Tonestar1:Loving the Technics reel to reel. Looks fantastic.
Yep, nice piece of kit.
They come up for sale quite regularly, there are different models and the higher spec reels are better. Not long ago there was a brand new one found still boxed up in its original wrapping! It was found in a warehouse!
There are plenty of retro reels out there from Marantz and Akai for example, which are available at good prices. I was looking into one not long ago for a source but the music that is available is pretty thin on the ground from what i could see, so for me buying one would be for nostalgic reasons. I remember playing christmas song's amongst others on a reel when i was a kid.... Good times....