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In 1964 Ampex came
out with the MR-70, arguably the finest tubed tape
recorder ever made.

I think you might have difficulty in convincing people
on this side of the world, particularly audio
professionals who know the Studer C37 and J37, that your assertion is
true

I've noticed a definite tendancy in articles written by
Americans to wildly over-state the importance of Ampex in
the development of the tape recorder. One piece I read
recently stated that Ampex had "perfected" the tape
recorder with it's 200 series, despite the fact that the
200 series was pretty much a direct copy of "liberated"
German magnetophones.

Check the pictures, check the schematics. On the one hand the technology of
the day was limited, and there were only so many ways to do the same thing.
OTOH, the Ampex 200 was thorougly re engineered, and went beyond mere parts
availability.