Really cool deck, built really well, with cool light up soft touch buttons... and it's HEAVY. Seems to be very high quality. $10 seemed like a good price, but it may need some work, some @$$hole wrote all over the faceplate in permenant marker! Haven't tested it yet, I'll give an update and perhaps a few snapshots later. Anyone think it's worth my time?

I have a GX-F91 that I purchased new in 1983. The GX heads (if I recall correctly) are glass ferrite and near indestructable. Been playing mine for 23 years and at the last service, last year, the heads were still fine. I always thought of the Akai decks as very well built.

IMO its worth your time.

BTW also have an Akai GX-747 R2R. Love my tapes.

I just picked up a GX-F95 today, seems to be a very cool deck. You push a button and this panel on the bottom slides away to reveal a crapload of additional controls. Has auto-bias tuning, all kinds of crap. Probably the heaviest cassette deck I have ever seen. Seems the Akai decks are built to last!

If I recall the GX-F80 is a great deck. You got one heck of a score, man! Congratulations!

I finally fixed my gx f71 cassette deck

it works great and sounds great.

front pannel and displays are flawless

all I need is a better belt for the cassette door.

a new blue bulb cover for the lighted power switch would be nice.

what did a deck like this sell for new ?

any one have a instruction/service manual ?

Is there a head alignment tape available for cassette decks ?

can a good cassette deck out preform a md deck mp3's etc ?

I know several people who have never cleaned or demaged a cassette deck/vcr - amazing.

Orion Blue Book Sez:
Akai GX-F71 Dolby B and C Cassette Deck
1982-83
Price:$450

Very Nice Deck!
Jimmy

bluebook says,

AKAI CASS, GX-F80
Manufacture Years: 1979 - 1981
MSRP: $550.00
USED: $10.00

I've found that using furniture polish from a can(I use lemonscent Pledge, unless the wife buys no-name :(), works wonders for removing magicmarker! :thmbsp:

I've found that using furniture polish from a can(I use lemonscent Pledge, unless the wife buys no-name :(), works wonders for removing magicmarker! :thmbsp:

I actually figured that out accidentally shortly after posting this! Thanks for the tip, though :D