VIVID Kaya 45

One of the defining characters of our loudspeakers is the incredible clarity and articulation in the bass. Gone is the muddiness the blurring of the notes: all is perfectly separate and distinct. And that matters. After all as Debussy (may have) said: music is the spaces between the notes. That clarity is the result of our patented absorber horn which eliminates resonances and coloration. In the GIYA series it curves over the top of the enclosure creating that unmistakeable outline. It’s still present for the same reasons in the KAYA 45 but folded back on itself so it fits neatly inside. So you can enjoy the same extraordinary sound from a loudspeaker that’s also easy on the eye.

The KAYA 45 is a direct descendant of our GIYA loudspeakers and shares much of the same technology. This includes our Super Flux Magnets in the driver units. These radial magnets still very unusual in commercial loudspeakers naturally have a large hole in the centre which allows the sound to flow naturally from the diaphragm into the absorber free from resonances and reflections. On GIYA models we use these magnets in the bass drivers: for KAYA we’ve fitted them to the mind-range driver too. Here they reduce distortion and improve performance in the higher frequencies. And prove that you really can make a good thing even better.

KAYA 45 can easily fill the largest room with sound. Compared to the four-way GIYA it produces a slightly more directional sound field; this is largely a function of being a three-way loudspeaker with the tweeter sound projected forwards rather than sideways. As a consequence the sound is more focused lending itself to more concentrated listening it’s also absolutely brilliant for home theatre where the precise positioning of the sound source is a central element of the overall experience.