News & Interest Archives - Reel-to-Reel Tech

Tariffs and how they affect Reel to Reel Tech as of March 6, 2025

*** Note that the below points are subject to change at any time, based on revisions to the US or Canadian tariffs that are currently in place. We will update the information below as...

The Rebuilding of the Studer A80 MKII 24 track from Mushroom Studios… the ‘Bongo’ deck.

Two Studer A80s in my shop, circa 2021. The deck on the left is a MK IV, and was sold to a studio in Delaware in 2022. The deck written about here is on...

Announcing my Studer A80 module rebuilding service!

What we will do: change all main electrolytic caps that are known to fail. We only use name brand caps from Mouser or Digikey, no offshore no-name brand caps for our repairs! replace the...

Guess who is featured in the “Absolute Sound” magazine??!!

Super humbled and honoured to learn about an upcoming featured article in the February “Absolute Sound” magazine.. ...

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING INCOMING REPAIRS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2024 – CLICK ANYWHERE FOR DETAILS!

When I started RTRTech about 7 years ago, I thought it might be a way to generate a bit of extra income over and above my sound company. I never dreamed it would morph...

Strange Advance

Guess who was very recently seen on Toronto TV sporting one of our ultra-cool Reel-To-Reel Tech t-shirts? None other than Vancouver’s own STRANGE ADVANCE! Strange Advance is a Canadian new wave band formed in...

Reel to Reel Tech’s Own Recording Tape!

Reel to Reel Tech is proud to introduce our own 10.5”, ¼” wide recording tape! Not affiliated with the other three tape manufacturers, this tape has been newly formulated as back coated +6db tape,...

First Barn Find of 2024!

At the beginning of February, 2024, I received an email from a local stereo store in Calgary BC, asking if I was interested in buying a bunch of tape decks. My first thought was...

2023 Barn Finds 2 & 3

Barn find #2 – Feb 2023 to April 2023 So it seems that the Texas barn find somehow triggered an avalanche of reel to reel and vintage audio caches, two in the Washington state...