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What reviewers think
Bloggers and YouTubers have tried this product—so we've summarized their strongest opinions below. Links to full reviews follow.
Product Strengths
- Exceptional transparency, revealing details in recordings that are often missed, offering an open window into the music
- Purity and coherence brings out the best in every recording, and is devoid of the usual loudspeaker distortions or colorations
- Commanding dynamic range, superior transient performance, and effortless power, akin to a great horn-loaded speaker—but without the shoutiness
- Fanatically well-damped cabinets appear to have banished self-noise, allowing the driver array to deliver protean scaling and dimensionality
- Incredible bass power, reach, articulation, tautness, and precision rivals the best top-tier performers
Product Considerations
- High-quality source and amplification is required to realize its full potential, which may expose weaknesses in the existing system
- Cable terminals at the bottom rear of the cabinet can be tricky to access when the speaker is placed against the wall
- Some may prefer a 'sweeter' sound from loudspeakers that have been tuned to flatter test tracks, the Moya is straight down the line neutral
- Large and heavy speakers can make them difficult to transport and install
- Careful component matching and setup is demanded to achieve optimal results
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Moya M1 boasts a more contoured radiation pattern of 180 degrees versus the Vivid Giya G1 Spirit's 270-degree radiation pattern
Takeaway: The Vivid Audio Moya M1 is a groundbreaking loudspeaker that offers unmatched transparency and effortless performance. It delivers a captivating and lifelike listening experience for those seeking the pinnacle of audio reproduction.
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Manufacturer details
- Configuration: 5-way, 13 driver system
- Cabinet material: Carbon-reinforced balsa-cored vacuum-infused sandwich composite
- Sensitivity: 93dB/2.83V@1m
- Nominal impedance: 5 nominal, 2.5 minimum at 40 Hz
- Frequency range: -6dB points: 19 Hz – 42,000 Hz
- Harmonic distortion: < -60dB > 100 Hz
- Cross over frequencies: 125 Hz – 550 Hz – 1,700 Hz – 4,000 Hz
- Power handling: 3,000W rms (music program)
- Dimensions: 1,660 mm (H) x 660 mm (W) x 1,210 mm (D)
- Net weight: 346 kg (each)
- Shipping weight: 1,084 kg
Brand highlights
Taking a step back to look at reviewers' thoughts of the brand's entire lineup—not just this product—what stands out most is the following:
- Vivid employs a tapered tube loading technology, extending from the rear of each driver, to absorb backwave energy and minimize cabinet resonances, promoting clearer and more detailed sound reproduction.
- Reaction-canceling driver arrangements are a hallmark, strategically implemented to reduce cabinet vibration and improve bass clarity, enhancing overall sonic purity.
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Oval
- Positioning: The entry-level option in Vivid Audio's lineup, offering their high-end technology at a more accessible price point.
- Description: Features a unique curved design, which reduces internal resonances and enhances sound clarity. Unlike the more advanced Giya series, uses fewer drivers, making it ideal for smaller rooms and those with a limited budget who still want high-quality sound.
Kaya
- Positioning: A mid-range option, designed to provide a balance between performance and aesthetic appeal.
- Description: Features a compact design and directional sound, making them suitable for home theaters and smaller spaces. They incorporate some of the advanced technologies from the Giya series but in a more compact form.
Giya
- Positioning: Vivid Audio's high-end offering, known for its distinctive design and superior acoustic performance.
- Description: Features a radical design and advanced acoustic engineering, providing an immersive listening experience. They include more drivers and advanced materials compared to the Kaya series.
Moya
- Positioning: The ultimate expression of Vivid Audio's engineering capabilities, offering the most advanced features and performance.
- Description: Designed to deliver exceptional power and precision, with a focus on low-frequency performance. They surpass the Giya series in terms of driver count and efficiency.
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What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
Unlike the vast majority of our competitors, who simply use others' active components, we have, from inception, March 2001, designed and manufactured our very own bespoke, proprietary drive units. The resultant filter networks are ridiculously simple. By controlling the whole process, we are able to derive the exact response from each in it's system. A little appreciated advange too, is we are able to provide spare parts for an extended period.
Any vibrating device will impart that vibration to the substrate to which it is fixed. At Vivid Audio at no time do we couple drive units to the cabinet directly, each is decoupled by a carefully selected soft, 30 shore silicone, memory free O ring. In the case of bass units, we go one step futher - in addition to the decoupling O ring, each driver is apposed by another identical bass unit in a reaction cancelling configuration. Expensive, resulting in an inert cabinet. Note the lack of visible fixing harware.
A perfect acoustic solution.
(No matter how heavy you make a loudspeaker cabinet, all one is doing is shifting the damped resonances in band. Place your ear against any loudspeaker to appreciate this. The worst case example is the ubiquitous eccentricly loaded sub woofer.)
We strive for as lower mass as possible in an extremely stiff configuration. The lower the mass, the lower the energy strorage. The same requirement as aircraft, race cars etc. There are many other unique technologies we employ, jointly presenting the cleanest window into the music. Our web page details these.
What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
What other products pair best with yours?
It would be foolhardy of me to send you a short list - by definition would exclude many excellent brands of which we have no knowledge. Suffice to say: Unusually, we expend an exorbitant effort in perfecting the loudspeaker / room interface, no sharp perturbations, corners, discontinuities, etc., and the loudspeaker / amplifier interface, ensuring at the minimum impedance, the current and voltage waveforms are close to being in phase - an ideal situation. Our loudspeakers present an easy load to the amplifier. Quality rather than quantity is emphasized.
