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Offline steveidosound

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list of recorder brands past and present
« on: February 03, 2013, 05:21:25 PM »
In an effort to count and categorization my own collection, I have compiled a list of  brands of reel to reel tape machines. I took a couple of existing lists and combined them with what I found on eBay and know I have myself.
It is by no means exhaustive, but I would like to know if there are any glaring omissions or if any of the brands listed never put out a reel to reel under that brand. Many of the European names are not familiar to me, so I just left them in. And I am quite sure I do not have all of the obscure little Japanese brands that were offered in  the 60s.

The List -

  ACEN (INDIA)

    ACES

    AEG

    Aiwa

    Akai

    Allied Radio

    Alaron

    Ampex

    Amplifier Corp
 
    Ampro
 
    Amalgamated Wireless Australasia / AWA

    Antimatter

    Answer

    Arvin

    ATR

    Scophony Baird

    Bang & Olufsen

    Bell (sound) / TRW

    Bell & Howell
 
    Bell Labs
 
    Boosey & Hawkes

    Braun

    Brenell Engineering

    British Tape Recorder

    BRG (Budapesti R?di?technikai Gy?r)

    Brush Development

    Calrad

    Channel Master

    Cipher

    Clarke & Smith

    Claricon

    Clarion

    Collaro

    Concertone / Berlant
   
    Columbia

    Concord

    Craig
 
    Crown / (International)

    Dokorder

    Edison

    Ehrcorder

    Eico

    Eicor

    Electra

    Elektronika

    Elizabethan Electronics

    Emerson  / Telectro

    EMI

    Ferguson Electronics

    Ferrograph

    Fi-Cord

    Fidelity Radio

    Fisher

    Fostex

    Freeman

    Fujiya

    Fujitsu

    Geloso

    General Electric

    Gradiente

    Grundig

    Hanimex

    HeathKit

    Hitachi

    International Tapetronics

     J-Corder

    JC Penny (Penncrest)

    JVC / Japan Victor Corp / Nivico

    Juliette

    Kenwood

    KLH

    Lafayette Radio

    Leevers Rich
   
    Lloyds

    Lyrec

    Magnetophon

    Magnecord

    Magnevox

    Mayfair

    Marantz

    Marconiphone

    Martel (Telmar)

    MCI

    Mechanikai Laborat?rium

    Mini

    Mitsubishi

    Modernage (Bookcorder)

    Movic

    Nagra

    Nakamichi

    National

    Newcomb

    Olimpus

    Onkyo

    Oki

    Otari

    Panasonic

    Pentron

    Philips (Norelco)

    Pioneer

    Philco

    Phonotrix

    Presto

    RFT

    Racal

    RadioShack / Realistic

    RCA

    Realtone

    Reflectograph

    Revere Camera

    Revox

    Roberts (Rheem / Califone) (Akai)

    Ross

    Saba

    Sansui

    Sanyo

    Saturn

    Scotch / 3M

    Scully

    Sears / Silvertone

    Sharp

    Sonorus

    Sony

    Stephens

    Stellavox

    Studer

    Symphonic

    Tandberg

    Tape-a-thon

    Tascam

    Teac

    Technics

    Telefunken

    Tesla

    Toshiba

    Truetone

    Truvox

    Uher

    Unitra ZRK

    Unitra Magmor

    Universal

    UST (Ampex)

    Vestax

    Viking of Minneapolis (Division of Telex)
 
    VM / Voice of Music

    Vortexion

    Walter

    Wards / Airline

    Webster Chicago (Webcor)

    Westinghouse

    Wilcox Gay

    Windsor

    Wollensak / 3M

    Zenith

 
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Re: list of recorder brands past and present
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2013, 08:34:50 AM »
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