Well there certainly was something romantic about analogue tape.
With 2 inch tape at a decent speed the results have probably never been surpassed.
Even in this age of digital recording some studios still use tape for the odd recording. This is despite its issues of tracking, maintenance, wear and tear etc.
Perhaps not everyone is convinced by the effectiveness of all the various so-called analogue sounding digital plug-ins?
Perhaps that’s what the history of audio is really teaching us, perhaps what the reviewers should be saying is that things are changing constantly, but not always for the better.