Crown CX-744
Little is documented about the Crown CX-744. What the record shows: it was a professional-grade reel-to-reel tape recorder, appearing in classified advertisements in the late 1960s and still in use a decade later. An Audio classified (August 1969, p.75) offered a six-month-old CX-744 with three speeds (15, 7½, and 3¾ ips), four channels in line, a sync panel for all four channels, and professional hub adapters, priced at $1,995. A later listing in Recording-Engineer (June 1977, p.75) described it as a 4-track, ¼-inch machine with the same speed range, in good condition. A Studio Sound ad (March 1972, p.40) from Crown International grouped the CX-744 among its “four track in-line machines,” which suggests it was part of a line aimed at studio and professional users.
No service manual, factory brochure, or formal review has surfaced. Only the brief classifieds and a general brand campaign turn up. The CX-744 appears to have been a multitrack workhorse built to Crown’s usual high standards. Its exact place in the company’s product chronology, and how many units were made, remains unknown.
- Type: Reel-to-reel tape recorder
- Track configuration: 4-track, ¼-inch tape
- Speeds: 3¾, 7½, 15 ips
- Features mentioned: In-line head configuration, sync panel for all four channels, professional hub adapters
- Year of first known appearance: 1969 (ad for used unit described as “six months old”)
- Original price (used, 1969): $1,995
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