Akai - AP-100C Semi-Automatic Belt-Drive Turntable





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Description from the seller
The Akai AP-100C is a vintage semi-automatic hi-fi turntable with belt drive. It was released in the late 70s (around 1978–1979). It features a 300 mm aluminum platter, a 4-pole synchronous motor, an S-shaped statically balanced tonearm with anti-skating and automatic return/stop functions.
General specifications
Type: Semi-automatic turntable with belt drive
Speeds: 33-1/3 and 45 rpm
Motor: 4-pole synchronous motor
Platter: 300 mm cast aluminum
Wow and Flutter: 0.05% WRMS
Signal-to-noise ratio: better than 53 dB (JIS)
Specifications of the tonearm
Arm type: Statically balanced S-shaped tubular tonearm with anti-skating (internal force limiter)
Effective length: 220 mm
Overhang: 15 mm
Cartridge: This unit was usually supplied with the original Akai PC-100 cartridge (4 mV output at 1 kHz, optimum stylus pressure ~2.0 g).
Physical dimensions
Dimensions: 440 mm x 355 mm x 145 mm
Weight: 6.1 kg
Equipped with a Shure 72.8 element and a good belt
The turntable is well packaged and shipped with tracking.
The Akai AP-100C is a vintage semi-automatic hi-fi turntable with belt drive. It was released in the late 70s (around 1978–1979). It features a 300 mm aluminum platter, a 4-pole synchronous motor, an S-shaped statically balanced tonearm with anti-skating and automatic return/stop functions.
General specifications
Type: Semi-automatic turntable with belt drive
Speeds: 33-1/3 and 45 rpm
Motor: 4-pole synchronous motor
Platter: 300 mm cast aluminum
Wow and Flutter: 0.05% WRMS
Signal-to-noise ratio: better than 53 dB (JIS)
Specifications of the tonearm
Arm type: Statically balanced S-shaped tubular tonearm with anti-skating (internal force limiter)
Effective length: 220 mm
Overhang: 15 mm
Cartridge: This unit was usually supplied with the original Akai PC-100 cartridge (4 mV output at 1 kHz, optimum stylus pressure ~2.0 g).
Physical dimensions
Dimensions: 440 mm x 355 mm x 145 mm
Weight: 6.1 kg
Equipped with a Shure 72.8 element and a good belt
The turntable is well packaged and shipped with tracking.

