Ampligraph 66
Ampligraph
USA
Tape Deck Details
Number of Motors
Number of Heads
3
Head Configuration
Stereo
Wow & Flutter
0.15%
Signal-to-Noise [dB]
Dimensions [mm]
Weight [kg]
Year built
1961 - 1962
Head Composition
Equalization
NAB
Frequency Response
30-20,000 Hz
Speed
3¾, 7½
Max Reel [inch]
7
Tracks
1/4 Rec/PB
Price
User
Consumer
Additional Information
The Ampligraph 66 was a consumer open-reel tape recorder from around 1961, sold for about $330, and positioned primarily as a 1/4-track playback machine with an optional stereo recording preamplifier.
Technical overview
Role: playback-focused reel-to-reel deck, not a full-featured studio recorder.
Track format: 1/4-track playback.
Recording: optional stereo recording preamplifier suggests recording capability was add-on based rather than standard.
Market position: likely a higher-end home unit rather than a professional machine, based on its price and feature set.
What that means in practice
A 1/4-track playback deck was typically used for commercially pre-recorded stereo tapes and consumer recordings, while the optional stereo preamp would have let owners expand it toward record/playback use. That makes the Ampligraph 66 more of a hi-fi playback platform than a dedicated production deck.
Limits of the available record
The retrieved source gives a useful product description, but not a full specification sheet, so details like tape speeds, reel size, head configuration, motor count, and equalization are not confirmed here