A device that records and plays audio using reels of magnetic tape.  The magnetic tape goes from one reel to the other and in between can be read or written to by the tape recorder.  Unlike a [[cassette player]], the reels are not contained within a casing like a [[cassette tape]].

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia - Reel-to-reel audio tape recording":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reel-to-reel_audio_tape_recording]
reel-to-reel tape recorder