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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
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I counted six (6) false statements in the opening post.
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vinny55 OP
259 posts
 
Theres supposedly a Thorens r2r coming out in 2020 but playback only.
 Like whos gonna pay big bucks for an incomplete product? 
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chattaudio
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Picked up a very gently used Akai GX-635D last year, had a tech go through it top to bottom. It sounds simply glorious, came with several reels of very well made recordings. I don’t think the format is dead, I think popularity will continue to reinvigorate, not only due to vynil, but it also looks cool, and on a slightly weird note - hot oil mixed with tape dust produces fascinating smell, the very smell of analog! 
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