Professional Reel-to-Reel tape recordings combined with Tube amplifiers were, and still are, the pinnacle of audio reproduction. All of the media innovations that have followed have attempted to imitate the sound that professionally mastered tape recordings are capable of reproducing. Compare a professional tape recording to a CD of the same title and you may think they are two entirely different recordings. Mastering for the CD market essentially "washed" the original recordings to the point where there is little or no dynamics, headroom or ambience. In many cases the resulting CD sound is sterile, without any sense of realism. Many audiophile recording labels have abandoned digital and reverted to reel-to-reel recording, and mastering, in an effort to win back consumers. The same applies to commercial recording studios. Neumann microphones from the 1950's, Ampex 350/351 Tape Decks from the 1950's, tube amplifiers, all play an essential roll in producing the best sound possible. In fact, many artists will refuse to record without this equipment in the studio.
Reel to Reel
This may sound like a dumb question, but what the heck !!!
I have always wanted a R to R, just to play around with.
But I have to ask, what do you guys do with your machines ? What do you play or tape ?
Recently, I was told locally where a lot of refurb R to R are sold, that a lot of people record CD to them ?
Just curious ?
Wayne
I have always wanted a R to R, just to play around with.
But I have to ask, what do you guys do with your machines ? What do you play or tape ?
Recently, I was told locally where a lot of refurb R to R are sold, that a lot of people record CD to them ?
Just curious ?
Wayne