"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in
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However, Ampex audio recorders were never popular in the
UK - and I'd guess the same applied to EMI in the US.

IME the only EU tape recorder brand to get any serious market penetration in
US was Studer/Revox. The Revox machines were relatively light duty boxes by
the standards we're talking, which is not to say that they lacked durability
as they were typically used.