You have not heard what your Magnepan can do if you have not played a reel-to- reel ....

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Posted by trioderob (A) on November 3, 2021 at 17:14:31

Pulled out an old Crown reel to reel player that was in storage,

Loaded in a 7 1/2 speed tape of Peter Paul and Mary

Mama Mia !

first of all the dynamic range is astounding on reel to reel tape

second you know how they talk about the more relaxed sound of Vinyl ? ,,,, tape takes that to a whole new level

third the detail level is off the chart with complex harmonics, sound stage clues , difficult timbers are accurate , highs are extended , transients are dramatic and startling

male vocals more than female are extremely different on the Maggies with tape having tremendous visceral energy also like a cello .

the bottom end is rounder with a solid foundation - but absolutely not "boomey " ... on my LRS the bass extended way beyond what I though possible .... I mean it does not turn into a JBL party house speaker ,, but it goes lowwwww

as a side note several years ago I took an extremely cheap reel to reel player - maybe 100 bucks - to a local audiophiles home who had a very high end turntable and tube phono stage
it must have cost 100x the tape player. After I demoed it the guy looked like he was going to start crying.

Anyway what is my point ? Maggies and Tape are a "killer" combo

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Topic - You have not heard what your Magnepan can do if you have not played a reel-to- reel .... - trioderob 17:14:31 11/03/21 (14)

Forget Maggies... - Ozzie 12:27:25 11/04/21 (7)

the problem is that tape sounds almost too real - trioderob 13:03:19 11/04/21 (0)

This is all true.. - Dave Pogue 12:58:19 11/04/21 (4)

Now we all know... - Ozzie 13:14:47 11/04/21 (3)

RE: Now we all know... - Dave Pogue 13:23:19 11/04/21 (2)

Yep, I fat fingeted the 1 - Ozzie 13:26:46 11/04/21 (1)

Let's see what else you fat-fingered - Dave Pogue 14:03:55 11/04/21 (0)

RE: Forget Maggies... - Utley1 12:56:20 11/04/21 (0)

Recapped my Crown and sent the electronics and headstack to - kff 08:28:52 11/04/21 (0)

R2R tape is by far the best - Mike K 18:48:08 11/03/21 (2)

RE: R2R tape is by far the best - josh358 13:24:30 11/11/21 (0)

RE: R2R tape is by far the best - trioderob 18:55:51 11/03/21 (0)

RE: You have not heard what your Magnepan can do if you have not played a reel-to- reel .... - Green Lantern 18:08:34 11/03/21 (1)

RE: You have not heard what your Magnepan can do if you have not played a reel-to- reel .... - Utley1 14:51:14 11/05/21 (0)

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