Can we finally put Reel to Reel out of its misery? Put it to rest people.


The format is dying and too expensive to repair properly. Heads wear out so easy and many out there are all worn.
High quality technicians are either retired or long gone. Its such an inconvenient format that can be equalled by nakamichi easily in tape decks.
Retire it please put them in museums. 
vinny55
"...most digital recording is total garbage as anyone who has an ear or is a real musician will tell you."
I may know fake musicians, but they actually cannot care less for digital vs. analog. They lean towards digital for convenience, in fact.

A few above posts seem to equal tape with analog which is not always exactly the case.
I own a teac 10R it’s a beautiful machine it’s plays and sounds so 
realistic,THAT a Digital computer can’t come close to reproduce   you can play ur digital music. Box 01 01 01 that’s not a natural sound
and-getting those R2R machines repaired AND GETTING PARTS  isn't that hard  teac has a repair and parts department in northern NJ , and it won’t break ur bank book And tubes I love the sound that sound they reproduce
I will stay with analog equipment AND you keep your 01 01 01
"Can you say (or spell) STELLAVOX? STUDER?

Better check it out before you declare R2R deceased."
What is going on here? 

Stellavox has no reel-to-reel products (http://www.stellavox.com/products.html)

Studer seems to be the same
(https://www.studer.ch/en-US/product_families)

If that is anything to go by, R2R has deceased.
Here is a list of manufacturers, while none that I know of are currently making new ones, there are many available as are the parts, rebuild and techs that service them..