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K-1 in Silverlake (custom colour)
 
"Discovering just how resolute this speaker is makes us wonder if we ever got the best out of the B1 some five years ago. Somehow we doubt it. The Vivid K1 is undoubtedly one of the finest loudspeakers on the planet. Lord only knows how the Vivid Giya manages to improve on it’s performance."
 
Jason Kennedy, HiFi Choice (UK) Nov. 2009

   
 
                For ultimate performance, the K1 floor-standing model offers a similar performance to the B1 but with the potential for increased level and detail through the use of four low frequency drivers in conjunction with mid and high units in a 3 & 1/2 way system.
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K-1 in Graphite (metalic black)

 K1 employs a single D50 mid range driver (patent pending), between 900Hz and 4 kHz with the range beyond being handled by a D26 tweeter (patent pending). Below 900Hz the K1 uses four C125 mid-bass drivers (patent pending), two mounted on the front baffle and two mounted on the rear baffle of the cabinet. These four drivers are internally coupled in pairs via screw tensioning units for reaction cancelling. All drivers receive the same signal at frequencies below 100Hz while above this point the drive to the rear is progressively attenuated leaving only the front upper driver to operate all the way to 900Hz to ensure good vertical dispersion at crossover. Fourth order filters ensure phase coherence through both main crossover points resulting in a seamless and symmetrical polar performance.

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K-1 (Oyster) on active display during RMAF, 2007

Integral to the K1 enclosure is the stand. Made from the same cast carbon fibre reinforced polyester compound as the enclosure, the stand provides an exceptionally stable footing further guaranteed by the use of a total of five custom spikes mounted around the periphery of the base. Adjustment of the two rear spikes and that at the front sets the correct attitude while the remaining two can then be brought into contact with the floor for maximum safety.

Within each of the streamlined arms are hidden separate conduits to guide the Van den Hul® interconnecting cable away from the two internally mounted crossovers into the base. Precision machined WBT® gold plated terminals are discretely located at the rear of the base to allow a visually unobtrusive connection to the outside world.


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These beautiful speakers are full of ground breaking technology, here is an over-view of the Vivid Audio Patents applied to the K-1: (click on the under-lined heading to view its White Paper.)

 

1.    Super Flux Magnet on the D26

2.    Centenary Dome on the D26 & the D50, combined with a carbon fiber stiffening ring

3.    Hyper Perforated Voice Coil Formers on the C125 woofers

4.    Compliantly mounted reaction canceling LF units

5.    Exponentially Tapered Tube Loading  

6.    Highly Aligned Chassis

 

 

 

 

 

K1 Specification

  
Configuration   3 & 1/2 way vented cabinet
Cabinet materialComplex loaded carbon fibre filled polymer
FinishHigh gloss automotive
Drive units26mm metal dome hf unit
 50mm metal dome mf unit
 158mm metal coned lf unit (two pairs coupled)
Sensitivity89dB/1w @1m
Nominal Impedance (Ω)6
Frequency range (hz)-6dB points 35 - 44,000
Frequency response (hz)39 to 41,000 +/- 2dB on reference axis
Harmonic distortion (2nd and 3 rd harmonics)< .0.5% over frequency range
Cross over frequencies (hz)100, 900, 4000
Power handling (music program) watts rms600
Loudspeaker dimensions (H, W, D cabinet, D base) mm1300, 280, 450, 488
Net mass (kg)56
Shipping dimensions (H, W, D) mm1420, 450, 560
Shipping mass (kg)70


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