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Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound?

Wondering why more people aren't into reel to reel if they're looking for the ultimate analog experience? I know title selection is limited and tapes are really expensive, but there are more good tapes available now than ever before.
People refer to a recording as having "master tape quality",  well you can actually hear that master tape sound through your own system and the point of entry to reel to reel is so much more affordable than getting into vinyl.  Thoughts? 
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geoffkait
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Cassettes can be pricey, too. The 100 most expensive cassettes are....

https://blog.discogs.com/en/top-100-most-expensive-cassettes/
glupson
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"Legend has it that he was so unimpressed with the technology available that he had an Ampex tape deck and operator specially flown over for the occasion!"
Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen comes to mind. LP from 2014 sounds just fine, really fine.
glupson
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"Cassettes can be pricey, too. The 100 most expensive cassettes are...."
More ridiculous the title, more likely to be on the list.
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tomic601
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Much of Nebraska was recorded on the Tascam Cassette Porta Studio. ( I owned one ) One of the reasons I advocate serious audiophiles make live music recordings is to discern merits and - of format, mixer, cable, microphone, microphone preamp, etc....

of course Nebraska perfectly suited to the Tascam 
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tomic601
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@hypoman right on, have yet to meet a zoom product that sounds bad and does not provide shocking value.

i built an Anvil case for rack mount B-77 Mk3, and all the other claptrap... oh the days of A-77 with the built in carry handle



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