[QuadList] CBS ACR-25's

[Bill Carpenter]

I think the most famous ACR 25's in use were the units at MTV, which were the only ones with stereo audio. When I tried to sell them replacement ACR-225's ( 1990), they were hooked on single program per cassette, and needed the 6 minute length. We could not persuade them that 256 - 30 minute cassettes would be much easier to work with than the ACR-25's. The folks at MTV also said that what the ACR-25's did for very fast, reactionary boadcasting, along with the rolling of 1" C format programs from still frames are what made this very different and unique format work.

OBTW, the stereo kits were built by the people at AMPEX Japan, and installed on-site, since they had done conversions for AVR-1's when Japan changed to stereo broadcasting

Bill Carpenter




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On Jan 7, 2010, at 1:07 PM, georgenann at aol.com wrote:

 Years ago, I replaced the lamps in the Vac Cols in all of the ACR's at CBS, all 6 of them, but I used hi inten. visabile red led's.  They worked just fine and really looked cool, like something from outer space. Never had one fail either. They we, when Japan switched to stereoe very stable also, never had to adjust the + and - 5V on the preamp board.

Those would be these machines?  (Pictured in Dennis Degan's collection:)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515361277/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515361399/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515334794/in/photostream/

Ted

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