RE: Not exactly.

Posted by RGA (R) on March 14, 2021 at 05:17:46

In Reply to: Not exactly. posted by Kal Rubinson on March 13, 2021 at 06:25:49:

I am happy to know I was pretty close. So the designer of Nautilus which is used on all speakers with an N at B&W founded Vivid and also use Nautilus.

So why did people jump on my initial comparison of the two brands? Tube tapering, Nautilus tweeters, snail shape looks.

There is a company called Fyne - I went and listened to them and I said - gee these sound a lot like Tannoy. Umm, they do. And the same story - an engineer at Tannoy leaves Tannoy and forms a new company called Fyne. I don't think this is a huge stretch.

Perhaps my comparison isn't too bad since I sort of linked the sound of the Nautilus designer at B&W to the Nautilus design at Vivid. I mean Nautilus may just have a sonic envelope that I happened to subconsciously notice. It may have been the look of the snail shape as well but I have seen several of those made in China copies over the years as well. Same/similar technology would logically create same/similar sound.

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Topic - Anyone heard the new(ish) Vivid Kaya line? - Dave_K 17:46:57 02/27/21 (25)

RE: Anyone heard the new(ish) Vivid Kaya line? - rivervalley817 18:07:16 02/27/21 (24)

Found it - Dave_K 06:23:15 02/28/21 (23)

RE: Found it - RGA 17:07:09 03/08/21 (16)

I heard the small Giyas before and they didn't seem bright - Dave_K 11:50:55 03/10/21 (11)

RE: I heard the small Giyas before and they didn't seem bright - RGA 21:17:00 03/11/21 (10)

RE: I heard the small Giyas before and they didn't seem bright - Dave_K 07:53:58 03/12/21 (9)

RE: I heard the small Giyas before and they didn't seem bright - RGA 17:22:53 03/12/21 (8)

Not exactly. - Kal Rubinson 06:25:49 03/13/21 (4)

RE: Not exactly. - RGA 05:17:46 03/14/21 (3)

RE: Not exactly. - Dave_K 17:33:55 03/14/21 (2)

RE: Not exactly. - RGA 18:57:35 03/14/21 (0)

RE: Not exactly. - Kal Rubinson 18:27:06 03/14/21 (0)

Dickie and B&W - Dave_K 05:58:36 03/13/21 (2)

RE: Dickie and B&W - RGA 05:00:45 03/14/21 (1)

RE: Dickie and B&W - Bill the K 20:56:35 03/30/21 (0)

"Reminds me of B&W. " - Kal Rubinson 18:13:01 03/08/21 (3)

Any thoughts on the smaller Kayas? - Dave_K 11:54:42 03/10/21 (0)

RE: "Reminds me of B&W. " - RGA 18:54:54 03/08/21 (1)

Diplomacy appreciated. - Kal Rubinson 05:28:19 03/09/21 (0)

When you get old it deosn't matter.... - Ivan303 07:59:54 02/28/21 (5)

Tastes may change - RGA 19:05:06 03/08/21 (0)

RE: When you get old it deosn't matter.... - Rocket_Powered 10:19:55 03/01/21 (0)

Sad commentary... - musetap 12:15:54 02/28/21 (2)

LOL! I'm totally with you on this one mate (nt) - Dave_K 12:35:49 02/28/21 (1)

+2 - Mick Wolfe 16:46:48 02/28/21 (0)

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RE: Not exactly. - RGA 05:17:46 03/14/21 (3)

RE: Not exactly. - Dave_K 17:33:55 03/14/21 (2)

RE: Not exactly. - RGA 18:57:35 03/14/21 (0)

RE: Not exactly. - Kal Rubinson 18:27:06 03/14/21 (0)

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