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Tested and working.Could use a service due to age but working nicely with only a minor hum (can’t hear it from listening position).Don’t have packing and due to weight would prefer not to ship.Happy to deliver to Brisbane area, as we are around this area at least once a month.
Metaxas pieces have a real cult following for their bold engineering and serious grip, so this kind of listing always gets attention. At A$1,250, it sits well below the A$2,142 25th percentile and far under the A$3,036 median, making it a strong bargain by the recent AUD comps.
That price leaves room for a careful buy-and-listen approach rather than perfectionism. The upside is the usual Metaxas appeal: distinctive build, high-end cachet, and performance that can punch well above more ordinary vintage solid-state amps. The key checks are straightforward but important: confirm it powers up cleanly, plays both channels evenly, and has no evidence of prior repair or overheating. If it’s genuinely healthy, this looks like a very good grab.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
Metaxas & Sins is a boutique high-end audio brand founded by Kostas Metaxas, an Australian-born Greek designer and recording engineer who built his reputation in Europe before establishing the company in the early 2000s. The firm is now based in the Netherlands, where Metaxas and his sons hand-build its products. Its roots are strongly tied to his long-standing work with music capture and playback, especially open-reel tape and concert recording.
The brand is best known for ambitious, statement-making components that blur the line between hi-fi and industrial design. Its range has included amplifiers, preamps, speakers, turntables, tape decks and other source components, with particular notoriety for reel-to-reel machines such as the Papillon and Tourbillon designs. Metaxas & Sins also produces ultra-luxury art objects and has collaborated with luxury brands beyond audio, reinforcing its design-led identity.
In the market, Metaxas & Sins sits firmly in the rarefied end of high-end audio: niche, artisanal, and expensive, with limited-production builds and a strong emphasis on craftsmanship and visual drama. It is not a mass-market or value brand. For knowledgeable buyers, its appeal lies in originality, exclusivity, and the idea of owning something closer to a functional sculpture than a conventional hi-fi component.
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