The article captures the reward, quirkiness, and expense of this old and wonderful fringe of the hobby.
For me, it was eventually the maintenance of the three R2Rs that I've owned that caused me to finally abandon the format. Then, the rising costs of this gear and tapes (supply and demand) soured it for me. Not the same as when in 1968 I bought an Ampex 750(?). Even though this was more of an entry level deck, it blew away the industry's future offerings of 8 Tracks and Cassettes. It also bettered my vinyl setup at the time.
I applaud those who don't care about anything that I wrote up above and go for it.
Kenny
For me, it was eventually the maintenance of the three R2Rs that I've owned that caused me to finally abandon the format. Then, the rising costs of this gear and tapes (supply and demand) soured it for me. Not the same as when in 1968 I bought an Ampex 750(?). Even though this was more of an entry level deck, it blew away the industry's future offerings of 8 Tracks and Cassettes. It also bettered my vinyl setup at the time.
I applaud those who don't care about anything that I wrote up above and go for it.
Kenny