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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

  • 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
  • New 7-inch carbon fibre high performance tape reel from RX Reels November 16, 2022
  • Hemiolia Records releases Miles Davis’ masterpiece on tape – and there’s much more to come! November 7, 2022
  • Lyn Stanley – Novel Noel – A Cool Jingle Jazz Celebration November 6, 2022
  • Talking tape: Lee Morgan’s seminal album The Sidewinder from The Tape Project November 2, 2022
  • Discovering DJ Kerri Chandler’s reel-to-reel set in London October 31, 2022
  • 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

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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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