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Overview
RCA begins considering mass production of a low-cost tape machine once the armament and defence boom is over and labour and material
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1951 estimated that 500,000 home tape machines have been sold. RCA begins considering mass production of a low-cost tape machine once the armament and defence boom is over and labour and material are available. Tape costs are expensive at six dollars for a 30 minute and $10 for one hour which compares with what for that time was a very expensive record, $5.45
April
R-R Machine
Overview
Magnecord demonstrates their Binaural Magnecorder publicly for the first time at the New York Audio Fair.
Full Description
November 1-3, 1951: Magnecord demonstrates their Binaural Magnecorder publicly for the first time at the New York Audio Fair. Audio Engineering writes, "The Magnecord demonstration walked away with top honors as the Fair's most popular commercial exhibit...Make no mistake, binaural is one of the year's innovations."
November
R-R Tape