Quentin Collins All Star Quintet “A Day in the Life”
Janine Elliot takes a listen to the latest release on the Chasing The Dragon imprint, Quentin Collins’ All Star Quintet “A Day in the Life”, presented here on reel to reel.
Tag: reel to reel
SEPEA Audio Revive The Stellavox PRO TD9 Reel To Reel Tape Machine
SEPEA Audio, of Slovakia, is manufacturing new Stellavox PRO State-of-the-art Professional Reel-To-Reel Tape Recorders.
Pro-Ject Records Release First Album
Austrian company Pro-Ject Audio Systems, turntable manufacturer, are enthusiastic devotees of analogue technologies. Throughout their history, they have always been dedicated to natural, acoustic music from a broad range of genres.
Merrill Audio Release Master Tape Head Preamplifier For Reel to Reel Tape Decks
Merrill Audio of the USA has announced a large upgrade from their previous Tape Head Preamplifier, the Master Tape Head Preamp.
KJ West One’s First Annual Exhibition Of Analogue
On Friday 29th and Saturday 30th November KJ West One’s Central London showroom will host a weekend of special presentations, seminars and demonstrations focusing on all things analogue.
Metaxas And Sins T-RX Analogue Tape Machine Video
We have been closely following Kostas Metaxas and the development of his new Reel to Reel machine, now we can bring you some video footage of it in action.
Pure Tape Head Preamplifier From Merrill Audio
Merrill Audio have just announced their Pure Tape Head Preamp for Reel to Reel machines.
Nagra ‘Meet The Expert’ Sessions At The High End Show
Iconic Swiss audio brand, Nagra, will be showing at High End Munich in Room F130.
STS Reel To Reel Tapes At High End Munich
STS, the Dutch recording label, have three special stereo two track tapes for the High End Munich show.
Thorens Release TM 1600 High-End-Tape Machine
Turntable manufacturer Thorens are opening a new chapter in the history of high quality analogue reproduction, with the introduction of their new tape machine, the TM 1600.
Metaxas & Sins’ ‘Disruptive Sculptures’
One of the most colourful characters in the Hifi world has to be Kostas Metaxas. His work is art that plays music, and he has just launched some more of his ‘Disruptive Sculptures’, flamboyant and beautiful pieces that help keep the industry interesting.
Colourful Flanges And NAB Adapters From Recording The Masters
Recording The Masters introduced brand new FOX C60 audio cassettes earlier in 2018. In 2019 they are expanding their accessory line and introducing coloured flanges and NAB adapters.
Metaxas And Sins T-RX Portable Reel To Reel Finally In Production
After 35 years of serious recording work for Broadcast Television using Swiss portable and studio machines from Stellavox (the SM8 portables & TD9 Studio machine), and over 40 years experience in the Hi End Audio industry, Artist/Designer/Recording Engineer Kostas Metaxas has finally designed what he hopes will be “the ultimate machine to capture an unrivalled […]
Recording The Masters Cassette Tapes Announced
We have heard a lot recently about the rise of another, once thought outdated, format. The cassette tape. Global cassette consumption is increasing and the media are talking about an 80% growth in recent years. In addition, artists and independent labels are releasing new albums on cassette tapes.
Keeping It Reel
In the last three years or so we have seen a steady increase in the number of reel to reel players at High End in Munich and it seems that more and more audiophiles are adopting the format despite the relatively small number of new releases on tape. Of course there are a handful of […]
Keeping It Reel – Reel To Reel At High End Munich
In the last three years or so we have seen a steady increase in the number of reel to reel players at High End in Munich and it seems that more and more audiophiles are adopting the format despite the relatively small number of new releases on tape. Of course there are a handful of […]
Metaxas & Sins Statement System At High End Munich 2018
Kostas Metaxas will be showing some new products in his ‘Statement’ system at this year’s High End Munich show.
Metaxas & Sins GQT Portable Recording Device No.1
Many Audiophiles argue that the absolute best “source” for reproduced music is analogue tape recorded on 10″ reels at 15ips. The same analogue tape reel-to-reel recorders are also seen as the absolute best way to record and capture music [concert recording].
Chasing the Dragon Reel to Reel Revival “Big Band Spectacular” Syd Lawrence Orchestra
Janine Elliot takes a listen to Mike Valentine’s Chasing the Dragon label’s Reel to Reel Revival “Big Band Spectacular” by the Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Needless to say this is a reel to reel release.
Lyn Stanley Talks Tape
Lyn Stanley spoke to us about her work and love of Reel 2 Reel tape, just as she was about to start recording her latest album, now named ‘The Moonlight Sessions Volume One’. The album will be given a preview at the upcoming Axpona show in Chicago and is due for release in May.
Police Interview a British Icon
Janine Elliot continues her fascinating RetroBites series, this time focusing on reel to reel and cassette tapes and in particular the British brands NEAL and Ferrograph.
STS Digital Reel to Reel ‘Jazz Masters Vol. 1’
Janine Elliot takes a listen to the STS Digital reel to reel copy of Jazz Masters Volume 1
Ballfinger Reel To Reel Tape Recorder And Tangential Turntable Unveiled
After a four-year development period, Ballfinger has introduced the first newly developed analogue tape recorder for around 25 years, the Tonbandmaschine M 063 was revealed at the Norddeutschen Hifi-Tage, in Hamburg last weekend. They also unveiled their new Schallplattenspieler PS 2 Directl-drive Turntable with active radial arm and moving coil system.
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About ReVox
More than 30 years after production of the last ReVox reel to reel machine, the first book of the complete reel to reel production range has been released, with text in English and Italian.
Nagra At CES 2017
If you fancy checking out Swiss manufacturer Nagra at CES 2017, they will be at the Venetian, Room 29-121, 5th – 8th January, Las Vegas, USA.
ABC Records Partners With RecordingTheMasters
ABC records has partnered with RecordingTheMasters (MULANN Group) to offer tape recording services.
The Revox A77 Reel-to-Reel Recorder
Things are afoot in the world of reel 2 reels. Not only are there now at least 4 major companies producing reel to reel copies of famous master tapes, but very importantly after a long gap the Swiss tape recorder manufacturer Revox are bringing back the medium with a player based on the A700.
High End Reports – Analogue Crack
There’s been a bit of a buzz around the audio world in the last twelve months or so and it’s a buzz that is pretty hard to ignore unless you have your head buried firmly in the sand…or where the sun don’t shine. Yes, it’s retro, yes, it’s funky and yes it’s bloody expensive to […]
