Vivid Audio alternatives


I love the sound of Vivid Audio's Giya and Kaya speakers.
BUT their aesthetics is failing the WAF test...  

Can anyone recommend other speakers that have a similar sound? 

Thanks,
gabbabe

Showing 4 responses by beetlemania

The Giya G3 is among the very best I've heard. I think you're looking for that open, resolved, un-smeared sound? Some Avalon models have that character although I've only heard one of their models currently in production. Vandersteens with the carbon drivers have that character. TAD, also.
I used to have a pair of vivid giya g3, sold it and now
have a wilson sasha 2. At first i thought it was a lateral
move, but it turns out wilson is a much better speakers
all around.
Another example of how we each hear things differently and have different preferences. I've not directly compared them in the same room/system but I have heard the W/P 7, W/P 8, Sasha (but not Sasha 2), and Giya G3. The Wilsons are very good but I would choose the Vivid without hesitation. I hear it as more transparent and resolved, better musical articulation. That said, one thing the Wilsons do better than any other I've heard is give a sense of hall space, especially on live recordings. But I also wonder if that's not a coloration from the mid-bass hump?
But it's all academic for me as Wilson and Vivid are out of my budget reach. I'm "suffering" with Thiel CS2.4s in which I upgraded every passive part. Other than bass extension and low bass definition, they come very close to the best I've heard (TAD Ref One, Vandersteen 7, Vivid Giya, Avalon Ascent II).
Wilson is at/near the head of the pack when it comes to cabinets (IMO, their drivers are their biggest weakness). I'm glad you're happy with the Sasha. But I think you're mistaken, based on my audition and Stereophile measurements, to claim the Vivid has a cabinet coloration.