AKAI GX-625 Manufacturer's Description
Hi-Fi Performance
Continuous innovation is the kernel of Akai's success. Follow the Akai's lead to a new concept in open reel decks and enjoy a deck which takes care of playback for you automatically. The automatic playback system newly developed for the GX-625 gives you a new route to easy, relaxed playback of any section from the very first note. Such accuracy has been impossible to date because of the very rapid rewind speed necessitated by the length of open reel tapes, and 10½" ones in particular. Working in conjuction with a new digital tape counter, repeat, playback, memory autoplay and stop are all possible with this deck. A press of a button converts the tape counter indicator into a digital timer which indicates the amount of tape used in hours, minutes, and seconds up to 2 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds.
Unlike more conventional decks, the Akai GX-625 has an electronic brake controlled by a microcomputer type processor which is activated to slow the speed of rewind prior to the mechanical brake stopping the tape at the desired position. This novel device protects your tapes and ensures that playback will always begin at the very beginning of a selection. Add to these new features the benefits of Akai technology and you will admit that this is a deck that the most discerning of auio buffs itch to try it.
AKAI GX-625 Features

Digital Timer Counter
The AKAI GX-625 displays the length of tape converted into minutes and seconds using the red LED display. The LED display is a digital tape counter. Press on the min/sec button and the play time is displayed. This feature works in both recording and playback modes. The min/sec display is convenient and easy to understand. Users can utilise this feature to view how long the unit has been recording. Or use the min/sec display to keep track of the strat and finish of songs on existing recordings.