31. July 2024 · Comments Off on Yello Stella 15ips Studio Master Copy Edition Review & Chat With Boris Blank · Categories: Album Reviews, Hifi News, Industry Insider, Music Interviews, Music News · Tags: , , , ,

YELLO STELLA 15IPS STUDIO MASTER COPY EDITION REVIEW & CHAT WITH BORIS BLANK

YELLO STELLA 15IPS STUDIO MASTER COPY EDITION REVIEW & CHAT WITH BORIS BLANK

Alan McIntosh takes a listen to the 15ips Studio Master Copy of Stella by Yello and released on Horch House, whilst Stuart Smith has a chat with Boris Blank at High End Munich 2024.

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05. July 2024 · Comments Off on FiiO CP13 Transparent Portable Cassette Player · Categories: Hifi News · Tags: , , , , ,

FIIO CP13 TRANSPARENT PORTABLE CASSETTE PLAYER AVAILABLE

FiiO CP13 Transparent Portable Cassette Player hifi news

The FiiO CP13 Transparent Portable Cassette Player has USB-C charging, 13 hour battery life and an all-analogue circuit.

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22. August 2022 · Comments Off on Metaxas & Sins TR-X Tourbillon And Papillon Join Absolute Sounds Ten Collection · Categories: Hifi News · Tags: , , , , ,

ABSOLUTE SOUNDS EMBRACES THE REEL-TO-REEL TAPE REVIVAL DISTRIBUTING THE METAXAS MACHINES IN THE UK

Absolute Sounds high-end audio distributor adds Metaxas & Sins’ TR-X Tourbillon and Papillon reel-to-reel tape machines to its Ten Collection of boutique HiFi brands’ creations.

Metaxas & Sins TR-X Tourbillon And Papillon Join Absolute Sounds Ten Collection

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07. April 2022 · Comments Off on RX Reels Ukraine Fundraiser · Categories: Hifi News · Tags: , , , , ,

RX REELS UKRAINE FUNDRAISER DONATE AND WIN REEL-TO-REEL PRIZES INCLUDING TASCAM 32 TAPE DECK

US-based RX Reels have teamed up with Reel to Reel Heaven and ATR Magnetics to launch an open-reel themed fundraiser for Ukraine.

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31. March 2022 · Comments Off on North West Audio Show 2022 – Reel-To-Reel Tape Seminar · Categories: Hifi News, Hifi Shows, North West Audio Show · Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

NORTH WEST AUDIO SHOW 2022 SEMINAR – Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorders: Practical advice and tips on ownership and use.

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SEPEA AUDIO BUDGET LACQUERED ALUMINIUM TAPE REELS RELEASED

SEPEA Audio has released a whole range of designs and colours of budget lacquered NAB reels for 1/4″ audio tapes, with a 10.5” (265mm) diameter.

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RX REELS CARBON FIBRE TAPE REELS

The new RX Reels carbon fibre tape reels are produced using upcycled aviation grade carbon fibre for strength, durability and light weight.

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TASCAM CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY

Tascam, the professional audio division of TEAC Corporation,  celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

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Audio Artist Kostas Metaxas has released a highly limited edition ‘Papillon’ Studio Reel to Reel tape machine.

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Acoustic treatment manufacturer GIK Acoustics has teamed up with Tape Op Magazine to release six of their popular covers as exclusive 242 Acoustic Art Panels for the US market.

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We have been bringing you news about cassette tape being the next big comeback in Audio and Hifi for the last few years. Recording The Masters are making cassette tapes again, but their Kickstarter funded campaign to launch their Mystik portable cassette player, failed to hit it’s 50,000€ target.

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SEPEA Audio, of Slovakia, is manufacturing new Stellavox PRO State-of-the-art Professional Reel-To-Reel Tape Recorders.

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Adding more fuel to the whisperings that cassette tape is the next old school format to be revived, Recording The Masters, the French tape manufacturer, is just about to launch MYSTIK, which they say is “a modern-day analogue cassette player with a focus on quality audio playback”.

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Merrill Audio of the USA has announced a large upgrade from their previous Tape Head Preamplifier, the Master Tape Head Preamp.

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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.

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Merrill Audio have just announced their Pure Tape Head Preamp for Reel to Reel machines.

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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.

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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. More »

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 realism with Analogue Tape”. More »

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. More »

The Tapeless Deck Project, in Poland, is converting vintage cassette recorders into unique music players. More »

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 specialist companies releasing product on tape and judging by the number of people carrying tape around at the show, it is been lapped up. And so, without further a do here’s some of the reel to reel tape players we happened across at this year’s High End in Munich. No words, just pictures of some truly beautiful reel to reel players for your delectation… More »

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 specialist companies releasing product on tape and judging by the number of people carrying tape around at the show, it is been lapped up. And so, without further a do here’s some of the reel to reel tape players we happened across at this year’s High End in Munich. No words, just pictures of some truly beautiful reel to reel players for your delectation. More »

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. More »

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. More »