KEF Blade or Giya Kaya 90/G4?

Thanks for your experience.  I really prefer speakers that don't crave amp power, that are relatively efficient even if they have lower impedance curves.  That's why I don't care for B&W, Wilsons and Magicos among other reasons that they just don't sound as musically involving.  My wife liked the Blade 2 we heard and the Ultra 11 von Schweikert is her favorite but too expensive.  I want to keep my custom 125 watt Class A/B tube amps and mate them with dynamic speakers.  

It's difficult to determine what a speaker sounds like compared to another using different equipment.  Both the Giya and the Blade are modern and attractive looking to us (while the Wilson and Magico are not).  Older Audio Physic speakers also were good at disappearing but are not as dynamic or wideband as the Blades.  

I'd like to know what you think of the Kaya.  I guess the Giya 4 is too small sounding for my 25' X 23' X12.5' room.  

Gentleman, we had the Vivid line and the Kef Blades and Reference at the same time in the same showroom.

Our take was the Kef line was similar sounding for less money then the Vivids.

We too heard the big Giyas and at $70-95k they were more dynamic with even greater bass punch then the Blades, however, a  pair of Blades with a pair of good subwoofers still would come out at half the price of the Giyas.

 A well setup pair of Blades is one of the very few $30k speakers that can be compared to $70-100k models from most of the industry.

We had the Oval B1 and V1.5 in our showroom and the B1 were superb, clarity, soundstaging, but in most respects were not better than the less expensive Kef Reference line. 

We ultimately gave up the Vivid line as they didn't really outperfom, the Kef's and both lines sounded similar with similar design attributes with both sporting very high tech aluminium drivers.

The Ref 3 or Ref 1 when setup correctly do sound similar to the Blades if the Blade 2 are still too big for your office.

Ysantabarbara, if you are looking for a fantastic smaller speaker listen to the new Quad Z series unbelievable performance for the money. The Z3 are tiny floorstanders, with one of the best sounding ribbon's that isn't sterile sounding or hyper detailed. 

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ

@fleschler  I was at a S. Cal dealer event where they had a Wilson rep and Dan D'??? and his Momentum amps. The Wilsons being demoed were the most expensive in the line. I started talking with the Wilson rep and my wife (who is not into audio) walks over and joins the conversation. First thing she says to the Wilson guy, "why the heck do those speakers look so ugly, like Darth Vader". That did not go over too well.  I am glad she likes the look of the Blades though she wonders why I just don't use my iPhone and some headphones.

I think the room you have (lucky you) is too big for the G4. However, the G3 may work. The previous Vivid distributer has a demo pair for $22K. You should give them a call. I think this is the older version not series 2. They gave me some good info on room size and the Giyas.

https://onahighernote.com/shop/speaker-systems/vivid-giya-g3/

@audiotroy I am going to moving sometime in the next 4 months. Once I get my room dimensions I will give you a call. Thanks for the Quad recommendations. I am currently using the following in my office and will continue to do so but I also want to add a floor stander. 

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0916/Audience_ClairAudient_1_plus1_V2_Monitor_Review...

Great feedback on the Vivid and KEF Ref comparisons. This is the kind of info that I did not know. Though I have heard both lines but not side-by-side.

I purchased Audio Troy's Vivid 1.5s. I added a Jl subwoofer. Right now I am sitting here listening to Jazz at the Pawnshop and thinking how great they sound. I don't know about the rest of the Vivid line, but if it goes up from here, then they must be great. I don't know why they don't sell well. 
Hans Wetzel from Soundstage used to work with me. He had reviewed the 1.5 and was thrilled when I purchased them.

@crwindy  I emailed Hans Wetzel about the G4 and a small room and he said it would fit but he recommended the Kaya 45 and save some cash. The Kaya line (per Vivid) is supposed to image better. I sometimes see the Giyas toed in almost 45 degrees. Especially if there is no side wall reinforcement.