REVOLUTIONARY GLASS & CRYSTAL FERRITE HEADS AUTOMATIC & MANUAL REVERSE RECORDING & PLAYBACK This newest release from Akai employs three Glass & Crystal Ferrite Heads including two Record/Erase GX Combo Heads and one GX Playback Head, for the finest in recording and playback quality and endurance. Further, the unique symmetrical arrangement of these GX heads provides identical recording and playback characteristics in both normal and reverse directions. The combination of these outstanding heads and a Tape Selector Switch brings out the maximum response of high performance low noise tapes for startling progress in sound quality. An epoch-making direct capstan drive Servo-Control Motor and two eddy-current Outer Rotor Motors are employed in this model for the completion of an ideal drive mechanism. Moreover,a stout Impedance Roller provides tape speed stability and reduced wow and flutter. A real Compute-O-Matic recording level control for completely automatic level control and realistic sound reproduction. Sound Mixing, Sound-On-Sound, Sound-With-Sound provide an unlimited variety of recording techniques. Dub-Sync and mode change Remote Control Socket is also one of the many outstanding features of this quality stereo tape deck.