VIVID AUDIO SPEAKERS

I have owned 2 model of vivid before upgrading to wilson
sasha 2. My ist pair is the vivid v1.5 which i’ve owned twice
and the vivid giya g3 before migrating to wilson.

vivids are fast with a micro and macro dinamics to die for.
they are highly musical speakers. The v1.5 has a mid bass
hump that i like which gives vocals a forward and meaty
presentation, the giya is more neutral and laid back in com
parison.

what i dont like about them is their “monotone” presentation,
it’s not good in terms of giving instrument its right  colour or
timbre. I also find that; although there’s zero cabinet diffraction,
cabinet coloration is very much present.

https://hometheaterreview.com/vivid-audio-kaya-90-floorstanding-speaker-reviewed/
This quoted from the Home Theater Review article:
“The first Vivid Audio speakers I recall seeing at a local audiophile show were large, brightly colored, with tapered and curved tubes that reminded me of the opera singer’s head from The Fifth Element or the iconic B&W Nautilus speaker. The Vivid Audio speakers have nothing to do with The Fifth Element opera singer, of course, but in a strange twist of fate they are in fact related to the classic Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus speakers. Laurence Dickie, the sole engineer and designer of the Nautilus at B&W, co-founded and became the engineering director of Vivid Audio in 2001.”

I have owned Kaya 90 for over a year now, and frankly speaking they are among the best speakers I have heard. I had Stenheim2 before, dynamic,fast and a little lean to me, and Kharma Exquisite midi is romantic and sublime. KAYA is between them, not too lean or too romantic. I have heard Wilson Audio Alexia several times and honestly do not like them, neither Magico S3. The only American speakers I like is Rockport

Supermerio, I have to wonder if you’re hearing room coloration? I haven’t heard vivid speakers as my budget doesn’t allow, but reviews from pros and owners are all quite positive with the only thing being price and lack of deep bass.

Steve59

If i have to compare wilson sasha 2 vs vivid giya g3; sasha 2

Has that blacker bacground quality due to it’s more inert

cabinet but it does not dissapear like the giya g3. I attribute 

giya g3 having a higher noise floor due to this  cabinet colloration

brought about it’s lack of inertness, cabinet vibration/movement

that i can definitely hear.