Vivid Audio's G1 Giya speaker: suitable for a prince... or Prince

Ready or not, here comes yet another extravagant speaker that the vast majority of us will simply be forced to drool over. Vivid Audio's G1 Giya speaker rocks a wild design, comes in a variety of automotive paint finishes and aims to catch the eye of style conscious enthusiasts more so than diehard audiophiles. 'Course, we're pretty certain this fine piece of engineering sounds pretty impressive in its own right, as it utilizes dual 12-inch subwoofers and aluminum tweeters / midrange drivers to crank out the jams. Reportedly, each 154-pound, 5.58-foot tower can handle frequencies from 23Hz to 44kHz and a staggering 800-watts of power, but alas, it'll remain a pipe dream unless you've got $54,000 to lay down (for each, we presume).

[Jonathan @ Dec 24th 2007 2:12PM]

...because the majority of us are looking for $54,000 speakers with an automotive paint finish?

No drooling here.

[James @ Dec 24th 2007 2:14PM]

It looks like a hand held vacuum cleaner. :S

[ace_spades @ Dec 24th 2007 2:14PM]

exactly what I thought

[Matthew Hilario @ Dec 24th 2007 2:31PM]

i was thinking shower radio..meh.

[JWRIGHT @ Dec 24th 2007 3:34PM]

It thought it was until I read the title...

[DT @ Dec 24th 2007 2:24PM]

Just comes to show...you can never buy taste, no matter how much money you have.

[TheCow5 @ Dec 24th 2007 2:25PM]

was an ugly stick use in the creation of this too.

[Reid @ Dec 24th 2007 2:57PM]

Looks like a keepin' it real fake B&W Nautilus from 5 or 6 years ago. (see linked photo)

http://www.zive.cz/files/obrazky/2004/6/nautilsnekb.jpg

[CapWKidd @ Dec 24th 2007 4:16PM]

The Nautilus has form that follows function at least..... there is a good reason for all the shapes :) ... this thing is styled beyound funtion, that is why people think it is something other than what it is....

[Juices @ Dec 24th 2007 3:20PM]

Drool over? Sure, bet they sound good.. but seriously, unless I have the rest of the Disney Aladdin furniture set, they would simply be.. I dunno... ugly?

[Moose @ Dec 24th 2007 3:36PM]

What on earth makes this worth $54,000??!

[Max @ Dec 24th 2007 3:53PM]

"Vivid Audio's G1 Giya speaker rocks a wild design..."

One man's wild is another man's ugly.

[Mindfield @ Dec 24th 2007 4:09PM]

I'm sure that they would make formidable weapons should an intruder break in. If they aren't substantial enough to knock the thief out cold, they'll stun him with ugly, giving you enough time to go get your shotgun. Small price to pay for effective home security if you ask me.

[JadedFuck @ Dec 24th 2007 4:19PM]

Like, this will make my mp3 collection sound totally awesome, dude.

[CapWKidd @ Dec 24th 2007 4:29PM]

"unless I have the rest of the Disney Aladdin furniture set.."?! LOL!

[Jeff @ Dec 24th 2007 5:14PM]

[nerd]

These would look great flying around in some Tenchi Moyou series.

[/nerd]

[euclid @ Dec 24th 2007 8:22PM]

what an eyesore.

[C @ Dec 24th 2007 9:54PM]

12" subs and aluminum mids/tweeters mean it will sound impressive? Um, ok. I'll go buy some at the local big box store for $200. Also, that frequency response sounds great, especially without any +/- db limits.

Numbers don't sound good, music reproduced well does.

[unkiebeats @ Dec 26th 2007 7:36AM]

wtf, this company needs design lessons.
aesthetics are pretty important to people