Success! And +1 for the Akai G!

[Mr. Lin]

Last night I decided to record one of my favorite classical pieces, Mozart's Requiem, onto tape. The source is a SACD hybrid with a powerful performance by Harnoncourt and Concertus Musicus Wien, and I chose a Akai G60 for the cassette. I didn't have time to do my usual initial listen with headphones after I was finished recording, but I had some concerns about how this would come out. Some parts are so loud (if you're familiar with this piece you know what I mean), and no matter what I did it seemed impossible to get the perfect balance with the levels; at some points both meters shot through the roof.

Today I took everything apart on my desk, where the Nak lives, and connected it to my primary system. I was thrilled with what I heard through the speakers. The sound was smooth, the dynamics incredible, and, to my delight, absolutely no distortion whatsoever, even in the loudest passages. Hiss was much less audible than what I normally hear with headphones on, not sure why. I turned it up quite loud, and my girlfriend gave me a look at one climactic point in the music, but when it quited down and I told her this was coming from a cassette, it seemed to make her stop and think for a second.

So I'm impressed with the Akai G60, and the final product is the best-sounding tape I've made yet. I'm going to be doing a whole lot of taping now.

[NAD613]

Last night I decided to record one of my favorite classical pieces, Mozart's Requiem, onto tape. The source is a SACD hybrid with a powerful performance by Harnoncourt and Concertus Musicus Wien, and I chose a Akai G60 for the cassette. I didn't have time to do my usual initial listen with headphones after I was finished recording, but I had some concerns about how this would come out. Some parts are so loud (if you're familiar with this piece you know what I mean), and no matter what I did it seemed impossible to get the perfect balance with the levels; at some points both meters shot through the roof.

Today I took everything apart on my desk, where the Nak lives, and connected it to my primary system. I was thrilled with what I heard through the speakers. The sound was smooth, the dynamics incredible, and, to my delight, absolutely no distortion whatsoever, even in the loudest passages. Hiss was much less audible than what I normally hear with headphones on, not sure why. I turned it up quite loud, and my girlfriend gave me a look at one climactic point in the music, but when it quited down and I told her this was coming from a cassette, it seemed to make her stop and think for a second.

So I'm impressed with the Akai G60, and the final product is the best-sounding tape I've made yet. I'm going to be doing a whole lot of taping now.

Glad it sounds great! It's always satisfying to listen to a well made recording on a cassette that you've made yourself.

Just to clarify, the cassette you used is the Akai GX 60 minute, correct?

[Mr. Lin]

That's right, not sure why I put G, it's the GX60, type II.

[valman13440]

I did'nt even know they were still around?

[NAD613]

That's right, not sure why I put G, it's the GX60, type II.

That's what I figured; I thought maybe there was another kind of Akai cassette I overlooked!

[NAD613]

I did'nt even know they were still around?

They did, not sure if they still do. I think the ones for sale on the Batteries & Butter website might be NOS.