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Single Track, ½ Track, ¼ Track A track is a portion of the magnetic tape that is recorded onto. A full track tape recorder uses the entire width of the tape to record one...

Big Sound and Big Bucks These decks were designed for studios, planetariums, and other commercial applications that demanded the highest in fidelity and reliability, with a similar hi-fidelity price tag. Typical tape speeds were...

‘Semi-professional’ machines made their debut In the early 1970s. These tape decks had features not found in consumer machines, and the mechanisms were usually designed to be more rugged and endure more frequent switching...

Many early home reel-to-reels were mono, but by the late 1960’s, most were stereo. Most mono reel-to-reels had an amplifier and speaker built right into the reel-to-reel, while entry level stereo units had stereo amplifiers and...

UPDATED OCTOBER 2023… THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTICLE ON THIS WEBSITE! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY, AS IT APPLIES TO EVERY REEL TO REEL OWNER. THAT INCLUDES YOU! As of this writing, approximately 15% of...

Since launching this website in March of 2017, a lot has changed in the world of reel to reels. –  Pricing has doubled or tripled for both refurbished and  “as-is” (but working great according...

Every make and model of reel-to-reel operates and threads tape differently. The best way to know how to use YOUR reel-to-reel is get the user manual and read it. Three steps: Thread the tape...