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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

  • 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
  • An “incredible” new tape with a difference: Chasing The Dragon allows listeners to compare recording techniques of Mendelssohn’s Octet March 11, 2022
  • “I’m sorting that for Paul McCartney”: Ken Kessler remembers Tim de Paravicini as a “true god of open-reel tape” February 28, 2022
  • Talking tape: a new series in which I do my rambling on video… on Norah Jones’ Come Away With Me from Analogue Productions February 9, 2022
  • New from International Phonograph Inc: Jimmy Smith Trio live in 1964 February 4, 2022
  • Hidden gems: Ravi Shankar Live in In Luxembourg from International Phonograph Inc February 2, 2022
  • New from Analogue Productions: John Coltrane’s ‘Love Supreme’ and ‘Ballads’ on tape January 19, 2022
  • Another tape vs. vinyl experiment: in which I enlist the ears of a friend to see if she’s as bowled over as I am by The Band’s ‘Stage Fright’ from The Tape Project December 21, 2021
  • Analog Audio Design now taking orders for new TP-1000 tape deck December 1, 2021
  • Back in the day: Ken Kessler continues to mull over the history of pre-recorded tapes November 19, 2021

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  • 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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