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In Reply to: RE: I heard the small Giyas before and they didn't seem bright posted by RGA on March 11, 2021 at 21:17:00:
That B&W sound signature seems to be present in everything they've put out over the last decade or so. They're speakers for people who like a "smile" response.
The Vivids are function over form though. The shape is completely dictated by Dickie's acoustic design objectives, the first of which is that the back wave of every driver has to be absorbed by an exponentially tapered tube. For the bass drivers, that requires a big tube which determines the overall shape of the speaker. Secondly, avoidance of enclosure standing waves and diffraction. And third, dispersion matching.
He's getting better at hiding the tubes though. The Nautilus is one of the fugliest speakers I've ever seen. The Giyas are better, but still hideous. The Oval range was better still. But the smaller Kayas are the first of his Vivid designs that I could maybe own.
I agree with you about show conditions, especially when it comes to bigger speakers in smaller rooms. I've heard some really crap sound from very expensive systems. MBL is tough because they're omnis, so the room contributes more. I really liked one demo I heard with the little 121s though.
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Follow Ups
- 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)
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