You jest, but R2R is what some audiophiles are generally on about as being the bees knees, and has been getting popular again. I like physical music, but the prices on those is too much. I have heard some really good sounding reels, though I can never shake the feeling that they just have been recorded really, really well, using expensive equipment I can't afford to even rent, and would've sounded the same having been recorded digitally.
That I do and you’re also spot on that it does have a lot of merit as a medium - Les Paul did so much for music by lugging R2R gear around and proving its worth in the studio that his legacy is at the pinnacle of any and all people who, well, love music!
