Metaxas & Sins Papillon Studio 15

from €86,205.00

In horology, a Papillon ( French: “butterfly”) is a reference to a shapely organic object. It’s normally referred to the bridge which supports the delicate watch gears, pinions, mainspring and jewels of the mechanism.

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In horology, a Papillon ( French: “butterfly”) is a reference to a shapely organic object. It’s normally referred to the bridge which supports the delicate watch gears, pinions, mainspring and jewels of the mechanism.

In horology, a Papillon ( French: “butterfly”) is a reference to a shapely organic object. It’s normally referred to the bridge which supports the delicate watch gears, pinions, mainspring and jewels of the mechanism.

PRODUCT DETAILS

The Metaxas & Sins “Papillon” Analog Tape Reproducer is the first Tape Recorder to use the same concept to support the rollers and mechanics of the delicate tape path.

It is an entirely newly designed professional reel to reel tape studio recorder and playback machine which challenges the notion that we’ve been able to extract all the information from magnetic tapes and meets and exceeeds the highest demands of recording engineers and the most serious audiophiles.

It accomplishes this by using an ARM-CORTEX “controller” which synchronises 4 of the latest high-torque-low-speed

Maxon BLDC [Brushless DC] motors [2 reel motors and 2 capstan motors] with the 2 linear ACTUONIX motors which control the “Dual-Capstan” rollers on a fully retractable bar.

The audio “SOUL” of the Papillon’s external electronics borrow from intensive recording work conducted over the past 35 years with Swiss Stellavox portable recorders which use single-ended transistor purist electronic paths developed in the 1960s.

The result is a machine that is capable of recording and playback with a level of realism that gives the listener the sense of being present at the live music performance in it’s original venue. Combining 2020’s technology with 1960’s “soul”

Audio Recording and Playback

Nominal recording level- 0dB @ 514nWb/m

Maximal peak rec level- +4dBm

Erase efficiency at 1 kHz- >65dB

Recording / Playback- 19cm/s[7.5ips], 38cm/s [15ips] & 76cm/s [30ips]

Frequency response [+/- 2dB]- 30Hz -20,000 Hz

Distortion 1 kHz 514 nWb /m- <1%

Crosstalk- > 55 dB

Signal to noise ratio- 38cm/s ASA

Flutter 514nWb/m- -67db

Wow & Flutter- <0.25%

Line level inputs- 10K input impedance

Outputs- Line level 560 Ohms output impedance

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