I own the Kaya S12's and can't say enough about them. I've had them for several years now and they still do things that make me stop my mind, and melt into the music. I've also never felt the compulsion to upgrade, which is high praise.
@@ProfessorJohnSmith@Professor JohnSmith, I'm not sure I understand your point on "benefit." Your premises criteria were limited to cost alone. I was just pointing out that based on those criteria, there are many choices beyond just the KEFs. In fact, I would venture to say many happy customers of the Klipsch speakers I mentioned might say the same to you regarding your KEF cost. However, sonic preference is subjective to the individual, and each of us has our own depth of the pool we swim in regarding cost. That said, I sonically prefer Dynaudio Evoke's when swimming in the KEF LS50 price range.
Great review! You really portrayed the essence of this amazing design. To hear them is to appreciate their abilities to deliver the true spirit and substance of music.
Re: Strønen: the letter "ø" in Norwegian sounds like the "u" in the English word "burn". I hadn't heard of him before, so thanks for the tip as well as the review.
I judge speakers by their lack of enclosure. All box speakers sound like boxes! *I only use plannar magnetic speakers.* Once you try them, you'll never go back to boxes!
The placement of your equipment, speakers and room treatment is among the strangest i've ever seen in this hobby. How did you land your job as a reviewer?
Curious comment. Placement of everything in his room looks correct - not strange - for a high-end system. The acoustic panels next to the speakers are to mitigate first reflections from the side walls. Wish I had a sound room like Robert's!
@@spacejaimeif you have a speaker with good directivity like these then you don’t want to absorb the side walls as the extra reflections give you better sense of space and wider soundstage. If you put absorption there you loose that ad SPL.
@@Zhiloreznik - you have it wrong. My room is treated with GIK panels and the first suggestion was the side panels, which I could not do as my home office has double doors to the right and a desk on the left. Early reflection mitigation is a fact for acoustic room treatment,
@ I have GIK acoustic treatments as well but setting up a room for mixing and for listening shouldn’t be done the same. Based on research of Dr. Floyd Toole described in his book Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms Not a GIK youtube video.
@@Zhiloreznik - what are you talking about a YT video? I consulted with GIK over the phone and email. In 40 years in this hobby, early side reflections are mitigated to reduce smearing. Familiar with Dr. Toole. Call the reviewer at TAS and tell him to take the panels placed next to the VIVID speakers, if that makes you happy. Cheers!
Glad you know, then you know that the trumpet was designed for the military, to blind the brain for soldiers to march into death, I am sure there are musicians and magicians that can turn a trumpet into a child rubber gun
You are describing good HIFI, not fatiguing, can listen for hours etc, please be aware not everyone wants tamed music, veiled and suppressed, bonsai adaptation of music, the contemporary listener wants live, at least as close to the studio production as possible, your description is for Porsche drivers that never go over 35. And yes, life hurts as the dog bites and the cat scratches, guess what trumpet does in your living room.
@PalacioEchioceras 0 seconds ago Glad you know, then you know that the trumpet was designed for the military, to blind the brain for soldiers to march into death, I am sure there are musicians and magicians that can turn a trumpet into a child rubber gun
@@PalacioEchioceras The trumpet was used for military purposes as early as 2000 BC. Ancient trumpeters used short melodies to communicate over long distances,
I own the Kaya S12's and can't say enough about them. I've had them for several years now and they still do things that make me stop my mind, and melt into the music. I've also never felt the compulsion to upgrade, which is high praise.
you could have got KEF LS50s for a fraction of the cost
@ProfessorJohnSmith I could of gotten Klipsch R-41's for a fraction of the KEFs
@@nespodzany yes but you didn't. Instead you paid much more. The vivids are not point source either. So wheres the benefit?
@@ProfessorJohnSmith@Professor JohnSmith, I'm not sure I understand your point on "benefit." Your premises criteria were limited to cost alone. I was just pointing out that based on those criteria, there are many choices beyond just the KEFs. In fact, I would venture to say many happy customers of the Klipsch speakers I mentioned might say the same to you regarding your KEF cost. However, sonic preference is subjective to the individual, and each of us has our own depth of the pool we swim in regarding cost. That said, I sonically prefer Dynaudio Evoke's when swimming in the KEF LS50 price range.
Great review! You really portrayed the essence of this amazing design. To hear them is to appreciate their abilities to deliver the true spirit and substance of music.
Excellent, Robert. Kaya Audio is somewhat forgotten when it comes to professional audio reviews. Love the organic looks.
Such below par reviews kills any brand
excellent review!
Re: Strønen: the letter "ø" in Norwegian sounds like the "u" in the English word "burn". I hadn't heard of him before, so thanks for the tip as well as the review.
Thanks. Stronen is amazing.
Compare sound at similar price Wilson SabrinaX?
Vivid Audio not Vivid Acoustics FYR.
Those cables … sure work as a trip wire.
Nice review. Very subjective. But I think you urgently need better racking and vibration control.
I judge speakers by their lack of enclosure. All box speakers sound like boxes!
*I only use plannar magnetic speakers.*
Once you try them, you'll never go back to boxes!
Why is it soo small? size matters!
Small apartment their 😮
Probably alright, w no subs
The placement of your equipment, speakers and room treatment is among the strangest i've ever seen in this hobby. How did you land your job as a reviewer?
Curious comment. Placement of everything in his room looks correct - not strange - for a high-end system. The acoustic panels next to the speakers are to mitigate first reflections from the side walls. Wish I had a sound room like Robert's!
@@spacejaimeif you have a speaker with good directivity like these then you don’t want to absorb the side walls as the extra reflections give you better sense of space and wider soundstage. If you put absorption there you loose that ad SPL.
@@Zhiloreznik - you have it wrong. My room is treated with GIK panels and the first suggestion was the side panels, which I could not do as my home office has double doors to the right and a desk on the left. Early reflection mitigation is a fact for acoustic room treatment,
@ I have GIK acoustic treatments as well but setting up a room for mixing and for listening shouldn’t be done the same. Based on research of Dr. Floyd Toole described in his book Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms
Not a GIK youtube video.
@@Zhiloreznik - what are you talking about a YT video? I consulted with GIK over the phone and email. In 40 years in this hobby, early side reflections are mitigated to reduce smearing. Familiar with Dr. Toole. Call the reviewer at TAS and tell him to take the panels placed next to the VIVID speakers, if that makes you happy. Cheers!
How on earth did he got this job as a reviewer, from absolute sound to absolute miss
Glad you know, then you know that the trumpet was designed for the military, to blind the brain for soldiers to march into death, I am sure there are musicians and magicians that can turn a trumpet into a child rubber gun
You are describing good HIFI, not fatiguing, can listen for hours etc, please be aware not everyone wants tamed music, veiled and suppressed, bonsai adaptation of music, the contemporary listener wants live, at least as close to the studio production as possible, your description is for Porsche drivers that never go over 35. And yes, life hurts as the dog bites and the cat scratches, guess what trumpet does in your living room.
I know what a trumpet does in live performance and I never get fatigued listening to them there.
@PalacioEchioceras
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Glad you know, then you know that the trumpet was designed for the military, to blind the brain for soldiers to march into death, I am sure there are musicians and magicians that can turn a trumpet into a child rubber gun
@@PalacioEchioceras The trumpet was used for military purposes as early as 2000 BC. Ancient trumpeters used short melodies to communicate over long distances,
@@glenncurry3041 If you don't get exhausted, then your not emotionally involved, mere distant observations.
You lost me as soon as I saw your speaker cable risers in the intro ...
..silly
Those are just the speaker cables. No extra risers added.