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This
is a list of our vintage reel tape recording collection for items beginning with "A." As
time permits we'll be building links to more pictures, a bit of history
about our items, catalog listings and
some recent pricing information. PLEASE
NOTE: None of the Phantom Vintage Museum pieces are for sale. This
listing is provided to reflect our collection.
B-D E-K L-O P-R S T U-Z
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Akai Terecorder 1958 (Akai was not sold in US until 1971)

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AkaiStereo Terecorder 1959

Akai produced over 100 models of reel to reel tape recorders. This is one we had not seen previously. When stereo came along, it looks like Akai created their first stereo recorder by adding a 2 track head, stereo outputs and a second smaller unit to house the second channel electronics and speaker. This unit has a switchable head to go from Full track to 2 channel Half track. Pretty cool unit. Most unusual styling.





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Akai X-300 1967

View RealPlayer movie of the Roberts version

This recorder was produced in 1967 under the Akai, Rheem and Roberts names. In the above picture, that's our Roberts on top and the Akai below. Click here to see the listings for the Rheem and Roberts.

Roberts 5000X listing in 1968 Allied Radio catalog

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Akai GX-77 1981 ad 1982 $995
view brief RealPlayer video clip 



'81 ad $775
We were recently told by a Broadcast engineer that this Akai and several others of the last high end recorders were built for Akai by Fostex...interesting.
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Akai GX-747 1981-1983 $1,200 1981 ad
view brief RealPlayer video clip 






1981 - 1983 brochure p1 p2
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Akai X-2000SD $549.95
'72 ad
1973 catalog listing On sale $495
1973 directory listing
Here's the Akai version of the Roberts 333X

Not in collection
Roberts 333X 1971 - 1973 $549.95

'71 catalog listing
Ad
Movie of Roberts 333X working - Real Player
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Akai Invert-O-Matic
cassette player

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Altec Lansing Seville VOT
This set of Altec speakers were acquired when Phantom (Highland Sound Co) was representing Balco Sound in Alpine in 1968. They are working well a are part of the Surround Sound system in the present studio.

'67 brochure listing
'69 ad
'68 catalog listing $213.30

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Altec
1592B

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on pictures for larger view

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Altec
633C


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Altec
677B

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American Microphone D4T

1941 View catalog listing

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American Microphone D22

'54 ad
 
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Amperite Velocity
1941 catalog listing

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Amplicorp Magnemite 610 VU
with Brush head - 1958 - $315 to $425 • view video


