Ampex 1250 (c. 1963)

Not much information survives on the Ampex 1250. Almost all of it comes from Ampex's own advertising for the "Fine Line" 1200 series of reel-to-reel tape recorders/players it belonged to. The ads ran in early 1963 and describe a three-model lineup: the 1250 unmounted, the 1260 portable, and a third model whose name doesn't survive in the captured copy.

Ampex pitched the 1200 series as offering features previously found only in professional recorders, claimed an absence of crosstalk, and backed the machines with a one-year "Four Star" warranty covering replacement of any defective part. The company also bundled free tape to promote the series: the ad's headline promised $116 worth, while the body copy specified twelve reels of premium Ampex tape valued at $66 — enough, as advertised, for 38 hours of stereo or 76 hours of mono recording. Audio (