Vintage Tube Amp

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AKAI M-8 M8 Cross Field Stereo Reel-to-Reel Dual VINTAGE TUBE AMP.

This was custom modified to send 10 watts per channel, great vintage warm and balanced sound. I can send video demonstrating sound quality. The previous owner did the modifications and they were a professional. Can answer any questions to the best of my ability. This is a unique vintage amplifier. Will include aux cord and speaker wire. Used to play music and guitar at the same time!!! Has the case cover.

Vintage Pair AKAI M8 Tube Amplifiers. Untested, unused for years. All Sales Are Final. PLEASE NOTE ALL FAULTS SHOWN IN PICTURES ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. ALL ITEMS ARE EXPERTLY PACKED TO ARRIVE IN GOOD ORDER. The items we sell are vintage items. We will tell you if an item has been tested, to what degree it has been tested and what functions work or don’t work. We can work with just about any schedule. If you need additional time, please let us know. Please inquire for more info. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Amplifiers & Tube Amps”. The seller is “prairie-view-antiques” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Akai
• Type: Tube Amplifier
• Model: AKAI M8
• MPN: M8
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan

This listing includes a Vintage AKAI Mono Tube Amp. Offered in used condition and fully functioning. However, the sound is distorted. Salesbaron is in Los Angeles, 90039. All major credit cards. Filing a claim should be reserved as a last resort to solving an issue. Please give us a chance to solve any issues that you may have for any reason before leaving feedback. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Amplifiers & Tube Amps”. The seller is “salesbaron1″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.

• Type: Tube Amplifier
• Brand: Akai

Vintage Akai M8 Tube Amp Pair For Preamp Mod Reel-To-Reel. This powers on, but no further testing has been done. Please refer to the pictures provided as they are an essential part of this listing and show more detail on the condition of the item. Vintage Akai M8 Tube Amp Pair For Preamp Mod Powers On Reel-To-Reel. Check out our entire store for more great products and deals! We do however make every possible attempt to accurately describe the inventory we sell and stand behind it. Since 2016, 8TEN Industries has been a leading asset recovery provider supporting national retailers, brands, and manufacturers. Our 60,000 square foot processing and distribution facility located in Cass City, Michigan has allowed us to become industry leader in turning difficult problems for manufacturers into great deals for our customers. The item “Vintage Akai M8 Tube Amp Pair For Preamp Mod Powers On Reel-To-Reel” is in sale since Wednesday, February 3, 2021. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorders”. The seller is “8ten1944″ and is located in Cass City, Michigan. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Akai
• MPN: Does Not Apply