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Ampex Audio Recorders TimeLine
This information is based on ad and catalog information in our collection
1947 - 1948 Model 200A
1949 - Model 300
1950 - 1953 Series 400 $985 pic 2
1953 - Model 350 replaced 400, Ampex 450 (background music) name Ampex Corp adopted, 402C, 403C, 403P
1954 - Model 600, Speaker 620, Ampex prosumer Series "A" Stereo models A121, A122,& Mono models A111 & A112 Later called 960
1955 Ampex 350 and 600 Stereo has arrived
1956 Ampex 612 Ampex Models List Data recorders, S-5290 (basically a 601 mono set up for stereo and later called 601-2
1957 Ampex 8 channel Les Paul
1958 - 1965 AG 351 $1,675 601 & A112
1958 AG-350 Solid State $2,670, Ampex 351, Ampex 601-2 stereo, Ampex prosumer 960 Caprice,
1959 Ampex 601 and 601-2, Model 910 Universal "A", Ampex prosumer 960, 970
1960 Model 970 Model 351, Model 351-C
1961 Ampex The Fine Line Ampex prosumer 1200, 1250, 1260, 1270, Ampex 934, 936
1962 Redwood City facility ground breaking, Ampex 970, Ampex 960, 934 & Fine Line 1200
1963 Ampex moved into Redwood City facility, Ampex prosumer Fine Line F-44, Ampex 351-2P, Ampex 1250 & 2012 Speaker system, 601, 601-2 & PR-10, MX-35, 351 & 352
1964 MR-70, PR-10, F-44, 602-1 & 602-2, PR-10-2 - Ampex prosumer 2050, 2070, 2080, F-4460 & F-4470
1965 Ampex 602, 602-1, Ampex prosumer 860, 1070, 1160, 2070 duplicators, F-44, 4450, 4452, 4460, 2050, 2060, 2070, 1070,1050, 1080, 850, 961, 1161, 2161, Ampex Music Center
1966 AG-300, AG-350, solid state, PR-10, Ampex 600 Solid State, Ampex prosumer 860, 1160, 2060, 840
1967 AG-440 series, AG-500 series, AG-600, 602, 602-2, Ampex prosumer 850, 861, 1150, 1161, 2050, 2061, AV 770, 961, 1161, 2161, Ampex Music Center
1968 AG-500, AA-620 speaker system, AM-10, Ampex prosumer 755, 1455, 1461, 1461A reversing, 750, 761, 850, 861, 895, 1150, 1161, 2050, 2150, 2061
1969 AG-440B, AG-445, AG-500, AG-600 prosumer 755, 761, 861, 1461, 2161 $449, AM-10, 985, 1161, 750,
1970 AG-600, AG-500, AG440B, Ampex prosumer 755A, 767, 985A, 1455A, 1467, 2150, 2161,
1971 prosumer AX-300 $599.00, 2161, AX-50, 755A, Broadcast recorder ABR10 & ABR 15, AG440B, AM10 & MX 35 1972 - AG-600 Solid State 1973 1974 AG-440X
1975
1976 ATR-700
1977 1978 ATR-700 1979
1980 ATR-100, ATR-700
1981
1982 ATR 800 $5,450
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Ampex 400 1950 $895

1951 ad
1952 ad
'53 brochure


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Ampex
600 (tube) $545
(54,
55, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
'54
ad specs '54 #2
w/Ampex
620 amplifier speaker
This
is the first "professional" recorder martin used to record University
recitals, band & choir concerts; musicals and was taken on tour from
1964 to 1968.
We
thought it interesting that this Ampex 600 and 620 were acquired
from a seller
located on
Sunset
3
blocks
from
its
intersection
with
Vine in Hollywood (this is the area
where Jack
Mullin taped the first Bing Crosby radio shows). We
contacted Ampex, however, they would not release the identity
of the original
owner based on the serial number.
'53 Ad
'54
ad #1 '54
ad #2 '54 ad #3
'56
catalog listing
'56
AD
'56
Allied HiFi issue listing
view pages from 1965 manual
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Ampex
AG-351 '58-'65 $1,675

This
Ampex 351 was donated to our collection by John King (brother-in-law)
who acquired it from a radio station in Dallas, Texas.

'58
ad '60
ad#1 '60 ad #2 '63 catalog

Jack Mullin with Ampex 351s in the early '60's



Unit was cannibalized at some point and we're looking for replacement parts.
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Ampex
AG-350 Solid State 1958


This
Ampex 350 was donated to our collection by John King (brother-in-law)
who acquired it from a radio station in San Angelo, Texas.
Ampex
350 Brochure '58
info
Ampex
Professional Products Catalog Mid '60s

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Ampex
601 (tube) (56,57,58, 59, 60, 61) $545
with 620 amplifier speaker



This
Ampex 601 was incredibly maintained. It runs perfectly and
looks like it just came out of the factory. Here's a photo
of the inside.
Ampex
601 playing 1974 Rolling Stone interview with Joan Baez for radio
promotion.
'56
Catalog listing '58 info
'59
Catalog listing '59 catalog
listing #2
'61
catalog listing '61 catalog
listing #2

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Ampex 351 remote 1960 ad

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Ampex
601-2 (56,57,58, 59, 60, 61) $995
Originally named the S-5290 in 1956


