[koso]

This picture is a joke, right? Love it!

That picture is my work Uploaded some time ago. Just wanted to share my experience with Spring 3 KTE burn in process. It wasn't meant as a joke, but it was clear to me that I couldn't avoid certain comments. But I do not mind

 

[SlothRock]

Oh hello

 

[DJJEZ]

Oh hello

they look so good together

 

[Chartreuse]

Oh hello

Alright!! Let’s get some Susvara impressions!

Although I guess mine is coming tomorrow and I’ve waited this long already…

 

[ozziegurkan]

Me three!

Now decisions! Go straight from Spring3 to Bliss or through Serene?

Will run a compare against OOR tonight.

 

[ozziegurkan]

All hooked up! Took a hot minute. Decided to use switcher from the DAC output and hear it straight from Bliss and OOR.

 

[EMINENT]

My stacking.

 

[Chartreuse]

How hot is it? I’m still telling myself I can stick the May’s power box in between the May DAC and Bliss to keep the heat away from the sensitive bits and it’ll be fine

 

[EMINENT]

How hot is it? I’m still telling myself I can stick the May’s power box in between the May DAC and Bliss to keep the heat away from the sensitive bits and it’ll be fine

May is hotter, then Bliss, then PS.

 

[ozziegurkan]

Listening to Black Mambo by Glass Animals w/Susvara Dekoni pads. Soundstage is wide, imaging is fantastic and resolution is superb. I can feel the snare drum hits. Sub bass is ohhh my. Volume pot at 0db. LoZ. All XLR connections.

 

[incredulousity]

4th person to order on opening day (I hear through channels) from Kitsune, and still no shipping notification. And no update from Kitsune.

@bimmer100 ???

 

[xxearvinxx]

Will run a compare against OOR tonight.

Interested to hear your thoughts on the two amps. I owned the Oor + Hypsos to pair with my Susvara, but it didn’t blow me away like I had hoped.
I was thinking about going for a Benchmark AHB2 and using a Holo Serine as the Preamp. Then I stumbled across the Bliss and have been waiting for people to get it in their hands before making a decision.

 

[AcousticMatt]

Me three!




Now decisions! Go straight from Spring3 to Bliss or through Serene?

Will run a compare against OOR tonight.

Damn! Even the box is pretty!

 

[rmsanger]

Very early impressions, less than 5 hours of use, mostly comparing with Burson Soloist GT. I no longer have a Susvara, so I will be using other headphones in my comparison.

Some notes about me:

• I'm going to be saying things like, "a bit," and, "a little," a lot in my comparisons in these impressions. All these "little" differences add up to a lot, though.
• Primarily using "electronic music" as my preferred genre of choice.
• I love closer, engaging, dynamic driver headphones more than planar. In fact, I don't have any planars. Sorry / not sorry.
• I'm not some famous audio reviewer, nor am I super proficient in technicalities of amplifiers and their innards. I'm just some guy who started this hobby 2 years ago.

General:

• Bliss has a big footprint on the desk, but I knew this going into the Bliss. Soloist has a more compact design and a nice stand to turn it vertically to save desk space.
• Bliss's volume knob is extremely gratifying to use. This knob should be considered a "feature" on its own.
  • They could literally sell the knob as a stand-alone toy and I'd buy one for myself and more as Christmas gifts for my family.
• In comparisons, I would say Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE is to the Holo Audio May KTE as Burson Soloist GT is to the Holo Audio Bliss.
• This is probably the last headphone amp I'll buy.
  • I say "probably" because I said that about the Soloist GT, too, and here we are.

ZMF Verite Open:

• My only Bliss criticism: The 4.4mm headphone out seems to elevate the bass a little, a little blurry with some tracks. Wonder if other Bliss owners will experience the same.
• Bliss's headphone XLR out is nice. Feels more 'in control' with the XLR out. Going to probably use XLR out primarily, but maybe once in a while will switch to 4.4mm out.
• Staying on XLR out for the rest of these impressions. ZMF Verite Open & Bliss sound is simply fantastic. Clear and not fatiguing at all. Has a little bit more control, cleanliness, and "realism" than Soloist GT did. It's certainly not night and day, though. Incremental. One could be absolutely happy with the Soloist GT as their end-game headphone amplifier and stop their audio journey for amps due to diminshing returns.
• Volume was at Low Z, -30 db by default, and it is a nice, comfortable place to stay at for these headphones honestly. Going to -20 db, volume becomes a bit too much and you have to go back down. Even -28 db as me reaching to my volume knob to bring it down to -30.
• It does not do what tube amps do to music, so there will still be room in one's collection for a tube amp for that type of sound.

Sennheiser 560s - Standard headphone out:

• Bliss is more realistic than Soloist GT, adds a bit more resolution/detail to drums, but Soloist GT worked very well with the 560s and was no slouch, either. Edge barely goes to the Bliss.

HarmonicDyne Zeus - XLR out

• Easier to drive than the Verite Open, I had to turn volume down to -40 db.
• Just a wonderful headphone experience, glad I haven't sold these headphones. Everything is just a bit faster on the Bliss than the Soloist GT. "Snappier" is probably the word GoldenSound would use.
• Bliss gives a little more "verticality" and "soundstage" on these than the the Soloist GT.

Focal Elex - XLR out

• These are pretty much the same on these two amplifiers as far as my hearing goes. Maybe 1-2% faster highs/treble on Bliss, really hard to tell, though.

Sennheiser 650 - XLR out

• For some reason I never really liked how the Soloist GT drove these, and only kept these headphones to use on tubes.
• Harder to drive, turning these up to -27 ~ -25 db.
• Just a wonderful experience with the 650 & Bliss. Preferred Bliss over Soloist GT.

IMO this is one of the best points of comparision to make. Would you say this difference overall between the two are substantial or very minute? Do you think overall they are in the same class/tier of amplifier or is the bliss clearly ahead? The volot, oor + hypsos, 3GT were all pretty even reviewed (especially when you upgraded op amps).

 

[EMINENT]

Update: Took some time yesterday with HQP filters and low shelves to find the magic but found it late last night and then I had to go to bed.
Throwing the 5's on just a few ago and it's still there. I'm really loving this right now. Everything is just fantastic.