I only used a small reel to reel machine a few times. My dad got it from a photo shoot in the 1970's. The rep from the company didn't want it back and my dad did the photo-work for one of the electronic catalogs. Boss said take it if you want it. Cleaning up my dad's house after he passed away I found the machine and a couple rolls of tape. We tried it and it still worked but replacement tape was not cheap so we let it go cheap for someone else to play with.