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Reel to reel

I’m entertaining the idea of purchasing a reel to reel to record my albums on and also use to possibly soften the digital age a bit. Does anyone know where or if NEW blank tapes can be purchased? Are there any thoughts on a resurgence of R2R and if blank media will become more easily accessible?
luvrockin
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florida71
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Nashville Recording Supply has it, but it’s not cheap. My Pioneer RT-701 loves Maxell and Memorex, and I’ve had very good luck buying used tape on eBay. As long as it was stored correctly, you’ll probably be ok. 
cleeds
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benjie
Do you also feel that there is signal loss when recording from a digital source to tape?
Do you think analog tape is a perfect, distortion-free recording medium? 
orpheus10
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orpheus10
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The signal that comes out of the cartridge, goes to the "in" of the phono-pre; after the phono-pre amplifies this signal it leaves "out" to the "in" of the tape deck.

On playback, the signal goes from the playback head to the reel's internal amp and then out to the line amp.

The reel's internal amp is analogous to the phono-pre, and plays a part in the ultimate outcome.
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