CLOSED: ETA Mini Open (lots of pads and audiophile ninja XLR cable)

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    This is the 32ohm version!

    Selling my ETA mini with all the pads (except oval over-ears), including added grado F-cush and L-cush and audiophile ninja XLR cable.

    This was the loaner pair and comes with all the loaner pads, plus grado f and L cush pads I bought new separately. The mini sounds excellent straight out of a headphone jack, and the tonal/imaging/stage characteristics can be changed by swapping out the pads. The most impressive I'd say is the subbass which extends pretty cleanly down to 20hz-- no other headphone has been able to recreate subbass as cleanly, and movies especially sound a lot more full as a result.

    Included:
    - two pairs Geekria L
    - one pair Gerod
    - one pair Geekria S
    - one pair blue round back covers
    - one pair socks
    - one pair Grado F-cush pads -- currently on
    - one pair Grado L-cush pads (new, haven't tried)
    - audiophile ninja balanced XLR cable

    Selling because I'm backing out of audio as a hobby to make time/space for other priorities/hobbies (specifically my illustration). Will be putting the rest of my gear up shortly in separate posts (3fs, walnut v5, focal utopia, andix hpa-45). EDIT: 3fs and walnut v5 have sold!

    Asking for $300 shipped CONUS including paypal fees. Friends and known contributors only for now. Will open it up to everyone if it doesn't sell in a week.

    Happy to answer any and all questions. Thanks for looking!

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    P.S. For those who may be concerned, don't worry-- I've thought about this for a while now. For the last two months I've had my entire audio system boxed up and just have been stucking with airpods pros, and honestly have been 100% content and potentially more satisfied than I was when I was caring so much about my system and taking care of my gear.
     
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    $275 shipped for friends/contributors, $225 shipped if you don't need the XLR cable
    $300 for everyone else, or $250 if you don't need the XLR cable
     
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    Since this wasn't selling, decided last night to try different combos of pads straight out of my imac for fun/amusement, and found out I really like the sound of the gerods. Subtle downslope but enough treble energy, sharp transients, and a balanced stage with pretty solid imaging-- it sounds great. Perfect for casual listening after work and excellent for media consumption, and also takes little desk space since it can fold up compactly. FWIW I also feel like I'm not enjoying music any less than the almost ten thousand dollar ecp+utopia stack I used to listen to religiously, which is a big win in my book.

    So f**k it, I'm keeping this. This and airpods pros are more than enough for me. Still planning to put up the utopia and andix soon (the 3fs and walnut v5 have already sold). But for now-- @shotgunshane @jexby please close :)
     
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