Reel-to-Reel Tape
Reel-to-reel tape is a type of magnetic tape used for recording and playing back audio. It consists of a long strip of plastic coated with a magnetic material, wound around two reels. This format was popular from the 1940s to the 1980s, especially in professional music studios and broadcasting.
The tape is played by threading it through a tape machine, where it passes over a playback head that reads the magnetic signals. Reel-to-reel tape offers high sound quality and is still appreciated by audiophiles and musicians for its warm, analog sound.