asking in case anyone has a model akai 530 for sale ?
or can tell about the sound quality --say compared to the similar size M70 ?

they look sort of like a cartoon - but unique.

i just dont want a boring sounding box !!

thanks

i saw it on ebay too ira.
i have several akai's,this one looks the part u should
go for it

thanks for the pep talk --i think i will pass on it --if no one here can speak up for its sound quality --
so -- waiting

well - they look identical --
but sometimes the differences are in the tuner set-ups or just in the power supply voltages

I have an Akai AJ-520. Sounds good and looks cool ! May be a little unfair to compare it to the more quality sound of the M-70 but im never dissapointed with how it sounds. I like to use the line-in on this one and it handles that pretty well up to about three quarter volume.
I also have the smaller AJ-490 that sounds pretty good too. Both of these are fairly heavy, like they have some quality to them. I did also have another smaller upside down Akai but it was very light and sounded rubbish but the 520 and 490 are not like that. In my opinion anyway

AZA, thanks very much -
for posting this in plenty of time

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Originally posted by redbenjoe:
AZA, thanks very much -
for posting this in plenty of time

You are very welcome

a dozen in base:

aj-303cd
aj435
aj457
aj480
aj490
aj500
aj505
aj520
aj525
aj530
aj557
amb2000

thanks jens --the base shows that the 520 and the 530 share the same instruction booklet --so its probably fair to assume they are, for the most part, the same box.

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btw - for all prospective member bidders --PLEASE dont be over-polite and assume that this thread is in any way a request for dibs --
these are rare on ebay - and expect alot of collector interest --

as for me -
i would back-off if a good member has been looking/hoping to get this model -
OK?

this box is already alot more $$ than my interest --
so i am out --
good luck to any member who goes for it.

wow it's really jumped up there it was at 50.00 only a few hrs ago. now 265.00 with an hr and chg left too rich for my blood. I'll stick to the $5 thrift store finds!

Zimmies won it.

Hello Redbenjoe,

the difference is the missing Dolby Noise Reduction on the AJ-520.
Myself I have an AJ-530 missing the Knob for the Fe/Cr/Metal Tape selector.
The sound of the Akai is really great close to the RC-M70, but at the end the JVC is a little better.

Greetings from Germany!

Uwe

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Originally posted by DecentMan4you:
Recently i didnt win on this Akai AJ-520
... which is similar

Akai AJ-520 one I was out bid on


Akai AJ-530

I wonder what the difference is between the 2 of them