Pastor Dave Robinson and Bill Parish with the Vivid Audio Moya M1 Loudspeaker
A little about myself:
This is a very brief review of the experience of the reference system with Vivid Audio M1 by Pastor Dave Robinson, a musician with a degree in music, an author, performer, and music director. I recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood three times during the 1960s, was on over 11 records, and has been an audiophile since the later 1960s. I was always looking for the very best audio that I could find and afford...
I just had the best audio experience I've ever had. To see the event I'm referring to, please read Dr. David W. Robinson's blown-mind thoughts in his extended photo-essay HERE. You should also read my very good friend Dean Waters' comments on the same setting HERE. I traveled to Bill Parish's home in New Jersey to hear the new Vivid Moya M1 speakers. In that system, audio playback has reached an entirely new level of clarity and lifelike sound.
I would like to use an analogy. I grew up in the 1950s when black-and-white TV was the new medium. It was a huge step forward. You no longer had to rely on sound effects and your own imagination. You can now see the facial expressions, for instance, in I Love Lucy, and the comedic physical activity. Here's the difference. You could listen to a play being performed on the radio, but it was nothing like going and seeing the play performed live. Black and white TV was an exponential advance, it being more lifelike in its viewing.
But it still fell short in that it was only in black and white and not color. The sound was far from lifelike, and the screen was small by today's standards. However, in the early 60s, there was another huge advancement. Color TV was introduced and, once again, there was an exponential advancement in being more lifelike.
It did stop there. Later resolution would increase to 480P, 720P, and 1080P, each one with a marked improvement in being more lifelike. People were absolutely amazed at the quality and the ability to have larger screens without losing realism. Plus, they started improving the sound with the picture, making it even more lifelike. But we weren't through yet. Along came 4K and surround sound with amplification that made the sound very realistic. It was an exponential increase in life-like sound and viewing. But now we're toying with 8K video and even better sound.
But listening to these new speakers was an exponential increase in lifelike sound I've never heard before. In this analogy, these speakers are 32K. That is to say, we do not know their limits, as there's nothing to test them on their limit. All I can say is close your eyes, and you're there. I felt like I needed to wear a tux as I sat in a chair and listened to the orchestra play; it was like actually being there.
In conclusion, there's no way to describe the actual experience that I had in the GTT Audio reference listening room. It's like somebody trying to explain riding a bike. You can tell him all about the need for balance, what the pedals are used for, where the brakes are, etc., etc.
But unless they experience writing a bike, they'll never know what it's like.
And with the GTT Audio reference system, all I can say is you'll have to hear it for yourself.
