Tango is this the Ballfinger or Metaxas price? Thanks, LarryPlayback only retail €44,100. Playback and record retail €49,000.
Metaxas sir.Tango is this the Ballfinger or Metaxas price? Thanks, Larry
I believe the Ballfinger is only 1/4 inch however. I emailed them a year or so ago about placing a potential order, and they said something about perhaps coming out with 1/2 inch head later. Any news on whether Ballfinger is still 1/4 inch only?The Ballfinger is a full size machine, while the Metaxas is a small form machine, more like a Stellavox or Nagra. I think they are the only new machines on the market (Thorens was working with Ballfinger on a new machine, but I don't know whether that went anywhere.) The Ballfinger is cheaper than the Metaxas, at $20K to $40K IIRC depending on what features it has. Others may know of other new machines.
Larry
Thanks. When I first heard that Metaxas was looking at producing a tape recorder, I went to their website to see what products they had produced. They were all quite striking in appearance - looking as much like sculptures as audio equipment. That was true of their prototype tape recorder. The one in production looks much more conventional in appearance. I also noticed that the prices of all their equipment were very much in the high end range. So their $USD50K+ pricing is both consistent with their other productions and their previously estimated pricing from the 2018 Robb Report article.Metaxas sir.
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