I have gotten back into the RTR thing after swearing off those expensive, finicky, outdated machines a few years ago. I turns out I'm still addicted to watching those big reels spinning around. These decks are both Ampex ATR-700 2 track decks, one being 7.5/15 ips, and the other being 3.75/7.5 ips.These 2 track decks sound far better than the 4 track decks I've owned in the past, although I use twice as much tape with them.
So now my source components consist of turntables, cassette decks, RTR decks,( and a couple of CD players just in case some "digital" friends stop by).