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...
READ MORESemi-Pro Equipment
‘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...
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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...
READ MORETape Problems
There are a lot of sources for vintage tape including eBay, garage sales and your own garage. These tapes can be anywhere up to 50 years old and will likely be shedding, the deposit...
READ MOREBuying a Reel-to-Reel (Updated October 2021)
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...
READ MOREUsing Your Reel To Reel
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...
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Almost all reel-to-reel tape decks have two RCA connectors on the back or sides. Two RCA connectors are line level (auxiliary level) outputs, that can connect to any auxiliary level input (tape, DVD, CD,...
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Paper or Plastic The first tapes were paper-based. Paper tape varied from light to medium brown in colour, and you can see light glow through it. Tape from this era is now brittle and...
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Tale of The Tape There are an almost limitless number of tape brands on the market. While it’s impossible to cover every brand, we can certainly give a good overview of many of them,...
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