Its a good job that it's borrowed than, it has a recording of the chart countdown circa 1983 running on it, my era
Do an A/B with a new tape from CD you'll hear the difference between the Akai & B77, yeh the Revox is suppose to be leaps ahaead (Its not that much really) but just to show what i mean.I'm not pulling the 4000 down cos i have two of em aswell being a magpie.
I like your 'reverse AKAI' metal reel. For a moment I thought it was one of the ultra-cool Sony 'telephone dial' reels. It took me ages to get hold of one of those