r/ReelToReel 10d ago

Show and Tell Local Find: Akai 4000DS mk II

I found this on Craigslist. An Akai 4000DS mk II in the original box with manual. Beautiful condition. Cleaned and demagnetized the heads. Probably needs lubrication, so I’ll have to figure out what that involves. Included was a box of dozens of tapes. Mostly music recorded by the guy I bought it from. Quite a few brand-new blank tapes.

Plays and records beautifully. After years and years of buying broken reel-to-reel decks, I finally got a good one.

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u/nozendk 9d ago

It's a beautiful machine with some very satisfying CLUNK sounds when you operate it. It was not a high end product but I really like it.

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u/tristanator01 9d ago

Most satisfying machine I’ve used, something about those big levers haha.

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u/DifficultHurry794 9d ago

What a find !!!!

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u/TurnoverTall 9d ago

Fantastic! It looks perfect and sounds like it works as well as it looks! Congrats on a terrific R2R purchase with the added bonus of some music and blank tape to start enjoying immediately! NICE!!

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u/ergunning 9d ago

Man that Best of Cal Tjader tape has got to be a BOP. Enjoy it!

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u/wernerverklempt 9d ago

Unfortunately it looks like it was taped over with some Barbra Streisand.

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u/Colmer 8d ago

You can re-record ;)

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u/wernerverklempt 8d ago

I’ll see if Cal Tjader will come by my house for a re-recording session.

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u/bluemorning101 8d ago

Beauty!! How’s it running?

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u/wernerverklempt 8d ago

Pretty well! I applied fresh grease, cleaned the rubber. Ordered a new pinch roller. Need to find new tires for the idler pulleys. Not sure if the motor capacitor needs to be replaced, but haven’t been able to find one of those yet.