Check out a spy movie from the 1960s or ’70s, and chances are the hero’s bachelor pad is furnished with an impressive stereo system featuring an analog tape deck. No other piece of hi-fi gear has as ...

Frank Sinatra, at home with his three-channel reel-to-reel audio system. Back in the 1950s and 1960s, America was producing some of the world’s best-sounding hi-fi gear by famous brands like Marantz, ...

The Analog Audio Design TP-1000 Reel-to-Reel Deck will hit your wallet hard at $20,000 and is playback only. With that in mind, Analog Audio Design, has been getting a lot of attention for its $20,000 ...

Part 4 of 7 about vintage audio talks about the benefits and drawbacks of reel-to-reel tape decks. Get the reel truth about R2R here. Part IV of our podcast series on vintage audio is focused this ...

News that Revox is relaunching its B77 Reel-to-Reel tape recorder as a new MK III model had us delving into the esoteric world of tape innovation, from one-off creations to quirky instruments. The ...

There is a misconception that high-end audio equipment is by necessity aesthetically lacking or—at the very worst—tacky. Case in point: eBay recently began running a commercial in which a man on a ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. One question, however, has been resolved: tape or vinyl? Even the most dubious critics find no ambiguity here.

All through the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, magnetic tape formats like the 8-track and cassette were audiophiles’ technology of choice. They played high-resolution tracks, had an impressive dynamic range and ...

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Reel-to-reel tapes are experiencing a resurgence of interest among audio buffs, but they are prone to degradation, which has been a topic of active research for many years. It’s well known that ...