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Our Summary
Product Strengths
- Detailed, exciting, dynamic, and transparent sound
- Vanishingly low cabinet coloration, contributing to speed and detail
- Lung-emptying, bowel-clearing, demolition-grade bass
- Bass integrates well with the rest of the frequency range for an integrated musical performance
- Voices have breath and contour, yet the result always retains a minimum of warmth
Product Considerations
- Room acoustics should be a strong consideration, as the BC150 reveals room issues
- Needs a lot of quality electronics upstream
- Requires firm control and ample current capacity from the amplifier
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- The BC150 sounds more like a Burmester B38 with greater abilities to scale
Takeaway: The Burmester BC150 is a high-precision audio instrument that is both musically communicative and musically analytical, offering a detailed and transparent listening experience. It offers clarity and purity of sound, and brings music to another level.
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Product Strengths
- The M3 presents music with an unprecedented degree of individuality and specificity, without sacrificing tonality, texture, or body
- Remarkable level of resolution
- Astonishing transparency and is resolute
- Accurate tonality and represents timbre faithfully
- Exceptional high-frequency detail and speed due to a planar tweeter
- Accepts only banana terminations
Product Considerations
- The planar tweeter misses the very last measure of extension, shimmer, and effortlessness accomplished by the very best available today
- Low-frequency extension was limited to the high 20 Hz, low 30 Hz range
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Compared to Magico M9, the M3 has recalibrated the resolution yardstick by which all other loudspeakers must be measured and compared
- Compared to Von Schweikert Audio ULTRA 9s, the M3 has recalibrated the resolution yardstick by which all other loudspeakers must be measured and compared
Takeaway: The Børresen M3 loudspeakers boldly represent the realization of striking potential in audio and push known boundaries. People who choose the M3 will enjoy a specific level of playback that is unavailable from other loudspeakers.
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Product Strengths
- Sublime image size and expansiveness, coupled with an ability to be driven as hard as your ears or your amps can take
- A sense of balance to the sound of the Alexx V makes renewal possible, expressive and articulate from the deepest bass to the highest treble
- Trickle-down benefits from the WAMM Master Chronosonic and Chronosonic XVX
- Bass performance is otherworldly
- The Alexx V has the ability to uncover and continue to deliver micro-details at extremely high SPLs, even after that slam of a transient
Product Considerations
- Some power behind the throne is needed, because the loudspeaker's impedance plot drops to two ohms at 250Hz
- The dome tweeter does sacrifice the last ounce of micro-detail, compared to the insane resolving power of the best diamond and beryllium drivers
- The choice of finish needs to be considered with care
- Cable management can impact performance
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Compared to the original Alexx, the Alexx V is a massive improvement—closer to a baby XVX in so many ways
- Compared to the Alexia 2, the Alexx V was more than a mere additive sum, a step-function improvement
- Compared to the Wilson XVX and WAMM Master Chronosonic, the tweeter is effortless and resolving by normal standards, but no match for the extraordinary levels of detail retrieval
Takeaway: The Alexx V offers a sublime listening experience with excellent balance and dynamic range that allows the listener to get closer to the music. It is a worthy contender for those looking to upgrade their listening experience.
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Product Strengths
- Excellent imaging, providing a strong stereo image for multiple listeners due to wide dispersion and Space Optimisation+
- Flexible and capable of playing all kinds of music, getting out of the music's way, and suitable for both large and smaller rooms
- Dynamic, detailed, and can play at a wide range of volume levels, from quiet listening to near PA levels
- Features a new driver array, including a Beryllium dome tweeter, thin-ply woven carbon fiber midrange (used on NASA's Mars Rover), and aluminum-magnesium alloy bass units
- Incorporates new amplifier technologies—'Power DAC' for the lower bass and 'Adaptive Bias Control' for the mid and treble—reducing distortion
Product Considerations
- The midrange dome is exposed, which might be a concern with children
- Owners of previous Linn systems may find the price difficult to accept
- Some audiophiles may prefer Linn to trawl its past rather than building its future, and they will want an Isobarik
- Some audiophiles may not be able to see past the LP12
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- The 360 offers significantly improved imaging and soundstaging compared to the Klimax 350
Takeaway: The Linn 360 is a high-end loudspeaker that provides excellent sound quality and flexibility, making it a great choice for enjoying music with friends or for personal listening sessions. Its innovative design and technology deliver a detailed and immersive audio experience.
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Product Strengths
- The Magico M7 delivers the highest sound quality by the reviewer's metrics
- Described as 'vivid' due to a comprehensive lack of distortion, low compression, rich texture and detail, and coherence across the spectrum and image
- Soundstaging hangs in space with a realistically large soundstage window and deeper stage depth, approximating real sound in a real performance hall
- Superb instrumental definition with a tonal density that removes a filter, revealing the believable richness of each instrument combined with high definition and low etch
- Voicing is resolutely flat in terms of frequency response, so well-balanced recordings sound impressively right
Product Considerations
- The M7 might require bigger amplifiers to reach the dynamic levels of the best horn speakers
- It will not be a good fit for listeners who need frequency colorations to reassure them that their expensive speakers are doing something
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Vs MBL 101X, the M7 does a more believable simulation of the stage because it's rather clear about performer locations, but the MBL-101X gets the image off the speakers more reliably, but at the price of some placement precision and air
Takeaway: The Magico M7 speakers deliver a rare and significant sonic achievement with a focus on distortion minimization. These speakers set a benchmark across almost all important sonic dimensions, making them worth considering for serious audio enthusiasts.
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