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Amplifier used as part of a DJ setup

1970s

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A metal Tapco amplifier model CP 500. The front of the amplifier has black dials that include two power lock dials, a power dial, and two channel dials. Above the dials, white text reads: [TAPCO CP 500 / dual channel power amplifier]. There are two black handles on either side of the front, as well as a white sticker that written by hand: [# 19]. The back of the amplifier has four inputs, a fan, a fuse, a power cord, and four outputs.

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Catalog reference: 2012.47.12

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