Incoming Vivid speakers, yeah baby!

[Scott W]

So... You moved from Evolution Acoustics to Vivid Giya1? Correct? Which model of EA?

Steve(sbo6) is referring to the picture I posted of a customer who had EA MM3's and purchased a pair of trade in black Vivid G1's to replace them.

 

[aangen]

UPS Freight decided they needed to hang on to my Spirits a few days longer. They are now indicating that today could be the day they drop them in my yard. Sigh. I hate shipping problems.
I am upgrading from Wilson Audio Yvettes to the Spirits. I Love Love Love the sound of my Wilsons but they man who lead me to purchase all these Gryphon components told me the Yvettes are not suitable, I need Spirits. I will so find out. [hopefully]

 

[sbo6]

Wow, that's a huge jump in speakers, congrats!

 

[analyzer]

Steve(sbo6) is referring to the picture I posted of a customer who had EA MM3's and purchased a pair of trade in black Vivid G1's to replace them.

I'm a bit surprised of this change since I know very well MM3's.
I listened a few years ago the First series of Vivid g1, also excellent.
We must say that MM3's are a project dating from 2006, Vivid are a much more recent design, and G1"Spirit" has been introduced in 2020 if I remember well...
10-15 years of innovation in speaker design may justify the change... or maybe just a choice of a cooler enclosure, a speaker much more easier to place and set-up in a listening room.

 

[Scott W]

I'm a bit surprised of this change since I know very well MM3's.
I listened a few years ago the First series of Vivid g1, also excellent.
We must say that MM3's are a project dating from 2006, Vivid are a much more recent design, and G1"Spirit" has been introduced in 2020 if I remember well...
10-15 years of innovation in speaker design may justify the change... or maybe just a choice of a cooler enclosure, a speaker much more easier to place and set-up in a listening room.

Fairly simple, he just preferred the sound of the G1's over the sound of the MM3's

 

[caesar]

UPS Freight decided they needed to hang on to my Spirits a few days longer. They are now indicating that today could be the day they drop them in my yard. Sigh. I hate shipping problems.
I am upgrading from Wilson Audio Yvettes to the Spirits. I Love Love Love the sound of my Wilsons but they man who lead me to purchase all these Gryphon components told me the Yvettes are not suitable, I need Spirits. I will so find out. [hopefully]

Congrats! The Vivid Spirits may be the best box speakers today - because they don't sound like box speakers.

And Gryphon should really make the sing with full emotion. Enjoy in great health!

 

[sbo6]

I'm a bit surprised of this change since I know very well MM3's.
I listened a few years ago the First series of Vivid g1, also excellent.
We must say that MM3's are a project dating from 2006, Vivid are a much more recent design, and G1"Spirit" has been introduced in 2020 if I remember well...
10-15 years of innovation in speaker design may justify the change... or maybe just a choice of a cooler enclosure, a speaker much more easier to place and set-up in a listening room.

The Vivid Audio Giya G1 dates back to 2010, not too far off from the EA MM3s. And the Spirit which leverages the same tweeter and mid - tweeter as the Giya line but adds redesigned mid - woofer and woofers dates back to 2017. However (frank comments alert) - keep in mind that EA uses stock drivers (albeit very good ones) in a wood box, so there's not a great deal of innovation here. Vivid uses nothing off the shelf except the xover components and internal wiring - completely custom designed drivers (all 4), and custom composite cabinets which they manufacture. That cool enclosure you mentioned is highly functional which yields better sonics - think UPS truck versus Ferrari in a wind tunnel. The designs can't be further apart.

Vivid is more akin to Rockport, Magico, YG. EA is more like Von Schweikert or Avalon. All great speakers, but the level of greatness lends itself toward those that reap the benefits of extreme innovation and complete design control. My ears tend to agree. YMMV.