Vintage 1960s Hand Wired Tube Guitar Amp Head Akai Conversion like Fender, Vox, Ampeg. Excellent condition, no issues. Listen to samples of the clean and overdrive sounds these amps can produce with P90, Strat, and humbucking pickups at: (Its a friend, not me playing). The Sammies from Charlotte, NC performing a cover of Gang Of Four’s “To Hell With Poverty” in the studio for the virtual benefit show “Love Thy Neighbor: A Tribute to Benefit Roof Above”. The guitarist on the right, with the darker Strat, is playing through one of these amps in this video. This amp was designed and constructed using the basic foundation of a 1960s (Akai M8) Roberts 770X tube reel to reel tape recorder. The amplifier circuitry has been optimized to specifically serve as a guitar amp rather than as hi-fi equipment. Where practical the original vintage components, including the tubes, have been kept. All filter and bypass capacitors have recently been replaced and a 3 prong power cord added. The amp is in excellent operating condition and looks almost new. There are 2 instruments inputs which share the common volume and tone controls. The 2 inputs however employ separate, and different, input stage tubes and therefore sound very different. The first input uses an EF86 (6267) tube. These tubes were used in 1960s vintage VOX amps, and are still used in some Dr. Z, Matchless, and other boutique amplifiers. The 2nd input uses a 12AX7 (12AD7) tube. 12AX7s are the most common preamp tubes used in guitar amplifiers such as Fender, Mesa Boogie, and Marshall. All of the tubes included are the original vintage 1960s tubes. This amp is very quiet (background noise and hum) and breaks up nicely at reasonable volume levels. The tone circuit uses a modified passive Baxandall/James circuit (Bass and Treble controls) similar to the type of tone stacks used in the original Ampeg, Orange, and some Dr. Additionally, a boost switch increases the gain and frequency response of the amp providing additional tonal flexibility. The output stage is a single-ended class A power amp. This amp uses an EL84 (6BQ5). Single-ended class A amps were used in many lower power 1950s-60s Fender Tweed and Blackface amps and in Vox’s AC-4, which also used the EL84 tube. The amp uses a 6X4 tube rectifier. For reference, the Layla album was recorded with both Clapton and Allman playing single-ended Class A, 5 watt Fender Champ amplifiers. This amp is great for rehearsal, small venue use, and especially studio recording. The cabinet was custom designed and constructed for this amp. The amp comes with the decorative vent grill which can be removed exposing the glowing tubes, which looks very cool. A schematic diagram will be provided for future reference. The item “Vintage 1960s Hand Wired Akai M8 Tube Guitar Amp Conversion Fender, Vox, Ampeg” is in sale since Monday, January 18, 2021. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Guitar Amplifiers”. The seller is “biznen151″ and is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Akai M8 / Roberts 770X Conversion
• Product Line: 5 Watt – Single Ended
• Suitable For: Electric Guitar
• Number of Channels: 2
• Power: 5 W
• Amplifier Technology: Vacuum Tube
• Amplifier Type: Head
• Number of Speakers: 0
• MPN: 2232200000

Item for sale is a vintage AKAI 1710W 4-track reel-to-reel tape player/recorder with wood case. Unit has a built in amplifier and speakers for stand-alone use, and has outputs for use with a component system. Comes with a detachable front cover. Item has been tested and is still in good working order. This unit has vacuum tubes, so it needs to warm up a minute before it will begin playing. Has not been serviced so should probably be lubed. Case has some nicks (visible in pictures) in it and the from metal plate has some brownish stains mainly around the reels and capstan areas. NOTE: Reels not included. Dimensions: 13.5″ W x 10″ D x 14 H. (Funny, this was advertised as being light weight in the 60′s). The item “Vintage 1960′s AKAI 1710W 4-Track Reel-to-Reel Tape Player Wood Case Tube Amp” is in sale since Friday, April 19, 2019. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorders”. The seller is “lukastreasuretrove” and is located in Chevy Chase, Maryland. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Aruba, Barbados, Bolivia, Ecuador, Iceland, Sri lanka, Martinique, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Model: 1710W
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
• Custom Bundle: No
• Brand: Akai
• Type: Tape Recorder

WHATS FOR SALE IS A ROBERTS 770X TUBE REEL TO REEL TAPE RECORDER/PLAYER. SAME MODEL AS AKAI M-8. EVERYTHING TURNS ON, THE MOTORS WORK SMOOTHLY AND STRONG, THE TUBES ALSO LIGHT UP. COMES WITH FRONT COVER, MISSING A SCREW ON THE BACK PLATE, MISSING A KNOB ON THE “PLAY/RECORD” SETTING CAN BE MOVED MANUALLY WITH PLIERS. THERE IS A NAME WRITTEN IN MARKER ON THE MACK OF THE BODY (SHOWN). THE PLAY AND RECORD FUNCTION HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED WITH TAPE JUST THE MECHANISM HAS BEEN TESTED. The item “VINTAGE Roberts 770x TUBE AMP REEL TO REEL TAPE DECK RECORDER (aka AKAI M-8)” is in sale since Monday, October 8, 2018. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorders”. The seller is “alamojewelry” and is located in West Covina, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Viet nam.

• Brand: Roberts
• Type: Reel to Reel Tape Recorder
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
• Model: 770X