Check out a spy movie from the 1960s or ’70s, and chances are the hero’s bachelor pad is furnished with an impressive stereo system featuring an analog tape deck. No other piece of hi-fi gear has as ...

The Analog Audio Design TP-1000 Reel-to-Reel Deck will hit your wallet hard at $20,000 and is playback only. With that in mind, Analog Audio Design, has been getting a lot of attention for its $20,000 ...

At heart, 3D printers are just machines that can melt plastic “wire” into interesting shapes. It’s well-known and oft-lamented that plastic of various sorts has been used to make all manner of ...

The TP-7 is an expensive nostalgia trip, but I want it anyway. The TP-7 is an expensive nostalgia trip, but I want it anyway. is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet ...

Part 4 of 7 about vintage audio talks about the benefits and drawbacks of reel-to-reel tape decks. Get the reel truth about R2R here. Part IV of our podcast series on vintage audio is focused this ...

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2020 — Crooner Bing Crosby knew a thing or two about sound. In 1947, recognizing that recorded music sounded better on magnetic reel-to-reel tape than on vinyl records, he ...

There's no doubt that digital music formats offer a convenient way to listen to lots of music on the move. Factor in on-demand streaming services and you don't even have to worry about running out of ...

If you think of a 1960s mainframe computer, it’s likely that your mental image includes alongside the cabinets with the blinkenlights, a row of reel-to-reel tape drives. These refrigerator-sized units ...

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New problems are plaguing old reels, putting decades of history at risk. One man, armed with hair dryers and a love of ...