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Quite expensive...yes. But for what they are, somewhat of a bargain in a sense...I hear the profit margin on them is pretty low....some fairly dedicated people at The Tape Project. Hopefully, they spawn a wider interest to keep the niche alive and well.
Have you seen what some vintage vinyl is going for these days? (and they are not 1.5 generation copies)
I guess RTR represents the ultimate in audio, as it also represents the ultimate in inconvenience (you have to change tapes just to listen to a complete album).
For the Tape Project tapes, you need a half-track recorder to play them. Most consumer machines were quarter track so you'll have to source out a nice half-track machine.
Of course, you could always purchase one of their modified Technics machines, but I find some of the examples to be rather tacky--turquoise inlays?