SOLD: Meze Empyrean

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    I've been sitting on this stuff for too long. I want to reinvest in my stereo with new speakers, so these things need to go. Pics to follow. Starting here then also listing elsewhere for more visibility. Prices are shipped and PayPaled but it would be really great if we could bypass PayPal. My track record is impeccable and I have numerous feedbacks from various outfits where I have bought and sold things throughout the years. Talk to me directly if you are comfortable bypassing PayPal. Otherwise, PayPal is perfectly acceptable.

    Meze Empyrean $1600 SOLD
    See next post for pics. This is the most intriguing and exciting headphone I have ever come across. Black and Copper Empyrean comes with the black metal case, 4-foot single-ended cable and a 7 Ft. balanced cable both from Meze. Also includes leather and suede pads. I've only ever used leather. Just cleaned up very well with Adam's polishes automotive interior cleaner which I've found to be the best option for cleaning all pads.

    I've been desperately trying to figure out if I like this more than my Focal Utopia and I cannot choose which one I like better. They are both phenomenal but for very different reasons. Listing the Meze here, but honestly if you would prefer the Utopia I would probably sell that instead.

    Drop Ether CX $500
    $SOLD
    I bought these in 2019 and put less than 100 hours on them. I thought I was going to be working in an office where I would need a sealed back headphone and that ended up not happening. These have been sitting in a drawer for 95% of their life. Comes with balanced cable and Drop carrying bag. At this moment I cannot find the foam inserts, but I never used them anyway.

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    SOLD! McIntosh MHA200 $SOLD 2249
    Pics added of the MHA200. McIntosh tubes are installed for branding purposes. I did not take pics of all tubes but I can if it is freaking you out. I am storing them in a Milwaukee Packout half-width storage bin so it may be worth showing off. But the Milfuckee isn't included in this price.


    This was an impulse buy. I do not like tubes unless they are in my vintage Fender guitar amp. But this thing is very fun and sounds fantastic. Despite finding a really awesome tube combo, this amp and all of these tubes received very little use. I always feel bad for using tubes so this thing has been sitting on a shelf for about 5 months. I may have to ship all the accessories in a separate box. It's very unlikely it will all fit in the Mc box.

    It comes with a Wireworld Mini Electra 1M cable which I believe is required on this amp. With the lamp cord power cable I was getting some audible interference. It went away with this cable. Sorry if you think there may be snakes in there somewhere, but I am listing with this cable included as I strongly advise you to use it.

    Also comes with tons of extra tubes. I visited Vintage Tube Services in Michigan and watched Andy pick the best tubes he had and match them in front of me. That alone was pretty cool, but this combination was the best and is the reason I kept the MHA200 despite not being a tube guy. These tubes received a red-green noise rating and had their pins polished. Check Vintage Tube Services for more info on the tube grading. This combination delivered a really detailed and smooth tube sound that I actually liked. What it did not do was make anything soupy or overtly bloomy which is what I do not like. With my Holo Spring 3 as a source this thing is dead quiet.

    Tung-Sol 12BH7 - 1960s NOS. Perfect micro mirror matched pair. Best pair in stock from VTS.
    Siemens & Halski 12AT7 - 1960's West Germany NOS. Perfect micro, mirror matched pair from VTS.

    Other tubes included are:

    EH-12AT7 Electro-Harmonix 12AT7WC-EH matched pair from TubeStore. I only checked that these were functional otherwise did not use.
    MU-12AT7-RI Mullard 12AT7 matched pair from Tubestore. I barely used these because they were too soupy tubey for me.
    EH-12BH7G Electro-Harmonix 12BH7 Gold matched pair from TubeStore.
    2 pair of each original McIntosh branded tubes. These are fine, but obviously the fancy stuff sounds better.
     
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    I cannot add more images to that post and I think this one is cool so I'm going to put it here. Meze pics will take a little bit. I only just decided that I could sell it after hem-hawing for months, so I have to prepare for a photo op.

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    That MHA200 is some iron I've long been curious about. It's not to be right now, but good luck with the sale!
     
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    Liked this amp and the size. GLWS!
     
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    damn... why didn't I think of those cases for tube storage? I've got a couple in the shop that I'm going to bring up to the house tomorrow. THANKS!

    (and GLWS)
     
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    Andy at VTS is a great guy, at the very least the tubes are going to be as good as it gets.
     
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    Bump and added pics of Meze Empyrean. Ads go worldwide this weekend. All items are going straight into shipping boxes now.
     
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    Bump for some price changes.
     
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    Bump! PM me if you're on the fence!
     
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    MHA200 is sold! Updated prices on Meze Empyrean and Ether CX. I find it very hard to believe that nobody wants these.
     
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