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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

  • Magnetic tape: the format of choice for world-leading scientists! September 13, 2021
  • New limited deluxe edition double tape from 2xHD: Bill Evans’ ‘Some Other Time: The Lost Session From The Black Forest’ August 31, 2021
  • High times with the Count Basie Orchestra’s ‘High Voltage’ from Horch House August 23, 2021
  • Analog Audio Design launches a brand new tape deck August 16, 2021
  • Djabe & Steve Hackett: The Journey Continues Tour on tape July 25, 2021
  • Could this be the best tape deck money can buy? The all new ‘SuperDeck’ from United Home Audio June 9, 2021
  • “Among the mechanically best I’ve ever seen”: Ken Kessler gives RX Reels a spin June 4, 2021
  • Hugh Masekela’s ‘Hope’ from Analogue Productions: how much better can it sound on tape than the already superb vinyl? May 28, 2021
  • A ramble around the tape catalogue of Analogue Productions May 28, 2021
  • “Through the past, darkly”: Ken Kessler ponders the condition of pre-owned tapes and what it can tell us about their history May 17, 2021
  • Neville Roberts reviews RX Reels’ carbon fibre tape reels April 30, 2021
  • Another tape label to add to the listings: Smart Audio Recording Lab April 28, 2021
  • The George Fludas Organ Quartet from International Phonograph: behind the scenes (part 2 of 2) April 8, 2021
  • “One of the greatest drummers to come out of Chicago”: The George Fludas Organ Quartet from International Phonograph (part 1 of 2) April 8, 2021
  • Scientists unwind the mysteries of ‘sticky shed syndrome’ and why baking damaged tapes renders them playable again March 24, 2021

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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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