Daans sam naleteo na zanimljiv post coveka koji ima vrhunski R2R i vinil sistem.
Evo sta on kaze:
The short answer is that R2R is very significantly better than a high quality LP system, providing the source material is ok (s0me tapes haven't survived as well as others, for instance).
1) Speed stability - absolutely rock solid with tape - no wavering on piano notes etc.. Verdier is very good, but you can hear the (very subtle) knock from the knot in the linen thread on every platter rotation
2) Dynamic range - the Verdier with the battery PSU is pretty much inky black on the blank grooves in between tracks. No vinyl noise or mechanical noise. With tape, you can get a tiny bit of tape hiss, esp if the tape used is several generations down from the original; you can minimise this by using something like Dolby A or Dolby SR (I have 2 Dolby 363 machines with A and SR - I just haven't got round to plugging them in yet). However, the tape medium is able to capture and transmit a much greater dynamic range compared to the grooves of an LP. After all the mastering engineer has to apply compression and EQ to cut the lacquer. You can hear this difference very easily between a master tape and a good vinyl pressing.
3) Sound quality on tape is the same at the end as at the beginning - unlike records. Tape has a constants linear velocity of medium over the head (transducer). Records have a constant angular velocity, which means that the amount on information gets less and less with each rotation of the record; hence the inner grooves don't sound as good.
4) Microdynamics are much better on tape - subtleties of brush use on drums, additional bits (e.g. the crowd noise and applause on Sgt Pepper's). General dynamics are faster with tape i.e. drums, crescendos etc
5) Soundstage is uncompromised on tape (obviously this depends on the original recording).
I have been listening to hi-fi for 35 years now, and the last two years of R2R have been a complete revelation. I have heard some very good vinyl replay systems in my life, but none of them approach a 15 IPS master tape.