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QUOTE]Originally posted by BillyFurnett
So does Ampex Grandmaster 456 predate Quantegy?
(When did Quantegy enter the picture?)[/QUOTE]
Quantegy Inc bought Ampex in 1995. It was a few years later that they started branding product with the Quantegy logo. I've got Ampex branded tape from as late as 1998, but Quantegy already owned it. Quantegy also bought the rights to some tape formulations from BASF and AGFA, one of which led to the development of GP9 in 1998.
All these companies have acquired things from each other over the years. Some of the Current BASF/Emtec formulas also came from AGFA.
Quantegy's plastic tape care box was acquired from 3M. I think Quantegy ended up with about everything when everyone else bailed from the open reel tape scene.
Here's some Ampex/Quantegy history from the source.
http://www.quantegy.com/history.asp
So does Ampex Grandmaster 456 predate Quantegy?
(When did Quantegy enter the picture?)[/QUOTE]
Quantegy Inc bought Ampex in 1995. It was a few years later that they started branding product with the Quantegy logo. I've got Ampex branded tape from as late as 1998, but Quantegy already owned it. Quantegy also bought the rights to some tape formulations from BASF and AGFA, one of which led to the development of GP9 in 1998.
All these companies have acquired things from each other over the years. Some of the Current BASF/Emtec formulas also came from AGFA.
Quantegy's plastic tape care box was acquired from 3M. I think Quantegy ended up with about everything when everyone else bailed from the open reel tape scene.
Here's some Ampex/Quantegy history from the source.
http://www.quantegy.com/history.asp
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