Has anyone restored any Akai M8 reel to reel decks? r/ReelToReel

Akai M8. Akai M8 headphone amplifier monoRiver Flickr When Akai introduced the M-8 model to the market in 1963, the retail brochure said:- Only Akai's exclusive CROSS-FIELD HEAD is capable of recording real high-fidelity music at 1-7/8 ips.- Only Akai's exclusive VERTICAL STEREO fills "the hole in the middle" creating a new era in stereophonic sound. Track system: 4-track, 2-channel, stereo/monaural system

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This was a quarter track stereo recorder with internal power amplifiers and monitor speakers The Akai M-8 is a reel to reel tape recorder with cross-field biasing system and all valve amplification

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All of these early "M" series Akais utilized tube circuitry and a continuously variable playback equalization design. Manufacturer: Akai Model: M-8; Type: Reel-to-reel tape; Years of manufacture: 1965 - 1969; Made in: Japan; Color: silver, case wood walnut; Original. Reel-to-reel tape recorder, stereo; identical to Roberts Electronics model 770X, except for reverse rewind play stop knobs and loudspeaker position (at top on Akai-M8 and at side on Roberts 770X)

AKAI M8 monoblock tube amplifier pair, HIFI audiophile upgraded. When Akai introduced the M-8 model to the market in 1963, the retail brochure said: - Only Akai's exclusive CROSS-FIELD HEAD is capable of recording real high-fidelity music at 1-7/8 ips When Akai introduced the M-8 model to the market in 1963, the retail brochure said:- Only Akai's exclusive CROSS-FIELD HEAD is capable of recording real high-fidelity music at 1-7/8 ips.- Only Akai's exclusive VERTICAL STEREO fills "the hole in the middle" creating a new era in stereophonic sound.

Robert 770X Akai M8 Single ended EL84 amps for project Photo 2812205. Only minor scuffs and discoloration on finish of speakers Reel-to-reel tape recorder, stereo; identical to Roberts Electronics model 770X, except for reverse rewind play stop knobs and loudspeaker position (at top on Akai-M8 and at side on Roberts 770X)