8-K

UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2007

AMPEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-20292	13-3667696
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1228 Douglas Avenue
Redwood City, California 94063-3117
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(650) 367-2011

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:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Item 8.01. Other Events.

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.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release of Ampex Corporation dated May 2, 2007.

SIGNATURES

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.

	AMPEX CORPORATION
By:	/s/__ Joel D. Talcott_ Joel D. Talcott Vice President and Secretary

Date: May 2, 2007

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1*	Press Release of Ampex Corporation dated May 2, 2007.

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* Filed herewith.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Contact:           Karen L. Dexter
                         Director, Investor Relations
                         (650) 367-4111

AMPEX ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE OF
FIRST QUARTER 2007 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Will Do Conference Call

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 (www.ampex.com).

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.  To access the conference call, interested parties should dial (866) 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.

Ampex Corporation, www.ampex.com, headquartered in Redwood City, California, is one of the world's leading innovators and licensors of technologies for the visual information age. 

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.  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.