Reel-to-reels are, once again, the prized component of serious audiophiles. Teac/Tascam and Otari are the last R2R brands standing.Ģ010s: The analog revival sees a huge resurgence in vintage stereo equipment, primarily with vinyl recordings.
REEL TO REEL PLAYER PROFESSIONAL
Every professional recording made prior to the digital revolution in the 1980s was made on a form of reel-to-reel tape recorder, so the sound quality of RTR was excellent even in the 1950s.ġ970s: Consumer reel-to-reel popularity was loosing favor to cheaper and more convenient cassette decks.ġ980s: Most manufacturers discontinued reel-to-reel tape recorders as digital the digital revolution took over. Early Ampex tube recorders are highly valued to this day, and refurbished studio machines can sell for top dollar.Īdvancements in technology (solid state circuits, direct drive motors and other refinements) made reel-to-reel decks more reliable and the frequency response improved. American crooner Bing Crosby invested into the Ampex Corporation, which was a key player in the development of high quality reel-to-reel tape decks. By the mid 1950s, two-channel (stereo) machines were produced. Early reel-to-reel tape was made of paper and later from plastic based strip, which is much more durable.ġ950s: Early tape recorders were made with vacuum tubes and were mono (single channel). Tapes were made by binding ferrite oxide to a long paper strip that was then magnetized by a tape head. “When it comes to audio quality, nothing else in the analogue world gets you closer to the experience of being right there in the recording studio than reel-to-reel tape.1920s: The reel-to-reel tape recorder was invented in Germany in the late 1920s. “Digital media is great, but experiencing music is more than just listening to a sound file - it’s sensual, the reels that turn and can be touched,” the machine’s designer, Roland Schneider, described in an interview with Bloomberg. The mechanism has been likened to those of a large Swiss mechanical watch, with its circuits made up of discrete transistors and components similar to those found in devices from the 60s to early 70s. The prototype is handcrafted in sleek red and black, flanked by organic fluid lines.
REEL TO REEL PLAYER PORTABLE
Called the GQT Portable Recording Device No 1, the device is based on the Stellavox SM8 recorder and has been “designed for ultimate location recording and playback duties.” More recently, award-winning designer and recording engineer, Kostas Metaxas has also tapped into the recent upsurge in interest by unveiling its state-of-the-art prototype at the recent Munich High-End Show, an annual event showcasing the high-end hi-fi and home cinema kit. Schneider’s company will sell four different models of the tape deck, namely the M063H5, M063H3, M063H1, M063HX), and each will have its own unique features. The Ballfinger retails from about 9,500 euros (S$15,114) for the basic version to about 24,000 euros (S$38,183) for the high-end model, which features three direct-drive motors, an editing system and walnut side panels. The Tonbandmaschine M 063, for instance, combines a minimal vintage aesthetic with components manufactured in the brand’s own factories, including drive motors, servo units and pick-up systems. The machines made waves when prototypes were unveiled at an industry fair in Hamburg last year, after being developed for six years. In the real world, reel-to-reel players have already been made on the market with four Ballfinger models by Dusseldorf-based Roland Schneider Precision Engineering. One of the Ballfinger models by Dusseldorf-based Roland Schneider Precision Engineering.
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