I still have much fun playing with my open-reel Teac A-2300SD. I bought this
second-hand in 1987 and it still sounds superb at 7.5 ips.

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I picked up some TDK SA90 tape from Richer Sounds for a bargain 59p each,
I
then rigged up my Pioneer CT-S740S tape deck, which I bought about five
years ago and have never used.