The Audio Chain: Reel to Reel Tape
An old idiom states, “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link”. As audiophiles, we are constantly striving
Read moreAn old idiom states, “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link”. As audiophiles, we are constantly striving
Read moreDuring the recent T.H.E. Show I told several attendees that I intended to write a post comparing fidelity vs. sound.
Read moreI’ve very aware of the work that Paul Stubblebine and his partners are doing at The Tape Project but I
Read moreYou may have already read about some craziness going on at eBay. I’ve talked about $1000 glass CDs but $4999.99
Read moreThe production of an album can be accomplished using a lot of different approaches and techniques. The purist approach involves
Read moreThis is the second part of a series of posts about the challenges that confront designers of analog tape machines.
Read moreI’ve been working with analog tape a lot over the past month. My Nagra and Ampex 440C 1/4″ machines have
Read moreI know I’ve been dwelling on the session that I just finished but I feel justified because it was a
Read moreI’ve tried in several previous posts to establish that analog tape is NOT capable of delivering “the highest quality reproduction
Read moreSince when did a 50-year-old analog format become the standard bearer for state-of-the-art music recording and reproduction? I’m reading the
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