June 2010Vivid's G1 Giya on the cover of Stereophile,
Wes Phillips writes in the July issue of Stereophile:
"Is Vivid Audio's G1 Giya the best loudspeaker I've ever heard ? Yes. "
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"I've heard some extremely expensive speakers, costing two and even three times the Vivid's price, that can do one or two of the things the G1 Giya do so well. But I can't think of any speaker I've auditioned that does everything as well as the Giyas: superb imaging, unmatched dynamic range, holographic soundstaging, and that immutable, possibly unquantifiable quality known as musicality."
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New for CES 2010
Industry Movers and Shakers Party January 9th, Saturday,at E7 Penthouse Suite, Mirage Hotel from 6 pm to 8 pm, hosted by Philip O'Hanlon and Ricardo Reyes of On A Higher Note and Music Artisans.
We will release the new Luxman L-507u - 110 wpc into 8 ohms or 200 wpc into 4 ohms. This is a fully featured integrated amplifier, priced between the L-505u and the L-509u.
Features Luxman's latest revision of ODNF - 3.0 which now samples the audio spectrum three times, while eliminating any noise or distortion in the music signal, without affecting the uncorrupted signal.
The SQ-38u has garnered a lot of praise for its retro looks but modern sound, it is now accompanied by the matching CD player - the D-38u.
The D-38u features both solid-state and vacuum tube output stages, selectable by a toggle switch on the front panel. Also includes a headphoine socket & volume control conveniently located on the front panel.
The on-board DAC upsamples a regular CD to 24/192 for clean extended response, plenty of detail retrieval, though still musical & non fatiguing.
2009 Awards :
6 Moons awarded the Luxman SQ-N100 'Blue Moon Award' (2009)
"The sound was positively huge and very clear, indicating low phase errors and good speed. The treble was very extended if not outright brilliant, the bass firm and lithe rather than fat and massive, the vocal band richly textured but capable of edge if required."
Stereophile awarded the Luxman L-505u "Editor's Choice Award" (2009)
John Marks: Luxman L505u integrated amplifier ($3700, April 2009). Luxman's entry-level but heavyweight integrated amplifier delivers sonic authority, tactility, centeredness, continuity, easefulness, soundstage size, image specificity—you name it—in spades. It's the difference between "This is pretty good" and "This is addictive."
Enjoy The Music,com (USA) gave the devilsound DAC their - Best of 2009 "Blue Note Award.
The Absolute Sound gave both the L-550A II and the DU-50 Editor's Choice Awards for the second year in a row.
New for 2009
The Brinkmann "Bardo' magnetic drive turntable was recently unveiled at the 2009 RAMF. Its a beautiful compact turntable with a 22 lbs. platter but manages to play really quiet and is super fast. Speed stability is probably the best we have ever heard, it is pitch perfect.
For RMAF, Brinkmann provided us with a complete turntable package whihc includes a Kuzma Stogi tonearm abd a prototype Brinkmann Pi MC cartridge all iof this was mounted on a solid, polished 1.25" grantite base. Stunning !
Luxman announce four new models:
D-08 SA-CD / CD player; this is Luxman's first major stereo CD player in ten years. It will be the first player from Luxman to incorporate thier proprietary distortion cancelling technology - ODNF (Only Distortion Negative Feedback). It is also the first CD/SACD player to be equipped with Luxman;s proprietary transport mechanism.
Luxman recently added to more affordable SA-CD / CD players to their line-up; the D-06 & the D-05.
For 2009 the eleventh generation SQ-38 is a wonderful blend of old & new; the SQ-38u incorporates many modern features in a classic design that exudes luxury & class.Conservatively rated @ 30 watts per channel, gives a linear output as well as reliable performance for many years to come. Here is an amplifier that can be inherited by the next generation. Watch out for the matching CD player (D-38) to be released at CES 2010 (Venetian 29-217)
The E-200 is LUXMAN's latest phono stage, is full of useful features and superb sound quality.
Build-in switchable gain control, MC step up transformer uses a super-permalloy core to cope with low impedance cartridges. The E-200 has a cartridge demagnetizer switch (articulate) which demagnetizes the cartridge from the convenience of the front panel. Two inputs, accommodate either one MM and one MC or two MC cartridges.
The P-200 Compact high quality, high power pure A class amplifier, pumping out 2 watts per channel into 8Ω. Parallel Push-Pull structure. Connect a CD player or portable music player to the P-200 and enjoy listening to music with a 2 input switchable system.
PRODUCTION GIYAs ARE SHIPPING !
Vivid Giya seen here being driven by the Luxman B-1000f 80'th Annniversary Commemoration model monoblocks.
During break-in, we once left the house for two hours with the speakers playing quite loud. In our absence the Giya's low frequency energy vibrabed some champagne glasses off their shelf, to smash on the floor underneath.
Not that dissimilar to the canned lights in our suite at the Mirage in Las Vegas during CES 2008 that were vibrated free from their mounting in the ceiling.
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