Vivid Giya Cu
Vivid Audio, the South African and British-based loudspeaker company well-known for its groundbreaking designs, is proud to announce the revised 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 Giya Cu introduction
Vivid Audio was founded in March 2001 by Philip Guttentag and Laurence Dickie. Laurence Dickie leading the engineering team, his work universally known as the designer of The Nautilus and numerous ground breaking designs including a Queens award for advancement of audio reproduction.
The iconic shape of the Vivid Audio Giya series has been around for nearly 18 years, now premiering in it’s third iteration, including copper clad motor assemblies in the mid drivers.
The new Vivid Audio Giya Cu (Copper) encompasses all the hallmarks of our designs including tapered tube technology, sporting our bespoke, in house developed and built drive units. It is at our own factory in Durban South Africa, where all the designs are fully handmade by 35 skilled employees. From the stressed skin glass and carbon fibre enclosures to the drivers and crossover parts.
All prices per pair, internal filters, in standard finishes of Piano, Pearl and Oyster matte. Giya G1 Spirit Cu $95,000, Giya G2 Cu $55,000, Giya G3 Cu $43,000 and Giya G4 Cu $34,000. External filters add $5,000.00 pp. special finishes POA.
Vivid Audio has carved it’s own niche in the High End audio firmament, our loudspeakers are loved all over the world for their absence of any sonic signature. We try to provide the clearest possible window on the original performance, and we like to believe we have succeeded!