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<STREET1>1228 DOUGLAS AVENUE
<STREET2>1228 DOUGLAS AVENUE
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<STREET1>1228 DOUGLAS AVENUE
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<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>AMPEX INC
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<B><FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=4><P ALIGN="CENTER">UNITED STATES</FONT><FONT SIZE=4><BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=4>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
<FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=4><P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT</P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
<FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
<B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 2, 2007</P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
<FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=6><P ALIGN="CENTER">AMPEX </FONT><FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=6>CORPORATION<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=1>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>
</FONT><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P></B>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><CENTER><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=638>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">0-20292</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">13-3667696</B></FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Commission<BR>
File Number)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(IRS Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Courier New"><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
</FONT><B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">1228 Douglas Avenue<BR>
Redwood City, California 94063-3117<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=1>(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)</P>
</FONT>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
<FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">Registrant's telephone number, including area code:</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">(650) 367-2011</P>
</B></FONT><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<B><P>&nbsp;</P>
</B><FONT FACE="Times"><P>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=2><DIR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times"><P>[]Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>
<P>[]Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>
<P>[]Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>
<P>[]Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times"><P>Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Item 8.01.  Other Events.</P>
</B></FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><A NAME="OLE_LINK1">On May 2, 2007, Ampex Corporation announced that it intends to issue its preliminary unaudited first quarter 2007 earnings release to the press after the markets close on Thursday, May 10, 2007. The Company will also hold a conference call with analysts, the media and shareholders to review its financial results.  A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.  </A></P>
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<FONT FACE="Times"><P>Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.</P>
</FONT><DIR>
<DIR>
<FONT FACE="Times"><P>(d)  Exhibits.</P>
</B></FONT><DIR>
<DIR>
<FONT FACE="Times"><P>99.1&#9;Press Release of Ampex Corporation dated May 2, 2007.</P>
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</B><P>&nbsp;</P></DIR>
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<FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</P>
</FONT>
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</B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</P>
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<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT FACE="Times"><P>AMPEX CORPORATION</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="11%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times"><P>By:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT FACE="Times"><P>/s/__  Joel D. Talcott_<BR>
</U>Joel D. Talcott<BR>
Vice President and Secretary</FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Courier New">
</FONT><P>&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;</P>
<U>
</U><FONT FACE="Times"><P>Date:  May 2, 2007</P>
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<FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">EXHIBIT INDEX</P>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times"><P>Exhibit<BR>
<U>Number</B></U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
<B><U><FONT FACE="Times"><P>Description</B></U></FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times"><P>99.1*</FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times"><P>Press Release of Ampex Corporation dated May 2, 2007.</P>
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<FONT FACE="Times"><P>_____</P>
<P>* Filed herewith.</P></FONT></BODY>
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<TYPE>EX-99.1
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<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE OF AMPEX CORPORATION DATED MAY 2, 2007
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<B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="RIGHT">EXHIBIT 99.1</P>
</B><P>Contact:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Karen L. Dexter<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director, Investor Relations<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(650) 367-4111</P>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">AMPEX ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE OF<BR>
FIRST QUARTER 2007 FINANCIAL RESULTS<BR>
Will Do Conference Call</P>
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<FONT FACE="Times"><P>REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 2, 2007 - Ampex Corporation (Nasdaq:AMPX) today announced that it intends to issue its preliminary unaudited first quarter 2007 earnings release to the press after the markets close on Thursday, May 10, 2007. A copy of the earning release will be posted on the Company's website (<U>www.ampex.com</U>).</P>
<P>Gordon Strickland, President and CEO, and Craig McKibben, Vice President and CFO, will preside over a conference call with analysts, the media and shareholders to review the Company's financial results. The conference call is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, May 10, 2007.&nbsp; To access the conference call, interested parties should dial (866)&nbsp;244-4576 a few minutes before the start of the call. The identification number for the call is 1081021, and an operator will take your name. An audio replay of the call will be available on the Ampex website from May 11, 2007 to May 18, 2007.</P>
<P>Ampex Corporation, <U>www.ampex.com</U>, headquartered in Redwood City, California, is one of the world's leading innovators and licensors of technologies for the visual information age.&nbsp;</P>
</FONT><B><FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=2><P>This release may contain information about the Company's future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.&nbsp; Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties disclosed in its Annual report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as other documents periodically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</P>
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