Akai x-100d reel to reel

[diyer]

I've been offered a fully working Akia x-100d reel to reel tape player , on the few tapes i tried it sounds very good , I can't find any info on it and was wondering if the £100 asking price is fair.

thanks

[MartinT]

Hi Steve, it would help if you spelled it properly - 'Akai'. Nick (Beechwoods) would be able to give you a fair valuation as he is a tape deck aficionado.

[diyer]

thats what being dyslexic does to you !

off to watch the footie now

[Beechwoods]

Have you heard the machine in action? The X-100D is a late 60's machine, and if it hasn't been serviced / calibrated in recent years it is unlikely to be working to it's original spec. If you have heard it and it plays / records well, and has good provenance then £100 delivered is probably sensible, but if it's untested I would be very wary. You would need to factor in another £150-200 for servicing and setup, in which case your budget could stretch to a better machine, such as one of the late 70's or early 80's machines, that had something in the way of warranty or service history.

[diyer]

hI Nick,

thanks for the advice ,think I'll go adn have another look.

[MikeMusic]

I've been offered a fully working Akia x-100d reel to reel tape player , on the few tapes i tried it sounds very good , I can't find any info on it and was wondering if the £100 asking price is fair.

thanks
Are you sure its a "X-100d"
We used to print all Akai's manuals for some years and that one doesn't ring any bells

[Beechwoods]

X-100D's came out in 66/67 and were noted for their implementation of crossfield biasing, which Tandberg originally came up with...

[MikeMusic]

X-100D's came out in 66/67 and were noted for their implementation of crossfield biasing, which Tandberg originally came up with...

Right. That *is* old then. Quite likely out of service before we started holding all the manuals.
I had a family tree once upon a time, vaguely remember M8, I think, being one of the oldest ones, but maybe the tree started late