Reel News

For decades, audiophiles have debated the merits of vinyl versus digital music. But another format has been reemerging in recent years: reel-to-reel magnetic tape. And why is reel-to-reel making a comeback? Because modern reel-to-reel audio recording produces superior sound quality.

Reel-to-reel fan and audio journalist Alan McIntosh gave our new 7-inch reel a spin and ranked it very highly in his Hi-Fi Pig review on March 17, 2023. 

Hi-Fi Choice magazine recommends our new 7-inch carbon fiber reel in a 5-star review published in their April 2023 issue.

Learn where to find new, refurbished and used reel to reel players for sale. Plus the best restoration services for R2R players and tape decks.

Part Two: Ken's original article in PS-Copper Magazine in September 11, 2022 was of our 7" pre-production reels. This is Ken's review of the production spools we recently released for purchase.

In this article we take a look at re-mastering reel to reel and/or cassette tapes to digital, while not only preserving the original recording quality, but, in some cases, improving it.