Can we finally put Reel to Reel out of its misery? Put it to rest people.


The format is dying and too expensive to repair properly. Heads wear out so easy and many out there are all worn.
High quality technicians are either retired or long gone. Its such an inconvenient format that can be equalled by nakamichi easily in tape decks.
Retire it please put them in museums. 
vinny55
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I don’t have anywhere near the patience (and likely budget) for reel2reel, but super envious of anyone who does. The one time I got to hear a good reel2reel I was amazed... a whole step beyond the great digital and vinyl also in the setup. I wish I could un-hear it and just grumpily agree with the OP.
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Theres supposedly a Thorens r2r coming out in 2020 but playback only.
 Like whos gonna pay big bucks for an incomplete product?