I have made a YouTube video recently about this actual reel to reel tape.  If anyone really wanted to hear the difference between the tape and a digital recording, this is a golden opportunity.  

I have the actual 4K video available here for download:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fA6kd7mWwnlVSJX9fXV3zMFCdYd1HnOe/view?usp=share...  Do not watch it on Google, as they also compress it.  Just download it.

so there is no YouTube compression, but even on YouTube the difference is obvious.  Listen to the live digital YouTube video, with your eyes closed.  It's around 8 minutes into the video and then compare it with the clip on my video that was recorded in my room from the electrostats using this tape.  Assuming you use headphones for the test, and have similar sensibilities to myself, you will see why I have listened to this tape 11 times so far.

Hi Ed,

A couple things that stand out about the tapes sound (other than the incredible musicianship) is that smoothness/lack of dryness seems even better than before, perhaps more weight.  And having two pianos, one behind the other, gives more depth to the sound stage.  It's really enjoyable to listen to : )

Steve