Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound?


Wondering why more people aren't into reel to reel if they're looking for the ultimate analog experience? I know title selection is limited and tapes are really expensive, but there are more good tapes available now than ever before.
People refer to a recording as having "master tape quality",  well you can actually hear that master tape sound through your own system and the point of entry to reel to reel is so much more affordable than getting into vinyl.  Thoughts? 
scar972

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Hello,
I wish I had kept my dads RTR back in the day along with the recordings of course. I feel this is just a money issue like buying a gun. The $1500 colt 1911 is not the expensive part. It’s the bullets or cartridges that are the real cost. I really hope someone is preserving all of this music. Losing it would be unbelievable! Maybe some people could borrow or donate some of their recordings to these streaming platforms so we can have these in our lives for generations to come. I am 49 years old and love to listen to music from the past. Etta James, Nena Simone and so on.