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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
    • R2R decks: new & vintage brands
    • Where to buy music on tape
    • Where to buy blank tapes
    • Where to buy tape accessories
    • 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

  • Hemiolia Records at Munich High End Show – and with another brand new tape! May 18, 2023
  • Metaxas R2R decks now available in USA & Canada thanks to new Florida-based US distribution May 16, 2023
  • New on tape: Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor Op. 49 from UltraAnalogue Recordings May 8, 2023
  • From ‘meh’ to ‘masterpiece’: Charles Mingus’ Mingus Ah Um from Hemiolia Records on 15ips 2-track tape May 2, 2023
  • 5 tape decks in The Absolute Sound’s Editors’ Choice Awards 2023 April 11, 2023
  • Metaxas Tourbillon T-RX tape deck wins a Product of the Year Award 2022 from The Absolute Sound March 28, 2023
  • Exclusive news! New tape release from Hemiolia: the seminal Getz / Gilberto March 17, 2023
  • The best version bar none: Miles Davis’ ‘Kind of Blue’ on copy master tape from Hemiolia Records March 3, 2023
  • RX Reels: Vote for new design prototypes (and… there’s a whole new R2R product on the horizon) February 27, 2023
  • New from Chasing the Dragon: custom-made reels for all master tape copies February 21, 2023
  • New from Ballfinger in 2023: M-051-MR Master Recorder, M-063-H6 deck & an upgraded M-002-P February 8, 2023
  • John Coltrane’s Blue Train: Hemiolia’s new master tape copy vs. Blue Note Tone Poet’s vinyl release January 16, 2023
  • Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorak & Mendelssohn: new master tapes from UltraAnalogue Recordings December 9, 2022
  • straight2tape – a brilliant new concept of real, up-close-and-personal, music events November 30, 2022
  • Metaxas & Sins Tourbillon T-RX reel-to-reel tape deck gets a Golden Ear Award from The Absolute Sound November 21, 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 blank tapes
    • Where to buy tape accessories
    • Where to buy music on tape
    • R2R decks: new & vintage brands
    • R2R engineers
  • Contact / comments
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