Reel to reel

Using the Otari at 15ips, the recordings were as good as vinyl but never better. How can it get better or more info from the source? Every room at an audio show that played R2R always had a Tape Project tape, not a recording from an album. I think I heard a live recording onto R2R with very nice results.
If I wanted to record my vinyl albums today, I would get something like Pure Vinyl and record them to my computer.

"Using the Otari at 15ips, the recordings were as good as vinyl but never better. How can it get better or more info from the source?"

I assume that statement is directed to me. Since I operate in a vacuum, I assumed everyone got these same results. I also considered Otari to be better than my deck; "It ain’t necessarily so".

This statement has been directed to me so many times, that it’s not good enough to just restate my answer; consequently, I have to find answers. First, we must examine how my deck is different from all the rest.

I have all "Black Gate" electrolytic capacitors in my deck, and there are quite a few. What are Black Gate capacitors? Let us try "Google" for the answer to that question.


https://www.hificollective.co.uk/components/black_gate_caps.html


https://www.partsconnexion.com/blackgate-electrolytic-capacitors.html


Could it be that all of those "Black Gate" capacitors in my deck, that are not in other decks make such a difference? While I knew they made a difference, you guys have confirmed just how big of a difference they make.

I hope that audiophile tape movement is gaining momentum. It will always probably be a limited number, but if it is a very stable - it's good. Get in touch with Germans and Japanese, they got some stuff, privileged Americans do too. Where do you think Flemming Rasmussen of Gryphon got his master tape dubs ? One reason why there are no better transistor amps than Gryphon.
 

Inna - Put $200k vinyl set-up against $25k Studer and the vinyl will lose big time, not just lose.

And you can wheel that Studer to any room you like to take on all comers. Try that with the vinyl

Inna
Put that $200k vinyl set up, against a $25k vinyl setup.
If the more expensive set up, is not set up as required, and the $25k set up is, the $25k vinyl set up can, and will out perform it. fwiw. Anyone installing uber expensive vinyl gear on a suspended wood floor is just putting up a compromised solution. Large amounts of money will need to be spent on isolation products.
Vinyl is a set up game of resonances and vibrations. The most expensive vinyl gear usually comes with set up guys for a reason.
Such is the nature of the vinyl beast.

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If you are telling us that your tape copies (high level signal) sound better, than the source LP - (low level signal) - LP - in your room/ system; then it simply IMO indicates improvements can be made to your vinyl setup.

orpheus 10
This makes "0" sense; whatever the vinyl, it is reflected on the tape playback; it's not "different".

orpheus 10
Playing back vinyl in your room, involves a different set of parameters, outside of the vinyl signal itself entering your preamp/phonostage which you are outputting to record on tape.
From the limited information you have given us, your situation seems to be one in which your tape setup has received attention, and we have no info on your vinyl setup. You don't show a virtual system; so unless you want to tell us your vinyl gear and setup specifics, for us to get a better picture of your vinyl situation, this conversation is over.

orpheus 10
I will never acquire any other tapes aside from the one's I make; any time tapes are recorded and played back on the same machine, they are perfect.

The machine would have to be calibrated for someone else's tape, and it makes no sense to go through that trouble when I'm in such a narrow range of music.

Not sure what you mean by narrow range. If you mean genre its all out there. 
When you acquire these tapes you have a choice of tape brand, EQ (IEC or NAB), and they come with test tones so you can match peak levels.