LEGACY PRODUCT

GIYA G1

A SPEAKER LIKE

NO OTHER

GIYA G1

Launched in 2008 GIYA G1 was the first GIYA produced by Vivid Audio. Its shape is defined by proven acoustic principles taken to their logical conclusions, untethered by conventional wisdom and common construction techniques.

GIYA G1 became GIYA G1 series 2 which was taken out of production early 2021.

Giya series is defined by its remarkable sense of sonic transparency and tonal naturalness. Principal Vivid Audio designer Laurence Dickie pioneered the application of tapered tube absorbers in Nautilus™ as a means to eliminate destructive resonances and reflections from within driver enclosures. With Giya, we apply this design technique to all four of the driver subsystems in the loudspeaker, including the low frequency section. It is exactly this tapered bass enclosure which coils around to such visually striking effect. It is our innovative combination of this tapered absorption tube with a pair of reaction-cancelling critically-tuned vents that is unique.

Our patented technology provides the benefits of near-complete elimination of internal resonances and reflections afforded by the tapered absorber, along with the low distortion, high efficiency, and moderate enclosure size courtesy of the vents.

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Specifications Vivid Audio GIYA G1
Configuration 4-way 5-driver system
Cabinet material Complex loaded carbon fibre filled polymer
Drive units HF: D26 – 26mm metal dome unit with tapered tube loading, catenary dome profile, radially polarized magnet structure & isolating compliant mount.
MID: D50 – 50 mm metal dome unit with Tapered Tube loading, catenary dome profile, radially polarized magnet structure & isolating compliant mount.
LOWER MID: C125S – 1 x 125mm Tapered Tube loading, short-coil long-gap motor design, 50mm CCA ribbon coil on highly vented former, highly aligned chassis, radial magnet structure & isolating compliant mount.
LF: C225 – 2 x 225mm metal coned units with short-coil long-gap motor design, 75mm copper ribbon coils on highly vented formers, highly aligned chassis, radial magnet structures & reaction cancelling compliant mount.
Bass loading Exponentially tapered tube enhanced bass reflex
Sensitivity 91dB @ 2.83VRMS at 1m on axis
Nominal impedance (Ω) 6 nominal, 4 minimum, low reactance
Frequency range (Hz) 25 – 36,000 Hz (-6dB)
Frequency response (Hz) 29 – 33,000 Hz +/- 2dB on reference axis
First D26 Break Up mode: 44,000 Hz
Harmonic distortion
(2nd and 3rd harmonics)
< 0.5% over frequency range
Cross over frequencies (Hz) 220, 880, 3,000
Power handling rms 800W
Loudspeaker dimensions 1,700mm (H) x 440mm (W) x 800mm (D)
Net weight 80kg