RMAF V: Under the Sea

By Thomas J. Norton • Posted: Oct 14, 2009

If the Vivid Giyas make you think of the B&W Nautilus speakers, that's because the same cabinet designer was involved. The Giyas will set you back $58,000/pair, not including, of course, the Luxman electronics and source driving them here, and the Synergistic actively shielded cables (don't ask) tying it all together.

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Submitted by Bill on October 22, 2009 - 9:02pm.

While the bass extension and general sound quality from the Giyas was amazing, they didn't provide quite the same "THAT sound is coming from THOSE" shock that hearing the Vivid B-1s did at last year's RMAF. It still amazes me that the B-1s are only rated down to 39 Hz given how much bass slam they actually generate in real-world use.