I still own this deck - I purchased it in black with the wood side panels (awesome looking) when I was stationed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines and I bought it at the Navy Exchange at Subic Bay - it went for a princely sum back them for a lowly sergeant. Talk about great memories every time I look at it! Man, I absolutely love this unit as I recorded my 3 hour long disco mixes, jazz compilations, rock anthems, etc. and enjoyed playing them back over the years. I went all-in on this reel-to-reel as I wound up purchasing (and still have) the plastic cover that look like Mickey Mouse ears, the remote control, 10 Maxell 10" tapes and around 20 or so of the 7" tapes(mostly Maxell) - 1/2 of them of the EE type, which I never unsealed. It was a small fortune back then, especially when you adjust for inflation at 2024 dollars. Sadly, I no longer use it though as it has sat on a shelf covered with a plastic bag for several years, but man, what memories! It's just an absolute beast of a deck and a truly fantastic machine - mine is in mint condition as I used it sparingly and I'm now cleaning it up and servicing it to put it on the market. I'll be sad to see it go though as there are some truly wonderful memories attached to it. It's just a truly remarkable deck.

Beautiful looking and sounding deck. I have my own collection but if I had the spare money I'd love to add a deck like this to my collection of TEAC/TASCAM, Pioneer, and Technics decks. I've recently sold my Akai 1731-D, two Studer 810's and a Studer 807 playback deck. The Studer decks were meant to be used in a heavy usage pro-studio situation so I sold them so that they could be recapped and returned to professional use. The Akai went to a fellow who needed a small deck to playback his personal collection of reel tapes.

I had one when I was in the service. It also had a dust cover and remote control. The playback is like no other and sound reproduction is unequivocal with an amazing amount of headroom. No muddy sound, whatever you put in is what you get out. I miss it and would love to find another. I had a 646 for a while, still a great machine but, no comparison with the 747. All I can say about your machine is... "Damn you." lol. ;)

Mine has a 2sec delay everytime I press 'play' on either direction. This one has almost zero delay. Amazing !

I still have one from when I bought it new in Okinawa Japan. Still have the original box.

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the deck also will play 7 in reels and I love the auto reverse feature

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Greetings Marcus, Great video and i love the 747...Just a comparison question for you in your opinion....Which deck has the best sound quality to you--the Akai 747 or the Teac X-1000R....Considering purchasing the Akai 747....

Just discovered your channel a few days ago and subscribed - what a delight to see these decks in action. Almost ready to take the plunge in the world of R2R; I've come upon a Teac X-300 that has NEVER been played - still wrapped in plastic and in the box, so in that sense it's "brand new." What's your take on those decks? And keep showing off those decks - they're fantastic!

Hi , In your opinion which tape recorder delivers the best musicality and is the most reliable and robust for everyday use please? Which one is your favorite please?

Is this for sale? If so, where can we find it?

Hey Marcus, is it still for sale?

this is the deck I want, know where I can get one

how much do you want for it?

Are you selling?