Reel to Reel


This may sound like a dumb question, but what the heck !!!
I have always wanted a R to R, just to play around with.

But I have to ask, what do you guys do with your machines ? What do you play or tape ?

Recently, I was told locally where a lot of refurb R to R are sold, that a lot of people record CD to them ?

Just curious ?

Wayne
waynefia
I have a 10 inch Teac RTR deck. I need a source to get blank tapes. Anyone know of a good source ? They can be used tapes as well. Thanks.
Say, Ken,

I'm interested to read what you'd discovered with the 1/2 track tapes at 15 & 30 ips...

Best,
Sam
If you are serious about finding out the true possibilities of RTR and 2-track tape, get a Studer C-37 and a few early 2-track original reels from RCA, Westminster, Everest, Mercury and Columbia from the late 1950ies to very early 1960ies.
Not cheap stuff, but well worth it.
My experience so far with my Studer A80 (OK, it's not a C-37 but it's not bad and I bet it lasts longer!) and prerecorded tapes is quite satisfying--however, while very good, the 7.5 ips tapes Dertonarm refers to do not hold a candle to 15 ips material, IMHO.