When you see a Vivid Audio speaker there’s one thing you know for sure—you’re looking at a Vivid Audio speaker.
I’ve reviewed two—the Kaya K45 (review) and the GIYA G3 Series 2 (review) and both reside on my list of Favorite Speakers.
“My main takeaway after spending weeks listening through the Vivid GIYA G3 formed itself into two words in my mind when thinking about conveying the gist of that experience—unimpeachable magic”
Vivid’s new GIYA Cu (copper) Series brings a number of updates to the older GIYA speakers with some technology trickled down from Vivid’s flagship Moya M1 loudspeakers (see my report on the Moya M1) including “copper-capped upper and lower midrange drivers” as well as the Moya’s grills for each driver.
Here’s a visual aide to see the subtle and not so subtle changes in the new GIYA Cu’s smoother enclosures which are made from a lighter, stiffer material that improve performance as well as allowing the tapered tubes in the G3 and G4 to be hidden inside the main enclosure.
The company claims the new copper-capped upper and lower midrange drivers lower 2nd and 3rd harmonic distortion, the latter by a very significant 20 dB resulting in not only a more palpable soundstage and overall cleaner midrange, but also a subjective improvement in the bass response. Seeing as the GIYA G3 was already very impressive all around, I have to wonder out loud what better sounds like.
Here’s the press release:
Introducing VIVID GIYA Cu
Vivid Audio, the South Africa and British-based loudspeaker company, well known for their groundbreaking designs is proud to announce the new Vivid Audio Giya Cu (Copper)
The Vivid Audio Giya Cu retains the iconic looks of the Giya series in an updated (modernized) enclosure which is lighter, stiffer and smoother. In the Giya G3 Cu and Giya G4 Cu models the tapered tubes are now contained within the main enclosure through the use of re-entrant absorbers resulting in a simpler line in keeping with that of Giya G2 and Giya G1 Spirit.
The Vivid Audio Giya Cu range incorporates copper-capped upper and lower midrange drivers which were first developed for our flagship Vivid Audio Moya M1. While the use of radially polarized magnet systems in all Vivid products has long been recognized as an effective means of delivering exceptionally low-distortion uncompressed sound, the addition of the copper caps to our in-house produced drivers lowers the 2nd and 3rd harmonic distortion, the latter by a very significant 20 dB, resulting in not only a more palpable soundstage and overall cleaner midrange, but also a subjective improvement in the bass response.
Key points of the new design:
- Copper capped midrange drivers
- Lighter, stiffer and smoother cabinet
- Moya Style individual grilles
- Re-designed crossover
- Easy access loudspeaker terminals
Vivid Audio Technologies
- Catenary Dome profile
- Tapered tube loading on all drivers
- Reaction Canceling compliant mount
- In house designed and build drivers
- Super flux magnets
- Aerodynamically enhanced reaction cancelling ports
- Stressed skin technology, resin infused glass/carbon fiber sandwich composite enclosure
Company Website: Vivid Audio
North American Distributor: GTT Audio