| During the heyday of the analogue reel to reel | | | | popularity within the domestic as well as the |
| tape recorders in the 1960's-70's there were | | | | professional market with the continuing |
| many manufacturers, but the Studer/Revox | | | | introduction of ever more models with innovative |
| recorders were probably best known in the | | | | designs including the the microprocessor controlled |
| domestic market. Although no longer | | | | multitrack tape recorder Studer A800. However, |
| manufactured these machines are still extremely | | | | the writing was on the wall for the analogue reel |
| popular to enthusiasts. | | | | to reel tape recorders with the introduction of the |
| The Willi Studer company was founded in 1948 | | | | A710 cassette recorder in 1982 and the first |
| and in 1949 their first tape recorder, the Dynavox | | | | digital products in 1983. |
| was developed, which was an instant success. In | | | | Other models that have come out of the Studer |
| 1951 Willi Studer founded the company ELA AG | | | | Revox factory that have proved popular and |
| with Hans Winzeler and the Dynavox was | | | | stood the test of time are the A77 with |
| renamed and became the first Revox tape | | | | worldwide sales of 400,000 and probably the best |
| recorder, the T26. The first professional reel to | | | | tape recorder of it's class, the B77 and the |
| reel tape recorder was also launched in this year, | | | | professional version of it, the PR99, the A700 and |
| the prototype Studer 27, which went into mass | | | | older valve machines like the venerable G36. |
| production in 1952. | | | | Probably the best machine of its type that Studer |
| 1955 saw the launch of the Studer A37 and | | | | ever made was the last quarter-inch-format |
| Studer B37 and the introduction of the first tape | | | | machine the company manufactured, the Studer |
| recorder of the famous Revox 36-series, the | | | | A807 which was supreme both in terms of the |
| Revox A36. New models quickly followed and | | | | audio electronics and the superb transport |
| 1957, with an international sales network now in | | | | mechanism. |
| place, saw the introduction of the first portable | | | | There are still many of these Studer/Revox reel |
| tape recorder, the Studer B30, and the new | | | | to reel tape recorders still available and they |
| version of the A36 series the B36. | | | | come in all formats to suit all tastes and, although |
| The last mono reel to reel tape recorder, the | | | | they are not manufactured any more, they are |
| C36,started production a year later, which also | | | | quite easy to maintain, with easily available parts. |
| saw Studer present the the first mixing console, | | | | From their initial beginnings the company, and its |
| the portable Studer 69. Then, in 1961 the Revox | | | | brand name Studer, has become synonymous for |
| D36, which was the first stereo tape recorder, | | | | broadcasting and recording equipment and the |
| started production. | | | | name of Studer now carries with it a worldwide |
| The legendary Studer J37 4-track tape recorder, | | | | reputation for quality and reliability and for 50 |
| which was endorsed no less by the Beatles using | | | | years Studer was the leader in analogue |
| it for their 1967 album "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely | | | | tape-recording technology. If you are looking to |
| Hearts Club Band" was first introduced to the | | | | get into the world of Reel to Reel Tape |
| public in 1964. Transistorized reel to reel recorders | | | | Recorders check out and witness how popular |
| came into being a year later. | | | | Analogue Reel to Reel Tape Recorders are. |
| Studer reel to reel players continued to rise in | | | | |