 5" maximum - later I had 7"

[@BETEP_BECT]

Если бы подкатушечники сделали в верхних углах то поместились бы . Клавиши надо было сделать черными

[@wesleyklassen7268]

this is theone i want how can i get in touch with you?ive never seen one with the adapters would you also consider selling the adators with it im on face book look me up im very interested in this recorder wesley klassen ill give you my no. and we can work out the details if you want to seel this one thank you

[@akella728]

oh!!! my godable!!!!!

[@ГеннадийТарасенко-э3д]

Майфун «Чербуратор 001»

[@sndknchrm1190]

Супер😅

[@pablobaldomir9430]

only the akai is posible

[@pablobaldomir9430]

the beter recorders

[@ТарасМаковейчук]

руки отбить за "хвосты"

[@dubdoodle7191]

Total waste of time for this garbage Japanese RTR. Get a Nagra, Telefunken, or B&O unit for proper tape reproduction quality.

[@pablobaldomir9430]

hi fi realy