Reel To Reel Connection Question

RTR was and is the gold standard. Anyone knocking it as waste of time is hopelessly lost. Only thing worse would be to knock it as a waste of time while pretending the AVR isn’t. That would be an offense of such monumental ignorance no o,... wait- what? He did? Wow. Well, there you go.

You can use any line level input. Guy ways RTR is a waste, doesn’t even know it is line level. Geez Louise!

You are looking for Line Out and ideally a Tape Monitor loop. AVR will not have this. You can still record. Simply connect your source directly into the tape deck. Do your recording using the monitor feature on the deck. This will let you flip between Line (the signal coming into the deck that you are recording) and Monitor which is the recorded signal being played back from the deck. Not as convenient but actually better in terms of quality since a direct source to deck connection is better than through any preamp, and especially an AVR.

I am a new adopter of RtR technology. My first pre-recorded tape is a second generation copy Lyn Stanley Live at Bernies, recorded at 15ips, 2T. I can honestly say, after being a HiFi enthusiast for over 50 years, hands down the best recording I have ever heard. It really does sound like live music. Ever wonder why most high end equipment vendors now use RtR decks to demonstrate their equipment?

See this post for more information on RtR recordings: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/anyone-buys-master-tape-dubs

Thanks everyone for your feedback; very helpful.  I have yet to receive the machine but looking forward to it.  Rtr  I have read is the best as to recordings so I’m definitely curious.

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