2xHD

The multi-award-winner 2xHD label is reputed as one of the world’s finest producers of audiophile albums on reel-to-reel tape. Analogue audio tapes offer a warm, rich, immersive listening experience to make you feel as if you’re in the studio, sitting right next to the recording artist.

2xHD Fusion reel-to-reel tape recordings are sourced from first-generation analogue recordings without any digital corruption. The mastering transfer chain is as short and pure as possible using the best OCC silver cables and high-end vacuum tube electronics professionally customised to get the most transparent and realistic reproduction available today. Each reel-to-reel tape release is treated with individual attention to the choice of analogue equipment. 2XHD is an accurate musical mastering system, earning recognition from peers and specialized trade media around the world.

Tape Recording Process: The Deluxe editions by 2xHD Fusion include Two SM900 premium high-output studio audio tapes recorded at 15IPS in CCIR Or NAB Eq., on two balanced metal audiophile reels manufactured by Feinwerktechnik Allgäu in Germany.

Music On Tape At Your Fingertips: The 2xHD proprietary mastering provides a unique listening experience as the process digs deep in original recordings to bring out all hidden information, without altering the music in any way, uncovering and bringing out nuances, warmth, depth of field and even the air around the musicians.

AAA Quality Tape Recordings: Analogue Components Only from The Original Master Tapes. Pure analogue transfer from the original master tape - The entire tape mastering analogue domain chain was kept analogue from start to finish. There are no compression or limiters used. Audiotapes from 2xHD guarantee that ultimate quality is preserved from the original master in contrast to LP vinyl, CDs or other formats. Exceptional Audiophile Analogue Sound - Master Quality Reel To Reel Recording On RTM SM900 Tape.

Sound experience: All 2xHD audiotapes are from the original master and transfer in the analogue domain using a Nagra-T tape recorder, modified with high-end tube playback electronics, wired from the playback head. In the high-end audio world, René has carved out a reputation for the definition of excellence and uses his knowledge and unfailing instinct to match various audio components to create the best all-encompassing sound experience.

Alchemy Tape Mastering: These tapes are the best pure AAA sound copy master tapes you will hear. Audiophile quality microphone designer and 40 times winner of "Best sound in the show" at high-end audio equipment conventions, Laflamme uses his knowledge and unfailing instinct to match various audio components to create the best all-encompassing sound experience. The exclusive 2xHD system is the fruit of Laflamme's total experience and imagination.

Finest Releases On Tape: OpenReelToReel Hub offer audiophiles the best analogue recordings from around the world, the album's recording had to sound spectacular. The OpenReelToReel Hub was founded with a simple idea in mind to offer audiophiles the best audio reel-to-reel tape recordings from around the world. The Tape and Recording Quality are 100% Guaranteed.

Explore releases from the 2xHD Fusion. Discover what's missing in your discography and shop for 2xHD Fusion releases on reel tape, vinyl and CDs.