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Old 6th May 2019, 12:21 pm   #7
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Default Re: Reel to reel revival

It seems the resurgence in reel-to-reel is mainly geared toward the ultra high end of the market - the costs will be difficult to motivate otherwise. In contrast, 50 year old home machines with, from a modern perspective, dubious audio quality, which I think would constitute the majority of the machines discussed in this group, would seem to be in a whole different ballpark.

Then again the interest might spill over to lower-end machines too. And the fact that there is an interest brewing would seem to indicate that people are starting to again accept living with dropouts and tape hiss as part of the listening experience.
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