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Reel-to-reel tape is the new vinyl
- ddingus 11y agoI absolutely love R2R. The thing is, even moderate quality R2R decks deliver a great audio experience. And they are fun in that fiddly analog way. Nice drool piece. I want.
- 6stringmerc 11y agoSigh, as much as I love music, the slap fights about fidelity strike me as such a waste. In other words, after pushing so very hard for music to be able to be created, sold, and transmitted globally in a reasonably effective format (320kbps, or FLAC if that's your thing), finding ways to be elitist and anchored to a piece of hardware in the living room isn't my cup of tea. There's no point in me dogging on it, because it'd just be like criticizing somebody for owning a Lamborghini Diablo VT Convertible because they can afford it, deal with the headaches of maintenance, and probably don't achieve the performance potential of the thing 90% of the time...I mean, when people listen to R2R units do they turn off the air conditioning in their house? I bet some folks probably do! I know many, many studios keep R2Rs on hand both as recording material but also as a post-production effect. Good for them, seriously! There's a lot of mystique and lore about vintage equipment, tube amps and all that, which has a place - but does it invalidate the amazing advancements such as the Kemper Profiling Amp[1]? Not in my book. [1] http://www.guitarworld.com/review-kemper-profiling-amp http://www.guitarworld.com/review-kemper-profiling-amp
- teilo 11y agoJust like vinyl, it still can't beat a properly mastered 44.1K 16-bit lossless audio format. Because science.