[QuadList] Ampex Models

[Scott Thomas]

When I worked at WCPX in Orlando in 1997 we had an ACR-225. I was told a story of the ACR-25 it replaced. When the blower for one of the vacuum columns broke, they replaced it with a vacuum cleaner.

I never got to see an ACR-25 in operation. This is the closest I've been:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_YXCNpTfAg

Amazing contrast to the TCR. 

On Mar 1, 2011, at 12:40 PM, David Crosthwait wrote:

> In my opinion, there is nothing quite impressive than watching a station break with back-to-back 10 second promos being played on A, then B playing while A ejects, threads up, and almost immediately plays A again when B is done, etc. This theoretically can occur to a carousel full (24) of 10 second spots if the ACR is told to do so. Of course, in this mode, the spots have to be rewound or cued up later, but that's not a problem. It is a flawless transition from deck A to B and back to A again etc. 
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> How many on this list would be willing to see such an ACR 25 procedure in the year 2011? Would anyone except us be impressed? 
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> After I left KCOP for NBC (goodbye ACR, hello TCR), it was just a memory.
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> David
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