Ampex reel tape recorders - Ampex 800, 900, 100 and 2000 Series consumer reel tape recorders • the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording

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The Ampex consumer series included recorders with designation in the 700, 800, 900, 1000 and 2000 configuration. We have both the 2100 and the 761

Year

Model

Ad

Unit in Museum collection

Specifications

1964

Ampex 2160S

NLIC

Freq Response 50 to 17,000

Signal to Noise

Speed 1.875, 3.75 & 7.5

Motors 1

Reels 7 inch

Timing accuracy 0.15%

Weight 39 lb

Price $439

A reminder that the prices listed are what the item originally sold for in the year it was released.

The Ampex 960 (left below) was introduced in 1965 and was not to be confused with Ampex's previous model 960 (right)which was released in 1960.





Ampex 2100 reel to reel tape recorder in our collection



The orifginal Ampex 2000 below did not have meters

1964 ads and reviews



1965 ads



1966 ads



1967 ads



1968 ads

1969 ads



1970 ads



One of the most inexpensive tepe recorders sold by Ampex was the UST-4 listed here in the 1967 Allied Radio Winter catalog



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Please select a reel tape recorder company from the list below

A

Amplifier Corp

Akai

Ampex

Ampro

B

Bang & Olufsen

Bell

Bell & Howell

Berlant Concertone

Brenell (UK)

Brush

C

Concertone

Concord

Crowncorder

Crown

D - K

Dokorder

Eico

Ferrograph

Fostex

Grundig

HeathKit

L - O

Lloyds

Magnecord

MCI

Mitsubitshi

Monarch

Nagra

Newcomb

Otari

P - R

Pentron

Philips Norelco

Pioneer

RCA

Roberts/Rheem/Califone

Russian Romantic

S

Sony

Spectone (UK)

Studer ReVox

T

Tandberg

Tape Athon

Tapesonic

Teac Tascam

Technics Panasonic

Telefunken

U - Z

Uher Martel Telmar

Viking Telex

Webcor

Webster Electric

Wilcox Gay

Wollensak 3M

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Tour our collection!

We offer seven hours of 50 video segments via download about our collection and the history of magnetic recording available at this link.

ORDER THE VIDEO FILES ON LINE - was ~~14.95~~ NOW only $9.95

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