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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

  • Master tape collection for sale: ‘The Margate Masters’ – deadline 30 September! September 15, 2022
  • Audio distributor Absolute Sounds embraces the R2R revival & brings Metaxas & Sins’ duo of decks to the UK hi-fi market August 31, 2022
  • The Denon DH-710F: Ken Kessler on Tim de Paravicini’s favourite tape deck August 17, 2022
  • Oscar Peterson ‘We Get Requests’ – an Analogue Productions Ultra Tape August 11, 2022
  • Analogue format ‘wars’: Muddy Waters on MOFI One-Step Ultradisc versus Analogue Productions Ultra Tape July 20, 2022
  • Talking tape: Elgar’s Cello Concerto from Horch House, featuring Jacqueline du Pré July 15, 2022
  • Talking tape: comparing John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme on ‘Ultra Tape’ from Analogue Productions with the mono vinyl version June 27, 2022
  • Something old, new & borrowed: tape decks in The Absolute Sound Editors’ Choice Awards May 30, 2022
  • TAS interviews Yarlung Records May 27, 2022
  • Discovering Alena Baeva with UltraAnalogue Recordings: part 4 – two Schuberts May 16, 2022
  • “He worked on machines for three Beatles”: Ken Kessler recalls Tim de Paravicini’s considerable contribution to professional recording April 25, 2022
  • A very neat idea: Analogy Records ‘Basic 15’ Line April 10, 2022
  • Fundraiser for Ukraine: donate and win R2R prizes – including a fully restored Tascam 32! April 7, 2022
  • “Too cool for school”: The Absolute Sound reviews the Metaxas Tourbillon T-RX tape deck March 25, 2022
  • Neville Roberts on Bert Kaempfert’s ‘Bye Bye Blues’ from Horch House March 23, 2022

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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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