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

I thought that having MiniDiscs and DCCs laying around was perverted enough, but you guys are making me consider Elcasettes.

Now, when R2R technicians are allegedly not impossible to find, does any of you know a technician that would dive into fixing one of the Unitra (Grundig license) machines? I do not think it is even broken but if someone would give it a clean bill of health, I may revisit some old tapes. Wish You Were Here and such.

vinny55,

Sure, put the R2Rs in museums. Those same criticisms can be made about other mediums as well. So what then, donate our tube equipment, cassette decks, turntables and CD players. To quote John McEnroe, "You can not be serious!" And then what, just streaming and downloads? No thanks, not for me.

I hope your tongue is in your cheek.

Talking of Elcaset, there are still a surprising number of machines for sale on eBay.
However  tape prices are as bad if not worse than R2R.

I guess it also has its proponents.

Just wondering; what do you R to R guys listen to, anyway? Must be pretty limited.

I guess I am just trying to understand the reason for your post.  Analog/vinyl is dead....oh wait...nevermind..

We live in a world where six figure speakers, amps and turntables exist in great numbers and repairing reel to reel decks or replacing heads is too expensive ?  Regardless the reel to reel industry isn't taking a single dime out of YOUR pocket

The real point is that if you do not want or care for reel to reel, fine, don't buy or use it, but to "pontificate" to others seems to me to be nothing but enjoying the sound of ones own voice