Geez!
Back in my college days while working for Pacific Stereo, I sold a lot of cassette decks. The Akai GX-F 3 head units were as musical as anything else I could compare it to including many of the Nakamichi's I auditioned back in the 80s.

The Akai GX-F91 was one of my favorite decks and even with my employee discount, I could not afford it then. And looking at it's rarity and resale value today--I can't afford it now either.

$1499.00 for an old vintage cassette deck? WOW!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Akai-GX-F91-Top-...#ht_2195wt_826

I used to own a GX-F71. I wonder what that would have been worth today.