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2019
Going live: in which Dave Denyer spends two fascinating days at London’s Air Studios witnessing Chasing The Dragon’s audiophile recordingsoriginal ↗
6 Aug 2019
The full English breakfast: Dave Denyer listens to Chasing the Dragon’s Live Beethoven Series on master tapeoriginal ↗
12 Jul 2019
27 Jun 2019
30 May 2019
The High-End Show 2019: the rambler reports on some exciting reel-to-reel happenings in Munichoriginal ↗
16 May 2019
Another brand new, modern R2R deck is on its way… check out a preview of the Thorens TM 1600 at the Munich High-End Show 2019!original ↗
8 May 2019
R2R goes mainstream as the ‘return of reel-to-reel’ is heralded in the UK’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper (hint: the rambler may have given them a tip-off!)original ↗
7 May 2019
Tape operating level aka ‘reference fluxivity’: what’s it all about (and why should you care)?original ↗
25 Apr 2019
Kicking off the Kessler collection: in which tape junkie Ken Kessler recounts his early forays into the world of pre-recorded reel-to-reelsoriginal ↗
7 Mar 2019
Vivaldi in Venice part 1: Neville Roberts discovers the joys and the challenges of making audiophile recordings of a live concertoriginal ↗
11 Feb 2019
‘To the moon and back’: in which the rambler kicks back with Lyn Stanley’s ‘Moonlight Sessions’ and discovers a thing or two about CCIR vs. NAB equalizationoriginal ↗
16 Jan 2019
2018
“I always felt that cassettes were utter shite”: Ken Kessler treats us to a brief digression from the continuing saga of his reel-to-reel adventuresoriginal ↗
13 Dec 2018
Six of the best: in which Ken Kessler atones for prior tape ‘sins’ by stocking up on vintage decksoriginal ↗
1 Nov 2018
Investing in talented young musicians – Neville Roberts discovers Yarlung Records’ philanthropic approach to recording excellence and checks out a few albumsoriginal ↗
24 Oct 2018
21 Sept 2018
Neville Roberts listens to Chasing The Dragon’s ‘España’ – live, on master tape and direct-cut vinyloriginal ↗
13 Sept 2018
Emotion, wit and stunning transparency: Shostakovich Cello Sonata & Elgar’s Salut d’Amour from UltraAnalogue Recordings (part 2 of 2)original ↗
31 Aug 2018
Putting the ‘ultra’ into analogue: introducing Canada-based UltraAnalogue Recordings (part 1 of 2)original ↗
30 Aug 2018
A lifelong reel obsession: Neville Roberts recalls the tape decks he’s known and loved over the years – and celebrates the R2R revivaloriginal ↗
15 Aug 2018
30 Jul 2018
At the cutting edge: the rambler spends a day in the studio with Chasing The Dragon’s Mike Valentineoriginal ↗
24 May 2018
4 May 2018
Open Reel Records does it again: the pure joy of discovering yet more world-class musicians I hadn’t heard oforiginal ↗
21 Feb 2018
Got an audio ailment? Need some hi-fi healing or reel-to-reel rehab? Allow me to introduce you to The Audiophile’s Clinicoriginal ↗
16 Feb 2018
Will 2018 be the year of reel-to-reel, as Metaxas & Sins announces the creation of new ‘GQT’ Portable Analogue Tape Recorder, and the Ballfinger M-063 comes to market?original ↗
9 Jan 2018
2017
“Mike Valentine is to blame”: falling in love again or how I came to be a reel-to-reel rambleroriginal ↗
20 Sept 2017
Open reel tape versus direct-cut vinyl: two versions of Chasing the Dragon’s superb ‘A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald’ go head to headoriginal ↗
18 Aug 2017
27 Jun 2017
“Staggering”. The rambler is blown away by Open Reel Records’ recording of Eduard Kunz on master tape: “the greatest pianist I’d never heard of”original ↗
16 Mar 2017
7 Feb 2017
Reel-to-reel review: Greetje Kauffeld & Band – ‘On My Way To The 30th Analog Forum Anniversary’ from STS Digitaloriginal ↗
2 Feb 2017
2016
11 Jan 2016