• Vivid Audio has a new KAYA level

Vivid Audio has released three new speaker designs that the company claims will deliver the authentic Vivid Audio listening experience, but made more accessible. The new models, the Kaya K90, Kaya K45, and Kaya K25, look significantly different to existing models in Vivid Audio’s range, yet still incorporate curvaceous profiles and many of the same technologies, while available at lower price points.

The Kaya K45 pictured here is the middle of the three new models, described as “designed for everyday spaces”, a 3-way, 4 driver speaker with a glass-reinforced Soric-cored sandwich composite cabinet, and all four drivers having the tapered tube loading which has characterised previous Vivid Audio designs by Laurence Dickie, who is famed for his role in the B&W Nautilus development.

The flagship Kaya is the $35,000 K90, with the pictured K45 priced at $25,000 a pair, and below those two the $12,750 K25. A smaller standmount and centre-channel model are still to come, enabling the new range to be used for home theatre as well as music systems. More info: www.avation.com.au