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Reel to reel , is it real the hype!

I am thinking of venturing into the realm of reel to reel.
I have access to purchase an otari mtr10, with enhanced 1/2 “ head block, refurbished and recapped for 9k.
my system is in brief is ayre kxr and mxr twenties playing through magico M3 with Jl audio Gotham subs. Front end digital is souped up wolf streamer pure digital capable of playing 512 and 1024 dsd files , t+a sd 3100hv dac( capable of playing 1024 dsd native . Front end analogue is sme 30/2 with Lyra Etna lamda sl catridge playing through vandenhul grail Se+ phono stage.( please see my system page for details )
my question is will the otari give me better performance than my digital and vinyl front end . Thank you in advance .
newtoncr
newtoncr OP
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Downloaded picture of the otari .
@larryi thank you for the contact . Will ask them if they will make copies in 1/2”
tape.
my friend who sold me the otari has 3 atr machines and has had studer in his system .
ATR sound real good as do the otari 😊
jsman
250 posts
 

It's been awhile since I've been here and reading some of the post has brought me back..

Anyway some really good points made by some others not so good, misinformation and just nonsense!!! I love the sound of analog but the tapes are just much better than anything I have ever heard. with that said if anyone here wants to here what I'm talking about contact me, send me a blank tape I dub you a copy of one of the many I have and let you decide for yourself!!! 

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limomangus
2,000 posts
 

Back in the 60s when I was a teenager I used my Radio Shack Rto R all the time.Taping music off of radio stations...I have 3 RTRs...and plenty of tapes n prerecorded ones...but hardly use it.

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