Vivid Giya G1 Spirit Review Sample in Excellent Condition (with updated photos)
$57,000
Vivid Audio’s new flagship speaker system—the Giya G1 Spirit. Review sample in pearl white barely used, as new condition.
“… Surely one of the greatest speakers currently on sale, at any price…”, Keith Howard & David Price, Hi-Fi News January 2018
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Review sample. Lightly used. In white but offers in high gloss black if desired.
Ten years in the making; the original Giya G1 was launched at CES 2007. The Vivid Giya G1 Spirit builds on the already stellar performance of the G1 but adds considerably more LF as well as more tonal color / tonal density to the mid-range. Builds on the crossover originally designed for the B1 Decade, delivers crystal clear, extended highs and unparalleled performance. The woofers have greater excursion with double the power handling. The external crossover must be a good idea, as we know from the Artesania equipment racks how sensitive our audio gear is to vibration. Inside the cabinet those pistonic woofers generate a HUGE amount of pressure.
The 2017 spec Giya G1 is no slouch with the integral screen tweeters and the mids and HF design crossover from the B1 Decade, but the Spirit takes the Giya performance to a different plane. Definitely a contender for the Best Loudspeaker Design Ever! It ticks all the boxes: lowest distortion, highest resolution, linear performance and true full frequency response (no subs needed).
Features and Improvements
Proportions
Optional Outboard Crossover
Bass Drive Unit
Coil & Magnet
Low-Mid-Range
Grilles
One-Piece Moulded Absorber Tubes
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Configuration: | 4 way, 5 driver system |
| Cabinet Material: | Glass reinforced balsa cored sandwich composite |
| Standard Cabinet Colours: | Piano Black or Pearl White |
| Bespoke Cabinet Colours: | Bespoke colour options available upon request |
| High Frequency Driver: | Vivid Audio D26 (patented) – 26mm metal dome unit with Tapered Tube loading |
| Mid Frequency Driver: | Vivid Audio D50 (patented) — 50mm metal dome unit with Tapered Tube loading |
| Lower-Mid Driver: | Vivid Audio C125-75s – 125mm alloy/carbon diaphragm with 75mm voice coil |
| Bass Drivers: | 2 x C225-100 – 225mm alloy diaphragm with 100mm voice coil in 45mm gap |
| Bass Loading: | Exponentially tapered tube enhanced bass reflex |
| Sensitivity: | 92dB @ 2.83VRMS at 1m on axis |
| Nominal Impedance (Ω): | 6Ω nominal, 3Ω minimum at 20KHZ no phase shift at Zmin |
| Frequency range (hz): | – 6dB points: 25 –36,000 Hz |
| First D26 Break Up mode: | 44,000 Hz |
| Frequency response (hz): | 29 – 33,000Hz +/- 2dB on reference |
| Harmonic distortion: | < 3% over frequency range (2nd and 3rd harmonics) |
| Crossover frequencies (Hz): | 220, 880 & 3,500 Hz |
| Power handling (music program): | 1600 watts rms |
| Dimensions: H x W x D(mm): | 63” (1600mm) H x 17.3” (440mm) W x 32.3” (820mm) D |
| Net Weight: | 176 lb. (80kg) [190 lb. (86kg) with cross over] |
Vivid G1 Spirit Intro
Vivid G1 Spirit Info Sheet
Frequently Asked Questions
Press Reviews
“… This unusual looking loudspeaker is exceptionally accomplished in respect of power handling, dynamics, midrange transparency and stereo imaging while also knitting everything together in a wonderfully cohesive and natural way. The result is a delightful sound that yields so much more than the sum of its not inconsiderable parts. It is surely one of the greatest speakers currently on sale, at any price…”
Keith Howard & David Price, Hi-Fi News January 2018
“Vivid Audio’s Giya G1 Spirit is, in general, one of the finest speakers I’ve heard — and for rock, it’s the best I’ve heard. It can play insanely loud — by comparison, other speakers sound tame with rock. The G1 Spirit’s tonal neutrality and super-low levels of audible distortion check the boxes that qualify it as a true high-fidelity performer.”
“Giya G1 Spirit has the bold, visceral, incisive sound that’s been the hallmark of every Vivid speaker I’ve heard, and enough bass power and weight to render a subwoofer superfluous.”
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