reel-to-reel
adjective
: of, relating to, or utilizing magnetic tape that requires threading on a take-up reel
a reel-to-reel tape recorder
Examples of reel-to-reel in a Sentence
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To us denizens of the digital age, the state-of-the-art eavesdropping technologies in these movies, with their dials and levers and reel-to-reel tapes, look quaint bordering on otherworldly.
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Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
In the mid-1950s, 3M advertised its Scotch audio reel-to-reel tape.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2024
Seven places to listen to the reel-to-reel tapes and 14 machines running.
—Mary Zahn and Bill Janz, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
Equipped with an elite audio system that features Klipsch Forte speakers, a vintage reel-to-reel tape player, and vinyl turntable, Bar One Fourteen provides guests an unparalleled listening experience in an environment like no other.
—The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
Unlike a record player—or the reel-to-reel tape player—the boom box was both portable and commensurate with the scale and the volume of the city.
—Jon Michaud, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
His music was never formally recorded in a studio, but reel-to-reel tapes capturing rehearsal sessions with his group Los Primos were later discovered in an attic, leading to the Third Man compilation.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
One place his vision is most evident is in his reel-to-reel tape box collages, rarely displayed publicly until now.
—Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
Step back in time with this nearly 3,000-piece set that’s packed with intricate details for true-crime fans including a 1940s-era police officer, a case board, reel-to-reel recorder, and more.
—Amy Stanford, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
In the mid-1950s, 3M advertised its Scotch audio reel-to-reel tape.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2024
Seven places to listen to the reel-to-reel tapes and 14 machines running.
—Mary Zahn and Bill Janz, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
Equipped with an elite audio system that features Klipsch Forte speakers, a vintage reel-to-reel tape player, and vinyl turntable, Bar One Fourteen provides guests an unparalleled listening experience in an environment like no other.
—The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
Unlike a record player—or the reel-to-reel tape player—the boom box was both portable and commensurate with the scale and the volume of the city.
—Jon Michaud, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
His music was never formally recorded in a studio, but reel-to-reel tapes capturing rehearsal sessions with his group Los Primos were later discovered in an attic, leading to the Third Man compilation.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
One place his vision is most evident is in his reel-to-reel tape box collages, rarely displayed publicly until now.
—Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
Step back in time with this nearly 3,000-piece set that’s packed with intricate details for true-crime fans including a 1940s-era police officer, a case board, reel-to-reel recorder, and more.
—Amy Stanford, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
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