IN-AKUSTIK MASTER TAPE EDITIONS BRING NEW RELEASES TO THE REEL-TO-REEL MARKET
German cable brand and record label in-akustik has introduced a series of new In-Akustik Master Tape Editions, available in three reel-to-reel tape formats: Start, Standard, and Studio.
WE ARE REWIND EDITH WE-001 CASSETTE PLAYER
We Are Rewind Edith WE-001 Joins Growing Cassette Renaissance
REVOX APPOINTS RYAN O’CONNOR AS PRESIDENT FOR NORTH AMERICA
Revox has announced Ryan O’Connor as the new President for North America, signalling the company’s commitment to strengthening its presence in the region.
YELLO STELLA 15IPS STUDIO MASTER COPY EDITION REVIEW & CHAT WITH BORIS BLANK
Alan McIntosh takes a listen to the 15ips Studio Master Copy of Stella by Yello and released on Horch House, whilst Stuart Smith has a chat with Boris Blank at High End Munich 2024.
FIIO CP13 TRANSPARENT PORTABLE CASSETTE PLAYER AVAILABLE
The FiiO CP13 Transparent Portable Cassette Player has USB-C charging, 13 hour battery life and an all-analogue circuit.
NORTH WEST AUDIO SHOW 2022 SEMINAR – Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorders: Practical advice and tips on ownership and use.
SEPEA AUDIO BUDGET LACQUERED ALUMINIUM TAPE REELS RELEASED
SEPEA Audio has released a whole range of designs and colours of budget lacquered NAB reels for 1/4″ audio tapes, with a 10.5” (265mm) diameter.
We have been bringing you news about cassette tape being the next big comeback in Audio and Hifi for the last few years. Recording The Masters are making cassette tapes again, but their Kickstarter funded campaign to launch their Mystik portable cassette player, failed to hit it’s 50,000€ target.
Adding more fuel to the whisperings that cassette tape is the next old school format to be revived, Recording The Masters, the French tape manufacturer, is just about to launch MYSTIK, which they say is “a modern-day analogue cassette player with a focus on quality audio playback”.
Merrill Audio of the USA has announced a large upgrade from their previous Tape Head Preamplifier, the Master Tape Head Preamp.
We have been closely following Kostas Metaxas and the development of his new Reel to Reel machine, now we can bring you some video footage of it in action.
Merrill Audio have just announced their Pure Tape Head Preamp for Reel to Reel machines.
Turntable manufacturer Thorens are opening a new chapter in the history of high quality analogue reproduction, with the introduction of their new tape machine, the TM 1600.
Recording The Masters introduced brand new FOX C60 audio cassettes earlier in 2018. In 2019 they are expanding their accessory line and introducing coloured flanges and NAB adapters. More »
After 35 years of serious recording work for Broadcast Television using Swiss portable and studio machines from Stellavox (the SM8 portables & TD9 Studio machine), and over 40 years experience in the Hi End Audio industry, Artist/Designer/Recording Engineer Kostas Metaxas has finally designed what he hopes will be “the ultimate machine to capture an unrivalled realism with Analogue Tape”. More »
We have heard a lot recently about the rise of another, once thought outdated, format. The cassette tape. Global cassette consumption is increasing and the media are talking about an 80% growth in recent years. In addition, artists and independent labels are releasing new albums on cassette tapes. More »
The Tapeless Deck Project, in Poland, is converting vintage cassette recorders into unique music players. More »