This just in from the folks at Revox and Horch House over in Germany: “In the last 15 years, Horch House has developed into the world’s leading company within the analog master tape industry. The brand Horch House, headed by Volker Lange, stands for an uncompromising approach towards quality. “Recently, Revox announced the return of … More Revox acquires Horch House
If you’re a subscriber to Kevin Root’s newsletter over at RX Reels you’ll know this already. If not, read on. “While we can’t change the global economy, we can do our part with some sale items,” says Root in his latest mailout. There are 4 types of sale items currently on offer – details below. … More RX Reels sale now on
Based in West Sussex, UK, Base2 Music is likely one of our more niche creators of reel-to-reel recordings – so I guess that makes them almost a niche within a niche, in mainstream terms. The benefit of going super-niche is of course super-specialism and so, as a lover of musical recordings that are superbly well … More Introducing ‘purist’ label Base2 Music – with a review of Bach’s Suites for Cello on tape
Around this time last year I ran a blog about Revox offering newly-refurbished editions of their classic B77 MkI and MkII tape decks. In the year since then, there have been some even more exciting developments in the pipeline, which have now finally come out and hit the headlines… (In the meantime there was of … More Revox launches brand new B77 MkIII tape deck and Analog Master Tapes Collection
A couple of months back I posted a blog about a new New York City-based all-analogue label, Analog Tone Factory. ‘All-analogue’ in the sense that all of the label’s recordings will be captured exclusively on reel-to-reel tape. The resulting albums will then be available in multiple formats including R2R tape (quarter inch, 15ips, IEC/CCIR), AAA 180g … More New tape label Analog Tone Factory: a review of ‘Vintage’ album and a chat with co-founder Jerome Sabbagh
The September issue of US audio magazine The Absolute Sound is out, featuring their annual Golden Ear Awards, in which each member of the editorial / review team selects a handful of their favourite hi-fi separates, whether longstanding references or brand new favourites. Jonathan Valin, who writes frequently about reel-to-reel tape, has included two tape … More Golden Ear Awards for United Home Audio and Analog Audio Design tape decks from The Absolute Sound
The July/August 2024 issue of US audio magazine The Absolute Sound features a four-page review by Jonathan Valin of French company Analog Audio Design’s TP-1000 R2R tape player. Valin admits to having overlooked French high-end audio as a whole for much of his career (I’m not sure why since there’s plenty there to appreciate) but … More “Zut alors!” The Absolute Sound reviews Analog Audio Design’s TP-1000 reel-to-reel tape deck
‘No computers were harmed in the making of our records’ is the tongue-in-cheek tagline of new indie record label Analog Tone Factory. In other words, all of the label’s recordings will be made exclusively to reel-to-reel tape. The resulting albums will then be available in multiple formats including R2R tape (quarter inch 15 ips IEC/CCIR), … More Introducing new all-analogue label Analog Tone Factory
UK-based label Chasing The Dragon’s ‘Vivaldi in London’ album is a two-tape set of eight Vivaldi concertos, and is a companion double album to their earlier ‘Vivaldi in Venice’ album. Like ‘Vivaldi in Venice’, ‘Vivaldi in London’ is performed by the internationally famous Interpreti Veneziani baroque orchestra. When ‘Vivaldi in Venice’ was released (in 2019), … More Neville Roberts & Dave Denyer on ‘Vivaldi in London’ from Chasing The Dragon
If you want the short version of this review, minus my ramblings, here it is: three sonatas, three passionate fanatics, three steps to heaven! For a bit more detail, read on… ‘Lost in music’ I often ramble on about ‘audiophile recordings’ across multiple media, not just tape, and sometimes in a non-too effusive light. By … More ‘Woah!’: On being blown away by Beethoven’s final three piano sonatas from UltraAnalogue Recordings
Dave Denyer: The Reel-to-Reel Rambler 