Ampex machines are nice ... the 350 can be modded up with tube electronics, or the 440 (which is similar to 2 ch of MM1200), or a 102 which is more money but great if solid.
If you have $7000 get a rebuilt ATR102 from ATR Services.
If you have $350 get
this Audio Villiage has a lot of Ampex 2 tracks for sale
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