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R2R Manufacturers

Number of manufacturers found:

362

Revox

Active
Number of decks

Switzerland

1950s - today

20

3M / Mincom

Active
Number of decks

USA

1950s–1970s

A.C.E.

Active
Number of decks

UK

1950s

2

ACEN

Active
Number of decks

India

1960s

AEG (Magnetophon)

Active
Number of decks

Germany

1935–1960s

Afco Electronics

Active
Number of decks

USA

1960s-1970s

Aiwa

Active
Number of decks

Japan

1962–1972

18

Alaron

Active
Number of decks

USA

1960s

4

Alba

Active
Number of decks

UK

1960s

6

Allied

Active
Number of decks

USA

1969-1975

10

Ampex

Active
Number of decks

USA

1948–1980s (pro), 1950s–1970s (consumer)

75

Ampligraph

Active
Number of decks

USA

1959 – 1962

1

Ampro

Active
Number of decks

USA

1940s–1950s

5

Amplifier Corp. of America

Active
Number of decks

USA

1950s

1

Amroh

Active
Number of decks

Netherlands

1950s

4

Analog Audio Design

Active
Number of decks

France

2020 - today

Answer

Active
Number of decks

Japan

1960 to 1963

1

Apolec

Active
Number of decks

Japan

1960s

1

Arel

Active
Number of decks

Belgium

1968

3

Aristona (Philips sub‑brand)

Active
Number of decks

Netherlands

1960s–1970s

7

Artec

Active
Number of decks

Belgium

1973

Arvin

Active
Number of decks

USA

1960s

ASC

Active
Number of decks

Germany

1977-1990

Asterion

Active
Number of decks

Netherlands

1950s–1960s

Astra

Active
Number of decks

USSR

1960s-1990s

Astrocom / Marlux

Active
Number of decks

USA

1960s–1970s

A. R. Vetter

Active
Number of decks

USA

1963-1970s

Audio Kino

Active
Number of decks

Hungary

1950-1959

Audiotrine

Active
Number of decks

UK

1950s-1960s

Aurex

Active
Number of decks

Japan

1970s–early 1980s

Aurora

Active
Number of decks

USSR

1960s-1970s

AWA (Amalgamated Wireless Australasia)

Active
Number of decks

Australia

1950s–1960s

1

Ballfinger

Active
Number of decks

Germany

2017–present

Bang & Olufsen

Active
Number of decks

Denmark

1950s–1970s

14

Baird

Active
Number of decks

UK

1951-1960s

Bell & Howell

Active
Number of decks

USA

1950s–1960s

Bell Sound Systems

Active
Number of decks

USA

1949-1966

Belsona (Hitachi)

Active
Number of decks

Japan

1960-1962

Benkson

Active
Number of decks

UK

1960s-1970s

Berlant / Concertone

Active
Number of decks

USA

1950s

13

Bias Electronics

Active
Number of decks

UK

1975-1979

Boosey & Hawkes

Active
Number of decks

UK

1950s

Bope

Active
Number of decks

UK

1950s-1960s

Braun (ASE)

Active
Number of decks

Germany

1955–1967

6

Brenell Engineering

Active
Number of decks

UK

1953–1970s

British Tape Recorder

Active
Number of decks

UK

1940s-1970s

British Universal

Active
Number of decks

UK

1950-1953

Brush Development

Active
Number of decks

USA

1940s–1950s

Brüel & Kjær

Active
Number of decks

Denmark

1950s

Budapesti Radiotechnikai Gyar (BRG)

Active
Number of decks

Hungary

1960s–1980s

Burelok

Active
Number of decks

UK

1950s-1960s

Butoba

Active
Number of decks

Germany

1961-1966

BSR

Active
Number of decks

UK

1960s

Byer

Active
Number of decks

Australia

1958-1963

Cadenza

Active
Number of decks

Japan

1959-1960s

Carad

Active
Number of decks

Belgium

1950s–1960s

Casian

Active
Number of decks

UK

1960-1963

Castelli Magnetofoni

Active
Number of decks

Italy

1947-1980s

C.E.I.

Active
Number of decks

Australia

1973-1977

Cetec Gauss

Active
Number of decks

USA

1960s

Channel Master

Active
Number of decks

USA

1960s

Chilton

Active
Number of decks

UK

1960s-1970s

Chitnis

Active
Number of decks

UK

1959-1961

Cipher

Active
Number of decks

Japan

1964-1969

Claricon

Active
Number of decks

USA

1960s-1970s

Clarion (GBC)

Active
Number of decks

Germany

1959-1962

Clarke & Smith

Active
Number of decks

UK

1950s

Collaro

Active
Number of decks

UK

1950s–1960s

Columbia

Active
Number of decks

Japan

1960s-1980s

Kometa

Active
Number of decks

USSR

1950s-1980s

Commonwealth Electronics

Active
Number of decks

Australia

1950-1966

Concord

Active
Number of decks

USA/Japan

1960s–1970s

Concertone

Active
Number of decks

USA/Japan

1950s

Continental

Active
Number of decks

USA

1950s–1960s

Cossor

Active
Number of decks

UK

1960-1968

Countess (Timbra)

Active
Number of decks

UK

1959-1962

Craig

Active
Number of decks

USA

1960s

Crescent

Active
Number of decks

USA

1953-1956

Crestwood

Active
Number of decks

USA

1950s

Crown International

Active
Number of decks

USA

1950s–1970s

29

Dansette

Active
Number of decks

UK

1950s-1960s

Daystrom

Active
Number of decks

USA

1953-1956

Dejur

Active
Number of decks

USA

1950s-1960s

Delcor

Active
Number of decks

USA

1963-1964

Denon (Nippon Columbia)

Active
Number of decks

Japan

1950s–1980s

19

Diatone

Active
Number of decks

Japan

1950s-1980s

Diktat

Active
Number of decks

Germany

1950s

Dokorder

Active
Number of decks

Japan

1960s–1970s

Dual

Active
Number of decks

Germany

1960s–1970s

Dukane

Active
Number of decks

USA

1950s-1960s

DUX

Active
Number of decks

Sweden

1950s–1960s

Dynatron

Active
Number of decks

UK

1950s-1970s

EAB

Active
Number of decks

Germany

1950s-1970s

Edison

Active
Number of decks

USA

1940s

Ehrcorder

Active
Number of decks

Germany

1950s-1970s

Eico

Active
Number of decks

USA

1950s–1960s

Ekotape

Active
Number of decks

USA

1949-1956

Elcon

Active
Number of decks

Australia

1950s-1960s

Eicor

Active
Number of decks

USA

1950s-1970s

Electra

Active
Number of decks

USA

1960s

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