Reel Tape Machine

New Atlas: Thorens unveils new reel-to-reel tape machine ahead of Munich debut

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The latest sculptural reel-to-reel analogue tape machine from Dutch brand Metaxas & Sins is now available in the UK, but you'll need deep pockets if you want to get your hands on the TR-X Tourbillon.

Reel-to-reel tape machines are hugely outdated these days. Justifiable reasons to use them are dwindling. Unless you are like Wouter van Veldhoven, in which case you are a tape-machine wielding ...

When you think of a tape recorder, you might think of a cassette tape. However, [Michael Simpson] has an old Star-Lite small reel-to-reel tape machine. It isn’t a repair so much as a rework to make it ...

Responding to what it calls a phoenix-like rise in demand for quarter inch tapes, high-end audio brand Thorens has announced a new reel-to-reel developed with Germany's Ballfinger. The TM 1600 will ...

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What Hi-Fi?: Over the vinyl revival? Sick of CDs? You can now buy this futuristic reel-to-reel tape player in the UK

Over the vinyl revival? Sick of CDs? You can now buy this futuristic reel-to-reel tape player in the UK

Open Reel Ensemble doesn't play conventional instruments, like guitars, drums and keyboards. Instead, the Japanese band uses reel-to-reel tape recorders built by Pioneer and TEAC in the 1970s and '80s ...

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wallpaper: New Revox B77 MK III reel-to-reel tape recorder, and more cassette tape-based trickery

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News that Revox is relaunching its B77 Reel-to-Reel tape recorder as a new MK III model had us delving into the esoteric world of tape innovation, from one-off creations to quirky instruments. The ...

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