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

https://jazztimes.com/reviews/products-and-gear/reel-to-reel-audiophile/

I used to listen to 8 tracks on a Wollensak tape made in U.S.A. tape deck through Stax electrostatic headphones. Was that wrong?

So many gave up on the  turntable when the CD format arrived look now a true audiophile brings back that format and look at how many old and new MFGS ARE thriving..
tubes another Format was almost gone  when the transistor arrived...again a industry that is going strong.. i will never insist anyone to change there preference of equipment but bring your favorite LP, TAPE, DAC, DIGITAL FORMAT AND SIT DOWN AND A/B tube and transistor .   I’ve owned quite a few high line transistor amps / preamps . But I just love that sound a-tube producers   A TEAC 10R R/R  my VPI TURNTABLE.. and yes   I do own a CD player and it’s a jolida  100 ( 3 12AX7, 3 12At7. Tubes it’s heaven 

I just rebuilt a wollensak 8075 cruel format , but I love that format and my wife and I play our treasured collections, her system is a Dynaco stereo 416 I just rebuilt, Dyanco PAS 4 just upgraded all tubes and caps. VPI prime TURNTABLE JOLIDA 100 CD player and Klipcsh  Reference RP- 8060FA speakers..