[M700LTR]

For the price of a HM1 you can get the Bliss plus Spring KTE. Does that give the push?

Aren't all the Zahl HM1 allocations sold out already? Will probably have to wait a while for delivery. For that price, you can probably stretch to Bliss + May (used/ Level 1 etc.).

 

[nonamerat]

Aren't all the Zahl HM1 allocations sold out already? Will probably have to wait a while for delivery. For that price, you can probably stretch to Bliss + May (used/ Level 1 etc.).

There are still some available, at least as of Thursday when I checked.

 

[CinnamonToastCrunch]

I tried my Arya V3's on the May/Bliss tonight and pleased that on the Bliss the Arya's can be pushed to limits I've never encountered without the slightest hint of distortion and hold together well. They've never sounded this good.

 

[incredulousity]

Looks like soon, I’ll have two amps that make every headphone sound great, and in totally different ways.

 

[FooFighter]

Any feedback yet from Elite / Solitaire P owners?

 

[auded33]

For the price of a HM1 you can get the Bliss plus Spring KTE. Does that give the push?

I’ve got my order in for an HM1.

 

[elf21400]

I’ve got my order in for an HM1.

Is there a scheduled delivery time for the HM1 as you ordered?
I was told that it will ship around March 2023.
So I just would like to check the status of other people.

Also I ordered Bliss last month and it's on the way.
Maybe get my Bliss this month.
Looking forward to a comparison between HM1/Bliss.

 

[auded33]

Is there a scheduled delivery time for the HM1 as you ordered?
I also ordered in September and was told that it will ship around March 2023.
So I just would like to check the status of other people.

Also I ordered Bliss last month and it's on the way.
Maybe get my Bliss this month.
Looking forward to a comparison between HM1/Bliss.

Ordered last week from UK dealer. Estimated delivery is Q1 23. I've cancelled order for Bliss and just going for the HM1.

 

[Rayon]

I was listening to some song from Roon radio with Utopia using Singxer SA-1 as my temporary amp and was thinking to myself: "man this sounds so good, can't wait to hear it through Bliss". Then I went to check what the song is so that I would find it later:

 

[XVampireX]

I was listening to some song from Roon radio with Utopia using Singxer SA-1 as my temporary amp and was thinking to myself: "man this sounds so good, can't wait to hear it through Bliss". Then I went to check what the song is so that I would find it later:

Not my type of music but nice cover art and I get what you mean with this of course
Mine will probably be here early next week or mid week at the latest

 

[Rayon]

Not my type of music but nice cover art and I get what you mean with this of course

Yeah, wasn't very special excluding few moments when the singer does her thing. The point was mostly the name of the artist which was a nice coincidence.

Mine will probably be here early next week or mid week at the latest

UPS first promised me this week's Thursday, but then they switched to Friday. They better not hold it over the next weekend

 

[Arniesb]

Doing a few measurements now that I’ve spent enough time listening, will have a full set soon but figured I’d share initial basic results

Bal in Bal out:



All harmonics below -140dB

SINAD is about 120dB, and at 50mV IEM level you get 93dB SNR so it’s whisper quiet.

Handles 12W at 32 Ohms!!

Crosstalk is about -138dB upto 2.5khz. And rises to -125dB at 20khz.

THD remains constant and does not rise at higher frequencies (quite a few amps perform way better at 1khz than at 10-20khz for example).

Awesome stuff Jeff!

Only slightly unusual thing is the output impedances:

XLR-4 Bal: 0.1Ω (Lo-Z), 15Ω (Hi-Z)
4.4mm Bal: 2.2Ω (Lo-Z), 17Ω (Hi-Z)
6.35mm SE: 1.1Ω (Lo-Z), 8.5Ω (Hi-Z)

I’m guessing the higher output impedances on the 6.35/4.4mm connections are there for short protection. But if using IEMs for example and concerned about OI you could just grab an XLR to 4.4mm adapter and use that.

Jeff deserves all the praise! Top class measurements proves that you are good designer and tuning proves that guy have good ear.

 

[ozziegurkan]

Can you hear headroom in an amp? I know that sounds silly, but with powerful tube amps you can naturally and it feels holographic and resolving with no congestion. I can hear this on the Bliss.

 

[incredulousity]

It doesn't sound silly to me, and I know what you mean, but don't say stuff like that over on that other audio website. I'll hopefully have a similar experience within a few days, as my Bliss should finally be available to pick up today.

 

[XVampireX]

Can you hear headroom in an amp? I know that sounds silly, but with powerful tube amps you can naturally and it feels holographic and resolving with no congestion. I can hear this on the Bliss.

Yeah just check the measurements they are crazy good there is no place for any congestion to fit in
For now Volot with the May also feels like that, but we'll see what Bliss is like in comparison