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Dave Denyer: The Reel-to-Reel Rambler

Talking R2R tape for music lovers and audiophiles

  • Welcome
  • The rambles: R2R news, reviews & musings
  • R2R: a beginner’s guide
    • What is R2R tape and what’s so great about it?
    • A brief history of music recording & where tape fits in
    • Tape formats
    • Music on tape: what’s available, who’s producing what and what can you (legally) buy?
    • What exactly is (and isn’t) a master tape?
    • R2R decks: a guide to buying
    • Taking care of your tapes
  • Resources
    • Where to buy music on tape
    • R2R decks: new & vintage brands
    • R2R engineers
  • Contact / comments

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Where to buy music on tape
 
 R2R decks: new & vintage brands
 
 R2R engineers

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Latest rambles

  • Still reeling: Ken Kessler discovers audiophile cassettes May 23, 2019
  • The High-End Show 2019: the rambler reports on some exciting reel-to-reel happenings in Munich May 16, 2019
  • Another brand new, modern R2R deck is on its way… check out a preview of the Thorens TM 1600 at the Munich High-End Show 2019! May 8, 2019
  • R2R goes mainstream as the ‘return of reel-to-reel’ is heralded in the UK’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper (hint: the rambler may have given them a tip-off!) May 7, 2019
  • Tape operating level aka ‘reference fluxivity’: what’s it all about (and why should you care)? April 25, 2019

R2R a beginner’s guide

  • R2R: a beginner’s guide
    • What is R2R tape and what’s so great about it?
    • A brief history of music recording & where tape fits in
    • Tape formats
    • Music on tape: what’s available, who’s producing what and what can you (legally) buy?
    • What exactly is (and isn’t) a master tape?
    • R2R decks: a guide to buying
    • Taking care of your tapes
  • Resources
    • Where to buy music on tape
    • R2R decks: new & vintage brands
    • R2R engineers

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Pages

  • Welcome
  • The rambles: R2R news, reviews & musings
  • R2R: a beginner’s guide
    • What is R2R tape and what’s so great about it?
    • A brief history of music recording & where tape fits in
    • Tape formats
    • Music on tape: what’s available, who’s producing what and what can you (legally) buy?
    • What exactly is (and isn’t) a master tape?
    • R2R decks: a guide to buying
    • Taking care of your tapes
  • Resources
    • Where to buy music on tape
    • R2R decks: new & vintage brands
    • R2R engineers
  • Contact / comments
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