ADC Linear Turntable

 

Akai Terecorder 1958 (Akai was not sold in US until 1971)

 

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.

 

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

 

 

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.

 

Akai GX-747 1981-1983  $1,200 1981 ad 

view brief RealPlayer video clip 

   

 

 

1981 - 1983 brochure p1  p2

 

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

 

 

Akai Invert-O-Matic

cassette player

 

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

 

Altec 1592B

click on pictures for larger view

 

 

 

Altec 633C

 

 

Altec 677B

 

American Microphone D4T

1941 View catalog listing

 

American Microphone D22

'54 ad

 

Amperite Velocity

1941 catalog listing

Amplicorp Magnemite 610 VU

with Brush head - 1958 - $315 to $425 • view video

   

 

   

   

 

 

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

 

Ampex 400 1950 $895

1951 ad

1952 ad

'53 brochure

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

Ampex 351 remote 1960 ad

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.

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

 

Ampex F44 FineLine

1963-1965  $595

'63 ad  '65 catalog

 

 

 

Ampex 602-1  1964  $625

 

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

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

 

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

 

Ampex AG-440 in Console

'67 AG 440 catalog listing

'71 AG 440 catalog listing

AG-440 brochure

1974 review - page 1   page 2

 

Ampex AG-445B

1967 $2760.00

'67 AG 440 catalog listing

'71 AG 440 catalog listing

 

Ampex AG-445 Remote Control

 

Ampex H-1390 matched pair

 

Ampex Slimair

 

 

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

 

Ampex AA-620

 

Ampex 602  

'68  mono $625 Stereo $875

'68 ad  page #1   Page #2  Page #33 

 

 

Ampex AM-10 1969 $499 

Ampex listing 1967  '69 McGee Catalog  1969 Ampex ad

 

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

 

Ampex 600 -2 (transistor)

1967 - 1971 $1,010.00

Ampex Brochure page 1

Ampex Brochure page 2

'70 catalog listing

'71 catalog listing  Movie

 

 

Ampex AX-300

1971 $695

'71 Directory listing

remote

 

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.

 

Ampex ATR800  1982 $5,450

1982 announcement   1982 ad

 

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

 

Argonne AR-309

 

Astatic D104

1942 catalog listing

 

Astatic DR-10

'54 catalog listing DR-11