2xHD ANALOG MASTER REEL TAPES
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COMPLETE A–Z COLLECTOR CATALOGUE 2026
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OpenReelToReel Hub
World Collector’s Reference
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Premium 15 ips reel-to-reel editions for serious analogue collectors, audiophiles and master-tape enthusiasts.
This reel tape guide separates true analogue/AAA provenance from releases where the original programme source is digital. Collector ratings are OpenReelToReel editorial ratings, not ratings supplied by 2xHD.
The Sound of Tape - Reel Tape Guide Reviews
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Deluxe Tape: AL JARREAU
WOW!
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDRE-TD1270
• Number of Tapes: 2
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″ playback copy
• Tape Stock: SM900
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: Analogue live recording
• Recording: Washington, D.C., 1976
• Mastering / Transfer: 2xHD analogue transfer chain
• Genre: Vocal Jazz / Soul / R&B
• Collector Rating: ★★★★½
OpenReelToReel Verdict: Superb archival live performance with excellent musical and collector appeal.
Deluxe Tap: BEN WEBSTER
Stardust
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDST-TD1246
• Number of Tapes: 2
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″ playback copy
• Tape Stock: SM900
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: AAA / Original 15 ips analogue tape source
• Recording Source: Original analogue tapes
• Mastering: René Laflamme — all-tube mastering chain
• Genre: Jazz / Tenor Saxophone
• Collector Rating: ★★★★★
OpenReelToReel Verdict: A highly desirable analogue jazz reference with superb provenance.
Deluxe Tape: BILL EVANS TRIO
Some Other Time — The Lost Session from the Black Forest
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDRE-TB1044
• Number of Tapes: 2
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″ playback copy
• Tape Stock: SM900
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: Original analogue recording
• Recorded: 20 June 1968, Black Forest, Germany
• Session: Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer / Joachim-Ernst Berendt era
• Mastering / Transfer: 2xHD analogue transfer chain
• Genre: Jazz / Piano Trio
• Collector Rating: ★★★★★
One of the most significant rediscovered Bill Evans recordings available on modern reel tape.
Deluxe Tape: BILL EVANS TRIO
Some Other Time — Vol. 1
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDRE-T1044-1
• Number of Tapes: 1
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: Original analogue session
• Recorded: Black Forest, Germany, 20 June 1968
• Genre: Jazz / Piano Trio
• Collector Rating: ★★★★½
Excellent choice for collectors wanting the Bill Evans session in a single-reel edition.
Reel Tape: BILL EVANS TRIO
Top of the Gate — Vol. 1
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDRE-T1052
• Number of Tapes: 1
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: Analogue live recording
• Recording Engineer: George Klabin
• Recording Chain: Analogue tube-console recording
• Genre: Jazz / Piano Trio
• Collector Rating: ★★★★½
A fascinating live Bill Evans document with strong historical and audiophile value.
Reel Tape: BUDDY TATE / HARRY “SWEETS” EDISON
I Cried For You
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDJA-T1144
• Number of Tapes: 1
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: Analogue-source jazz recording
• Genre: Swing / Mainstream Jazz
• Collector Rating: ★★★★
Classic swing-era musicianship presented for modern reel-to-reel playback.
Deluxe Tape: BUZZ BRASS
Holst — The Planets
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDFT-TB1213
• Number of Tapes: 2
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Original Source: ¼″ analogue tape
• Tape Stock: SM900
• EQ: Original NAB / CCIR or NAB playback copy
• Provenance: AAA — Direct Analogue Recording
• Recorder: Ampex 354 vacuum-tube tape recorder
• Microphones: 2 × Neumann U67
• Recording Technique: Minimalist stereo capture
• Genre: Classical / Brass
• Collector Rating: ★★★★★
REFERENCE ANALOGUE RECORDING. A purist tube-era recording chain using two legendary Neumann U67 microphones.
Deluxe Tape: OSCAR’S MOTET CHOIR
Cantate Domino
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDNS-TB1235
• Number of Tapes: 2
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″ playback copy
• Tape Stock: SM900
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: Original analogue recording
• Original Recording: Sweden, 1976
• Recording Engineer: Bertil Alving
• Genre: Classical / Choral / Organ
• Collector Rating: ★★★★★
One of the most famous audiophile recordings ever made and a cornerstone title for serious analogue collectors.
Deluxe Tape: JACO PASTORIUS
Truth, Liberty & Soul
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDRE-TD1245
• Number of Tapes: 2
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″ playback copy
• Tape Stock: SM900
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: AAA / Pure Analogue Master Source
• Original Recording: Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
• Date: 27 June 1982
• Recording System: 24-track analogue — Record Plant Mobile
• Reel Source: Rediscovered original two-track analogue mix
• Genre: Jazz Fusion / Big Band
• Collector Rating: ★★★★★+ REFERENCE
One of the crown jewels of the complete 2xHD catalogue.
