I’m waiting for Reel-to-Reel to come back.
It never left. A lot of artists still use tape and transfer it to digital for the deep sound.
My understanding of reel to reel is that the tapes degrade with time, whereas with vinyl, if kept cool, will last indefinitely.
DAT wasnt too bad....if you increase sampling rate and expand recording range from 0 decibel to higher than human ear frequency sensitivity wouldnt digital be pretty close bein’ there? Something about hearing by sound waves passing through your body bypassing the tympanic membrane and goin strait to the cochlea.