Vintage Audio Equipment

[popeyespappy]

I was just looking up the price of reel-to-reel tapes.  Fairly expensive.

I actually like digital.  At the high-end, it sounds good.  I find that good mastering is more important than format.  The best CDs sound very good, but high-res can be better.

There is a "digital sound" that can be very bad.  Fortunately, the best gear seems to remove the problem.

Once upon a time I ripped 700 plus CD's as 320 Kbps MP3's. Not all of them were great recordings to begin with, but I still wish I had ripped them as FLAC files as the CD's were all stolen, but I still have the MP3's.

A good 2500" blank tape runs about $85. Fortunately, the deck came with a couple and I think I only want 4 or 5. Blues rock, Classic rock, hard rock, and soft rock. Maybe one for a mix.

Got any speaker recommendations? I am looking at Wharfedale Linton Heritage, Klipsch Heresy IV, and JBL L-100 Classics.