Deluxe Tape: ARNE DOMNÉRUS / BENGT HALLBERG / LARS ERSTRAND / GEORG RIEDEL / EGIL JOHANSEN
Jazz at the Pawnshop
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDNS-TB1232
• Number of Tapes: 2
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″ playback copy
• Tape Stock: SM900
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: AAA / Historic Analogue Live Recording
• Original Recording: Stampen Jazz Club, Stockholm
• Date: December 1976
• Original Recording System: Analogue master-tape recording
• Genre: Jazz / Live
• Collector Rating: ★★★★★+ REFERENCE
A genuine audiophile landmark and arguably one of the most collectible modern master-tape editions available.
Deluxe Tape: ARNE DOMNÉRUS & ENSEMBLE
Jazz at the Pawnshop — Late Night
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDNS-TD1244
• Number of Tapes: 2
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″ playback copy
• Tape Stock: SM900
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: Original analogue tape recordings
• Source: Previously unreleased late-night Pawnshop-session tapes
• Mastering: René Laflamme / 2xHD
• Genre: Jazz / Live
• Collector Rating: ★★★★★+ REFERENCE
A particularly desirable companion to the original Jazz at the Pawnshop.
Reel Tape: THE L.A. NETWORK
Dave Brubeck Redux
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDRE-T1162
• Number of Tapes: 1
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″ playback tape
• Provenance: AAA / 2-track analogue recording
• Original Recording: 15 ips, 2-track, off-the-floor
• Genre: Jazz
• Collector Rating: ★★★★½
Straightforward analogue recording philosophy with excellent audiophile credentials.
Reel Tape: THE L.A. NETWORK
Ella on Our Mind
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDRE-T1168
• Number of Tapes: 1
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″
• Provenance: AAA-style analogue recording
• Recording: Off-the-floor, 2-track
• Overdubs: None
• Editing: None
• Genre: Vocal Jazz
• Collector Rating: ★★★★½
An attractive purist recording for vocal-jazz collectors.
Reel Tape: MATHIEU DÉSY
Ventes Contre Airs — Crosswinds
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDMD-T1289
• Number of Tapes: 1
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″ playback copy
• Provenance: DIGITAL SOURCE — NOT AAA
• Original Master: DXD digital master
• Tape Edition: Analogue reel copy made from the DXD master
• Genre: Contemporary Jazz / Classical Crossover / Solo Double Bass
• Collector Rating: ★★★★
⚠️ IMPORTANT: This release is a premium 15 ips reel tape, but it must not be described as AAA because its programme source is digital DXD.
Reel Tape: MONTY ALEXANDER
Love You Madly
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDRE-TD1187
• Number of Tapes: 2
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″ playback copy
• Tape Stock: SM900
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: Analogue live recording
• Recorded: Club Bubba, Fort Lauderdale, 1982
• Recording Engineer: Mack Emerman / Criteria Recording Studios
• Genre: Jazz / Piano
• Collector Rating: ★★★★½
Superb live piano jazz with excellent archival credentials.
Reel Tape: MUSSORGSKY / RAVEL
Pictures at an Exhibition
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDJD-T1035
• Number of Tapes: 1
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Original Source: ¼″ analogue tape
• Provenance: AAA — Direct Analogue Recording
• Recording Speed: 15 ips
• Microphones: 2 omnidirectional microphones
• Recording Method: Direct-to-¼″ analogue tape
• Genre: Classical / Orchestral
• Collector Rating: ★★★★★
A minimalist classical recording with exceptional analogue credentials.
Reel Tape: NAGRA / VARIOUS ARTISTS
Nagra 70th Anniversary Collection
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDFT-TB1223
• Number of Tapes: 2
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″ playback copies
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: Fully Analogue Collection
• Artists include: Bill Evans, Louis Armstrong, Shirley Horn, Monty Alexander and others
• Concept: Celebration of 70 years of Nagra recording technology
• Genre: Jazz / Audiophile Compilation
• Collector Rating: ★★★★★
A particularly appropriate release for Nagra enthusiasts and serious tape-machine collectors.
Reel Tape: PILTCH & DAVIS
Take One
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDAR-T1036
• Number of Tapes: 1
• Playback Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Original Master Width: ½″ analogue tape
• Original Recording Speed: 30 ips / 76 cm/s
• Dolby: None
• Provenance: AAA / Direct Analogue Master
• Recording Method: Off-the-floor
• Overdubs: None
• Genre: Acoustic Jazz
• Collector Rating: ★★★★★+ REFERENCE
One of the strongest technical recordings in the catalogue: ½″ tape at 30 ips, non-Dolby and recorded live off-the-floor.
Reel Tape: SHIRLEY HORN
Softly
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDJA-T1140
• Number of Tapes: 1
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: Analogue-source recording
• Genre: Vocal Jazz
• Collector Rating: ★★★★½
Elegant late-night vocal jazz and an attractive title for Shirley Horn collectors.
