[QuadList] Picture of the day (link to)---and who's in it?

[Don Norwood]

Bill:

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?

Don
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bill Carpenter 
  Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 12:16 AM


  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.
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