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Reel-to-reel tape recorder with two silver reels. Black body, knobs, and lit VU meters.

Press Play> Episode 28: Buying A Reel-To-Reel

by Iain Betson • 21 December 2024
Press Play> Episode 28: Buying A Reel-To-Reel
Five RTM audio tape boxes on a dark surface. Labels read: LPR35, LPR90, SM900, SM911. Gray boxes with blue and green accents.

Getting the Flux Out of There: De-Magging Heads and Erasing Tape - Part 2: Erasing Tape

by Iain Betson • 5 December 2024
Getting the Flux Out of There: De-Magging Heads and Erasing Tape
Close-up of a silver machine with open compartments holding cylindrical components; red item points at one.

Getting the Flux Out of There: De-Magging Heads and Erasing Tape - Part 1: De-Magging

by Iain Betson • 25 November 2024
Getting the Flux Out of There: De-Magging Heads and Erasing Tape
Reel-to-reel tape recorder, wooden base, black reels, control panel with buttons, and display.

Press Play> Podcast Ep 17: A New Reel-to-Reel from Thorens

by Iain Betson • 9 January 2021
Press Play> Podcast Ep 17: A New Reel-to-Reel from Thorens
Close-up of a vintage reel-to-reel tape recorder's recording head and reels.

Press Play> Podcast Ep 11: Talking Heads - Part 1

by Iain Betson • 31 July 2020
Press Play> Podcast Ep 11: Talking Heads - Part 1
Several reel-to-reel tape recorders with silver metal spools, arranged in a grid.

Press Play> Podcast Ep 10: Righteous Reels

by Iain Betson • 7 June 2020
Press Play> Podcast Ep 10: Righteous Reels
Red circuit board with chips and components labeled

Press Play> Podcast Ep 9: New Studer A810/A812 MPU Boards

by Iain Betson • 5 May 2020
Press Play> Podcast Ep 9: New Studer A810/A812 MPU Boards