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Reel Tape: TRIO DE CURDA
Libertango
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDFT-T1182
• Number of Tapes: 1
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Original Source: ¼″ analogue tape
• Original EQ: CCIR
• Provenance: AAA — Direct Analogue Recording
• Recorder: Nagra IV-S
• Microphone: Neumann SM69 stereo tube microphone
• Microphone Technique: Pure Blumlein stereo
• Recording Date: 28 October 2019
• Recording Engineer: René Laflamme
• Overdubs: None
• Editing: None
• Genre: Tango / Latin / Chamber
• Collector Rating: ★★★★★+ REFERENCE
One microphone. One Nagra. Analogue tape. No overdubs. No editing. A genuine modern purist recording.
Reel Tape: VARIOUS ARTISTS
Audiophile Analog Collection Vol. 1
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDFT-T1143
• Number of Tapes: 1
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″ playback tape
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: Analogue audiophile compilation
• Recording Information: Multiple analogue sessions and sources
• Genre: Jazz / Blues / World / Percussion / Audiophile
• Collector Rating: ★★★★½
A strong introduction to the 2xHD analogue aesthetic.
Reel Tape: VARIOUS ARTISTS
Audiophile Analog Collection Vol. 2
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDFT-T1167
• Number of Tapes: 1
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″
• EQ: CCIR / NAB available
• Provenance: Analogue audiophile compilation
• Genre: Jazz / Classical / Blues / World / Audiophile
• Collector Rating: ★★★★★
One of the strongest all-round sampler tapes for evaluating a high-end reel-to-reel system.
Reel Tape: VARIOUS ARTISTS
Audiophile Analog Collection Vol. 3
• Catalogue No.: 2XHDFT-T1291
• Number of Tapes: 1
• Speed: 15 ips / 38 cm/s
• Tape Width: ¼″ playback tape
• Provenance: Original Analogue Master
• Source: 2xHD describes the edition as a direct copy from the original analogue master
• Genre: Jazz / Classical / Blues / Funk / Audiophile
• Collector Rating: ★★★★★
An important recent addition to the 2xHD analogue tape catalogue.
2xHD MASTER-TAPE DUPLICATION CHAIN
For many 2xHD releases, the commercial tape copy is produced using an extremely sophisticated analogue signal path:
• Original master playback: Modified Nagra-T
• Playback speed: 15 ips where applicable
• Signal wiring: OCC silver
• Playback electronics: Custom high-end tube circuitry
• Head preamplifier: Nick Doshi tube head preamp
• Head block: Custom carbon-fibre assembly
• Copy recorder: Nagra IV-S
• Copy format: ¼″ / 2-track stereo / 15 ips
• Equalisation: CCIR/IEC or NAB, according to edition/order specification
This is why the distinction between the original recording master and the commercial duplication tape is so important.
🏆 OPENREELTOREEL HUB — CROWN COLLECTION
★★★★★+ REFERENCE
🥇 Jaco Pastorius — Truth, Liberty & Soul
Original pure-analogue two-track mix from a 24-track analogue concert recording.
🥇 Jazz at the Pawnshop
One of the defining audiophile recordings of the analogue era.
🥇 Jazz at the Pawnshop — Late Night
Previously unreleased analogue material from the legendary sessions.
🥇 Piltch & Davis — Take One
½″ analogue master recorded at 30 ips, non-Dolby and without overdubs.
🥇 Trio de Curda — Libertango
Nagra IV-S + Neumann SM69 + ¼″ tape + no edits or overdubs.
⭐ OPENREELTOREEL HUB COLLECTOR SCALE
★★★★★+ — Crown Collection / Reference Master Tape
Exceptional provenance, musical significance and collector desirability.
★★★★★ — Essential Collector Reference
Outstanding recording, provenance and long-term audiophile value.
★★★★½ — Highly Recommended
Excellent recording and highly desirable for serious collections.
★★★★ — Recommended Collector Edition
High-quality specialist reel release with strong musical appeal.
⚠️ AAA DOES NOT SIMPLY ME “AVAILABLE ON REEL TAPE.”
A recording can be issued on 15 ips analogue tape yet originate from a digital master.
That is why Mathieu Désy — Ventes Contre Airs is correctly classified here as:
DIGITAL DXD MASTER → ANALOGUE 15 IPS REEL COPY
rather than AAA.
For serious collectors, provenance matters.
🎧 2xHD ANALOG MASTER REEL TAPES
15 ips • 2-Track Stereo • High-End Analogue Duplication • Collector Editions
Which 2xHD master tape would you choose if you could own only ONE?
Would it be:
🎷 Jazz at the Pawnshop
🎸 Jaco Pastorius — Truth, Liberty & Soul
🎹 Bill Evans — Some Other Time
🎺 Ben Webster — Stardust
🪗 Trio de Curda — Libertango
🎼 Cantate Domino
or something else?
👇 Tell us your number-one 2xHD reel tape in the comments.
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