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<DIV>Bill:</DIV>
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<DIV>Any idea of the total number of AVR-2's produced and how that compares to
how many VR-1200 series machines were made? I have been told that there
were more 1200's made than any other model, but I've not found anything in print
for the 1200's. Ampex literature states that in 1978, "over 1,400 AVR-2's
were in use worldwide". That's the latest reference I have for them, but I
would guess that sales had peaked at that point. Any insight?</DIV>
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<DIV>Don</DIV>
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<A title=wcarpen107@yahoo.com href="mailto:wcarpen107@yahoo.com">Bill
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 04, 2010 12:16
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<DIV>In answer to the speculation of why the AVR-2's have the greatest
survival rate, it was the last, Hi Performance, yet simple Quad. And it also
had the best video head life (no guide servo) since you could leave the guide
in one position and let the TBC and the AutoChroma do their jobs. This greatly
improved the head life and tape life. Also it was more reliable due to less
connectors and single board subsystems.</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>