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
IMO, it's still active, and will be for quite some time. 

I dropped out and switched to CDs as the playback heads for my 10.5 reel to reel were no longer being made. Tough decision - - switch to a different make of 10.5s  or go to CDs. 

In retrospect, for me, going to CDs was the better solution.  Others in my place might have switched to another 10.5 brand.

You can get same performance out of a 3 head Nak and Sony Elcaset and also Beta so R2R's are obsolete.