Doug Schneider published his thoughts on Vivid’s new loudspeaker—the G1 Spirit after attending the debut in Chicago, praising the new flagship speaker for going above and beyond the award-winning G1. “…All told, it’s rare for me to find a speaker tha […]
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Vivid’s limited edition B1 Decade has been declared a Recommended Reference Component by SoundStage! Hi-Fi.
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SoundStage! Hi-Fi just announced the winners of their annual Products of the Year awards for 2016. and we are proud to say that the Luxman L-550Ax won the Product of the Year for the Integrated Amplifier category. The bonus is that this amplifier also transformed a skeptic into an endorser.
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Once again, congrats to Coup de Foudre Montreal for putting on a great show at the SSI 2015. Thanks again for the hospitality and warm welcome. Proud to announce that Doug Schneider of SoundStage! Network awarded our room with the ” […]
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“… effortless top end… such clarity that it set a new benchmark for me for high-frequency reproduction and detail… it reproduced kick drums with power, heft, and control usually heard only from amps with twice the power output… despite its mode […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY2OrVVj2gw Doug has personally reviewed two models of Vivid Audio’s loudspeakers. At a dealer event in Montreal, we grabbed him to tell us what he thinks about both the Giya and Oval series from Vivid Audio. Watch the […]
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“… a sound so complete, authentic, and musically right…” Doug shared his personal Luxman story from 33 years ago and why he concluded that the Luxman C-900 is “beyond reproach, even when compared with a topflight preamplifier with minimal controls…” Re […]
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Luxman M-900u P.C. – Doug Schneider, SoundStage! “Some 18 years into this reviewing gig, it takes a lot to get me excited anymore given what I’ve seen and heard so far — something that goes doubly true for solid-state preamps and amps…Luxman charged […]
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One Wrong, Two Rights, and the Best Sound at CES 2012 By Doug Schneider Doug Schneider, editor of SoundStage wrote: “I preferred the Vivid room, for two reasons. First, the Giya G3 sounded unbelievably lively yet natural, projecting sound from its uniq […]
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