[QuadList] Video Head Differences

[Chill315 at aol.com]

I thought I would try a different discussion for this week.
 
RCA and AMPEX were the two types of machines that we see the most.   There 
were different philosophies between the two for the manufacture of High  
Band Quad Heads.
 
So what are these differences and how do they make the machine better  or 
worse.
 
My first comment is that the Ampex Mark X and XV had a pre amp in the  
head.  RCA used a pre amp below the deck.  There were advantages to  the 1200 
and 2000 series that you did not have to mount something below the  deck.  RCA 
had the slide in pre amp.
 
I know there were also differences in the mechanical designs.  So what  
were the advantages for each.
 
Let the discussion begin.
 
Chris Hill
WA8IGN
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