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Audiophile Archive: Digitizing Reel to Reel Tapes

Could anyone please update me on the latest hardware and software required to digitize analogue media?

I have a friend who would like to archive his collection of live jazz recordings.

Another Audiogon thread for digitizing LP's suggested not bothering with digital conversion which I can understand, but the real issue is preservation, not debating the pros and cons of digital vs analogue.

(Of course, extra credit will be awarded for any suggestions that will also satisfy the snobbiest of audiophiles.)

And DOUBLE extra credit for solutions which offer 95% S.O.T.A. performance, but for a reasonable price.

Thank you.
cwlondon

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Update from my friend --

it seems he uses an iMac, which has a superdrive where he can burn at least CD's, if not DVDs.

He said copying CDs is very easy and was wondering if he should buy an iMike (?).

Does anyone know what that is or how I should advise him? $35 bucks or so sounds cheap compared to new sound cards, Alesis devices etc so I must be missing something.

Thanks.
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