Kaiser Kawero or Raidho D3 or Vivid Giya G2?

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Hello friends and audio lovers!

I am new to this site however I have always been reading this forum with lots of interest as it provides me with lots of insights and opinions of different people and mostly people who simply enjoy good music.

I am just curious to get some feedbacks and impressions on the above speakers especially the models mentioned. I have read a lot about them and listened to a few but never together in the same setup or room but none the less all have their strengths and weaknesses and have gained fantastic reputations and positive feedbacks around the world.

I am assuming this would be a difficult battleground as two have a similar configuration interms of tweeter (ribbons) whereas Giyas are domes.

I would love to hear from everyone what are their thoughts on each models mentioned and which one would you prefer to take home if you had the money and correct room to accommodate them.

Hope to get some nice thread going on here and with great insights from everyone.


 
Welcome Audiocrazy. May we know your first name?


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Hi Mike,

Simply an amateur who is curious and trying to learn what is out there interms of latest technology and what it delivers for the money and R&D that goes into creating the loudspeakers.

Alvin
 
Hi Mike,

Thanks for your reply.

I am casually looking into them at the moment but any promising audition may lead to a purchase later on depending on budget and other factors. I am collecting as much information as I can through auditions and other means however open to suggestions. I love listening to jazz and classical type of music and hence the reason for stating the above brands which I'm keen on further researching on.
 
Alvin - can you tell us a little more about your room and any associated gear you already own?
 
Hi Mike,

I have sold my serious gear to one of my mates lucky I didn't need to advertise, had Dyn C2 with Pass gears... Now will be moving to a new house and new setup as such....Not in a rush as I want to get something really good not saying the C2 were not but want something that shines in the mids and highs and has the ability to create even a bigger soundstage.....:D... New room will be roughly 5m x7m....will be treating the room as required. Good thing is that I am not restricted to any associated gear as it will accompany whatever loudspeaker I deicide to go with.
 
I'm getting a pair of Spatial Audio Statements in another month or so. Stay tuned. They might be the cat's ass. I've heard his earlier designs and I've heard the servo-sub bass system he is using in the Statements.

Lumina ? SPATIAL AUDIO

But of the three you listed, I own the Raidho D3 in my second system and have heard the Giya G1, G2 and G3's. The Raidho's are wonderful, but they need some special attention with respect to cabling, placement, amplification, etc.
 
Thanks Mike,

Thanks for the update and your feedback. I also heard many times that Raidho's are bit fussy with placements but once you get it right it can be all 'divine'....Just curious if you ever auditioned Zellation loudspeakers and if they are up there with the likes of most popular brands.
 
Yes, I heard the Zellatons. I think it was CES. They were nice, but not $95k nice.
They also can't play loud and the guy running the demo refused to turn them up. IMHO, a pair of Sonus Faber Stradivari's sound somewhat similar in terms of smoothness and to my ears, sound quite a bit better then the Zellatons.

You may want to really focus on some high efficiency speakers: Tannoy, Spatial, Volti, etc. Then you can have some fun with a 300b SET amp. That's what I'm going to do in my main system.


That being said, the Raidho's are very special as well.


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I have heard both the Kaiser and D3 v1
D3 tweeter is like no other in terms of sweetness and vertical and depth of soundstage. Mike is much more knowledgable about how well or easy amplifiers integrate with these speakers. Kaisers look great, r adjustable like the Klimpt speaker by Vienna acoustics in regards to upper module. They sadly were underwhelming especially lowend when I demo them in SF showroom

Nick
 
I've liked the Vivid's at some audio shows when Ayre has used them in their room. I haven't liked them in their own room. Strange.

The upgraded version of the Raidho D3s, aren't near as picky in amps/cables/positioning as when they first came out. I didn't find the D1s were that picky, but to get the most out of them, like any speaker it takes some time.

I obviously really like Raidho. They are not accurate as some speakers out there, but they have that musical quality to them that very few systems do.

At CES last January, I heard the Zellatons. I didn't find that they did anything wrong, but they also didn't grab me.
 
Hi Mike,

Spartial Audio looks quite interesting... May I ask if this is replacing any of your current systems that you own?


Alvin
 
Audiocrazy said:
Hi Mike,

Spartial Audio looks quite interesting... May I ask if this is replacing any of your current systems that you own?


Alvin
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Yes. My Wilson Alexia's - which are phenomenal speakers and should be destination speakers.....but, my name is Mike, and I'm a gear swapper. :)


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Mike said:
Yes. My Wilson Alexia's - which are phenomenal speakers and should be destination speakers.....but, my name is Mike, and I'm a gear swapper. :)
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Hi Mike, and welcome to the club! We're very fortunate to have you as an ongoing member, and this is one addiction that hopefully won't require an intervention. :D
 
Hi Nick,

Thanks for sharing your experience with Raidho's. It seems that many of the members who own or have listened to Raidho's love them for their immense soundstage, speed, clarity and great musical qualities as opposed to being analytical? I have to organise some serious listening with these beauties.
 
Wow Mike something that potentially gets to replace Alexia's must be truly amazing.

Q regarding your current setup - Main listening room vs Family Room do you listen to same genres of music in both of your systems or its dedicated for different occasions?


Alvin
 
Hi Alvin - I'm certainly optimistic about the Spatial speakers. I love the design theory. I've heard the designers other work and I'm a fan.

On the Raidho's - the music is definitely similar to my main room, except that the Raidho's are filling the house morning, noon and night with music. When I do sit down to actually listen, I get lost in the music and the enveloping soundstage.


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