Vivid audio Giya G1 and Wilson Maxx3

I heard earlier versions of both speakers some years back at a So Cal hi fi show. Different rooms/Different systems - so it's not precisely an apples-to-apples comparison, but....

I preferred the Vivid. It was a more forward sound, but really boxless and airy, relative to the Wilson (which, by the way, were awfully good in their own right). The Wilsons seemed more "polite"(only on a relative basis, they were plenty dynamic compared to most anything else I heard, save the Vivids and the big MBLs) and might have shown better with classical music. IME, forward sounding speakers like the Vivid sometimes get a bit hard on massed strings, but I never heard that kind of program material on my audition, so I can't comment on how well the Vivids handle that test.

The two were different enough that I'd imagine most people would have a strong preference one way or the other. I liked the Vivid, but I'm sure that many would go the other way.

Marty

"I would say that I am more towards a musical sound, not too much added warmth, but not sterile and cold "Hi-Fi:ish"."

If that's your goal, I'd go with the MAXX 3. You can score a used pair now, or wait for the MAXX 5s.

Ok, thanks for the input. Hopefully I will get a chance to listen to Giya G-1 in the next 10 days. I will arrange for a listeningsession with Maxx3 next week.

Kana813: I can´t find any info on Maxx5, just curious, eventhough I would be more interested in Maxx3 used. More bang for $$

I admire both brands--but why oh why do the Vivid Dudes try and blow the roof off their room with output!

At Newport the little Red devils were horribly over driven every time I ventured into the room

Pity the product is good-they need to learn to stop trying to play like the
Wilsons do!

Des