Hello, I have been using reel to reel and cassette recorders since 1969. In my
humble opinion:
Uhers are fantastic... when the work as advertised, but something always goes wrong.
Revox: A77 beautiful, but finicky and a little crude
Nakamichi: Fantastic when they work, 1000 is best ever, not the Dragon
Tandberg: seems nice
Overall Teac and Akai are the most useful. Never owned a Tascam.
Now in the market for a Nagra or Stellavox.
They look like medical instruments, but I have to have one, just to see...