'56
info '58
info '59
ad
'60
catalog listing
'61
catalog listing '61 catalog
listing #2

Pictured
with Electro Voice 665

Note
Ampex alignment tape in photo
view pages from 1965 manual interesting that Ampex had moved to the newer design knobs, however were still tube units.
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Ampex
960 (60, 61, 62)
$650

Promotional
slide rule
Ampex
promo page 1 page 2
'58
info
'60
Lafayette Catalog Listing $650.00
'60
BA catalog listing
'61
catalog listing $495.00
'62
Catalog Listing '62
Catalog listing #2
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Ampex
F44 FineLine
1963-1965 $595

'63
ad '65 catalog

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Ampex
602-1 1964 $625

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Ampex
960 (64- 70)


'65
catalog listing $399.95
'67
catalog listing $399.95
'70
ad
Movie

Unit at Highland Sound/Phantom Productions, Inc. in 1967
No
longer in collection
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Ampex
2100 (64- 70) $439 1964 1967 bro

Newer
version with meters (above)
Older
early deck with magic eye meters (below) The older 2100 deck
is no longer in our collection.

'64
review of Ampex 2070 Page 2
'64
spec summary of Ampex 2000
'65
summary Ampex recorders
'65
McGee catalog listing '65 Radio Shack
'66
ad spec
page
'67 ad '67 brochure '68 Directory 69 Olson '70
ad

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Ampex
761 (64-70)

'68
ad
'69
catalog listing $329.00 '69 Directory $425
'70
catalog listing
'70
ad '70ad #2
'70 ad Ampex 1467
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Ampex
AG-440 in Console

'67
AG 440 catalog listing
'71
AG 440 catalog listing
AG-440 brochure
1974 review - page 1 page 2
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Ampex
AG-445B
1967
$2760.00

'67
AG 440 catalog listing
'71
AG 440 catalog listing

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Ampex
AG-445 Remote Control

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Ampex
H-1390 matched pair

Ampex
Slimair

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Ampex
AG500 (1968) play video clip
60lbs $1,537 '67 brochure '68
Review '68 ad
69 catalog listing '70
catalog listing
Manual pages 1 2 3 4 5 6

'67
Ampex brochure


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Ampex
AA-620

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Ampex
602
'68 mono $625 Stereo $875
'68 ad page #1 Page #2 Page #33

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Ampex
AM-10 1969 $499
Ampex listing 1967 '69 McGee Catalog 1969 Ampex ad



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Ampex
600 (transistor)
1967 -1971
$720.00


Ampex
Brochure page 1
Ampex
Brochure page 2
'70
catalog listing
'71
catalog listing

'66
ad#1
'66
ad#2
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Ampex
600 -2 (transistor)
1967 - 1971
$1,010.00


Ampex
Brochure page 1
Ampex
Brochure page 2
'70
catalog listing
'71
catalog listing Movie
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Ampex
AX-300
1971 $695
'71 Directory listing

remote

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AMPEX
ATR-700 1975 $1,995

'75
ad '76 brochure '80 brochure
'76
ad 1978 $1,795

Ampex
ATR-700 by Dell PC with Bing Crosby book in the background (and Ampex
winter cap)
The Ampex ATR-700 was built for Ampex by Teac. Here is the almost identical unit in the Teac line called the A-7300.

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Ampex
ATR800 1982 $5,450

1982 announcement 1982 ad





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Ampex
Golden Reel Award
1982 This was one of the first 250 Ampex Golden Reel Awards... The
inscription reads "A reel of recording
tape is unfulfilled until the magic of an artist's performance and the
creative talents of a technical and artistic team give it life."

1982
Ampex Gold reel Award ad featuring Barbra Streisand
1982 Hall and Oats Ampex Gold Reel award ad
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Argonne
AR-309

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Astatic
D104

1942 catalog listing
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Astatic
DR-10


'54
catalog listing DR-11
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