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HiFI review: VIVID AUDIO KAYA 45
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Good review!
Thank you for posting. Dic is continuing to design some of the finest transducers in the world.
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Stereo: Hegel H590, Grimm Audio MU1, Mola Mola Tambaqui, Burmester 948 - V3 & V6 racks, Vivid Audio G2 Giyas, REL Carbon Special (pair), Silent Angel Bonn N8 Ethernet Switch & Forester F1, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse IC and SE SC, Furutech Digiflux AV: Hegel C-53, Marantz AV8802A, Oppo BDP-203EU, Pioneer Kuro 60", Vivid Audio C1 & V1w's, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse, SE & E Second system (veranda): Halgorythme preamp and monoblocks, Burmester 061, Avalon Avatar, Sharkwire & Wireworld cables |
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We listened to them at RMAF in the Ayre Acoustics room.....I really liked them, they were very smooth, extended and non-fatiguing. I really wish we had spent more time with them but had to move on. I think they would be outstanding in a small to medium size room where you would prefer floorstanders to bookshelves.
- Buck
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Library: Speakers: Avalon Acoustics Isis, Subwoofers: (2) REL Acoustics 212SE Amplification: D’agostino Momentum preamplifier, D’agostino S250 stereo amplifier Digital: dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport, dCS Rossini DAC/streamer/master clock. Analog: Brinkmann Taurus table, Lyra Etna Lambda, Audio Research Ref. Phono 3 |
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I thought they were good but I could detect a tiny bit of directionality they seemed to add, unlike either the Oval or Giya series.
Still outstanding, but the first real flaw I've heard in Vivids, and it might have been material-dependent. |
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I am going to audition them in a few weeks, because I need some speakers to replace some Oval 1.5 in my small office. I am also considering Giya G4 and B1D. |
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The B1D & the G4 are both excellent choices. I compared them in an afternoon session once, and preferred the G4. Clearer and more accurate.
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Stereo: Hegel H590, Grimm Audio MU1, Mola Mola Tambaqui, Burmester 948 - V3 & V6 racks, Vivid Audio G2 Giyas, REL Carbon Special (pair), Silent Angel Bonn N8 Ethernet Switch & Forester F1, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse IC and SE SC, Furutech Digiflux AV: Hegel C-53, Marantz AV8802A, Oppo BDP-203EU, Pioneer Kuro 60", Vivid Audio C1 & V1w's, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse, SE & E Second system (veranda): Halgorythme preamp and monoblocks, Burmester 061, Avalon Avatar, Sharkwire & Wireworld cables |
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That shouldn't be the case since it's the same driver, so it must be something enclosure-related. |
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That doesn’t sound too promising. The Kaya 45 is quite less money than the Giya G4, so I had hoped it was an overachiever. Oh well, I guess there is a limit to everything after all.
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