But times as they are, not only are all three enjoying a resurgence, there’s also another old technology enjoying an unexpected revival: reel-to-reel tapes (R2R for short). Once the standard by which ...

In September 1961, a 20-year-old folk singer named Bob Dylan had no apartment and no record deal. He was, more or less, a complete unknown. One fateful gig at the Gaslight Cafe in Greenwich Village ...

Are Black Sabbath and Paranoid worth $300 on reel to reel? Rhino's 15 ips editions revisit the albums that launched Ozzy Osbourne's legacy.

At heart, 3D printers are just machines that can melt plastic “wire” into interesting shapes. It’s well-known and oft-lamented that plastic of various sorts has been used to make all manner of ...

The Analog Audio Design TP-1000 Reel-to-Reel Deck will hit your wallet hard at $20,000 and is playback only. With that in mind, Analog Audio Design, has been getting a lot of attention for its $20,000 ...

[Juan Nicola] has taken inspiration from the musician hackers of old and re-purposed a reel-to-reel tape recorder into a tape-echo for his guitar with a built-in valve amplifier (video in Spanish).