20/02/2026
New review of Revox MASTER TAPES - published by Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity 🎶
John E. Johnson Jr., author at the wellknown American online magazine Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity received three additional analog Revox MASTER TAPES as part of his latest review of the Revox B77 MK III Stereo Tape Recorder. He presents them together in a feature article within his “What We Are Listening To” series and is really amazed by the studio sound quality of the Master Tapes in combination with the B77 MK III.☺️
“… What truly impressed me was the clarity across the entire spectrum. Every line, manuals and pedals alike, remains distinctly articulated, with an organic (and entirely appropriate) presence that digital often sterilizes. The “Prelude and Fugue in C Major” displays remarkable contrapuntal separation, while the “Trio Sonatas (No. 6 in G Major and No. 1 in E-flat Major)” reveal rhythmic agility and tonal purity that feel startlingly immediate.
The Revox B77 MK III excels here not by editorializing, but by getting out of the way. It preserves the continuous voltage flow of the original recording, allowing the church acoustics, the instrument’s breath, and Bach’s architecture to unfold naturally. This is analog tape at its most convincing and most musical. …”
👉Read the full article here: https://hometheaterhifi.com/features/what-we-are-listening-to/what-we-are-listening-to-winter-early-2026/
