Akai AP 307

The Akai AP’s were good, and the 307 being the top of the range was the cherry on the cake, because it had everything, and Akai knew what they were doing…

You couldn’t ask for more, quartz-lock, direct drive, fully automatic, 3 record size selection and strobe light.
Built in 1978-79 with lots of quality and an interesting look, a good S-shaped arm, with performance specs of 70dB signal to noise ratio, while wow/flutter is around 0.025%.
The arm movements are calm, quiet and even.
In terms of sound, nothing to point out, it sounds great.
This is a great record player, if you have one, keep it…

I've had 4 of these, they are great...
Specifications
Platter: 314mm aluminium alloy die cast
Drive system: quartz locked direct drive, fully automatic
Motor: dc servo motor, geared motor for tone arm drive
Speeds: 33 and 45rpm
Wow and flutter: 0.025%
Rumble: better than 70dB
Tonearm: static balanced type with anti skating adjuster
Effective length: 220mm
Cartridge weight range: 4 to 12g
Arm lifter: oil damped
Overhang: 15mm
Offset angle: 22.5 degrees
Headshell weight: 7.8g
Dimensions: 440 x 158 x 350mm
Weight: 8.6kg

4 thoughts on “Akai AP 307”

  1. Boa tarde, acabei de ganhar de um amigo, esse toca disco akai ap 307, mas esta faltando a capsula, e tbem o manual onde seria possivel eu conseguir, aguardo resposta

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    humbertogomes

    1. Bom dia.
      Existem várias cápsulas de vários fabricantes que pode utilizar com esse ou qualquer outro aparelho, pode adquirir novas ou usadas, é uma questão de pesquisar um pouco sobre isso e escolher, existe muita informação na internet, no youtube, até alguns comparativos no youtube para comparar o som.
      Em relação ao manual, o do 307 não consegui arranjar, mas tenho o do 207 que é muito idêntico com excepção da função quartz-lock, posso enviar-lhe por email se pretender.

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