Akai
GX-747
Introduced 1981$1,300 MSRP
Akai's flagship consumer deck with long-life glass-and-crystal GX heads, direct-drive capstan and bidirectional playback. GX heads rarely wear out, but transport logic, idlers and lamp/meter electronics benefit from professional restoration.
MSRP
$1,300
Used market · Very Good
$4,915
+278% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $2,800 at launch to $4,915 today.
Specifications
- Heads
- 6 total — 2× GX record, 2× GX playback, 2× erase
- Motors
- 3 — 1× AC servo capstan motor, 2× AC eddy-current reel motors
- Weight
- 46.4 lb (21 kg)
- Dimensions
- 17½ × 19 × 10 in (440 × 483 × 256 mm)
- Speeds
- 3.75/7.5 ips
- Tape speeds
- 3¾ and 7½ ips (19.0 and 9.5 cm/s)
- Track format
- 4-track (quarter-track) stereo, bidirectional playback
- Release
- 1981–1985 years
- Original price
- $1,300
- Wow and flutter
- <0.03% WRMS at 7½ ips; <0.04% WRMS at 3¾ ips
- Max reel size
- 10.5"
- Frequency response
- 25 Hz–33 kHz ±3 dB at 7½ ips (EE tape)
- Current resale range
- Roughly $2,500–$6,500 for serviced units, per multiple 2024–2026 listings
- Signal to noise ratio
- Better than 65 dB at 7½ ips (DIN 45500)
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