Vivid Audio
Vivid Audio KAYA 90 Floorstanding Speakers (pair)
Vivid Audio KAYA 90 Floorstanding Speakers (pair)
Piano Black
22 Saint Kilda Road
22 Saint Kilda Road
Suite 2.02
St Kilda VIC 3182
Australia
Country of origin: 
South Africa
KAYA 90
THE HEIGHT OF
SOPHISTICATION
Our top-of-the-range KAYA model, the KAYA 90 delivers an effortless, powerful and focused sound that connects you directly and intimately with the music. These three-way floor-standing loudspeakers combine some of our very best audio technology with a slim, unobtrusive profile, making them easy to live with, as well as a joy to listen to.
A RICH PEDIGREE
Like all the KAYA series, the KAYA 90 shares its DNA with our GIYA loudspeakers. That family connection is immediately evident visually in the KAYA 90’s smoothly curved contours. But it’s your ears that will truly confirm their common ancestry. The KAYA 90 is so called because it has an internal volume of 90 litres. That, combined with its four patented reaction-cancelling drivers and Tapered Tube loading – the same technology we pioneered with GIYA – gives the KAYA 90 its astonishing clarity and articulation in the bass.
DESIGN
The curved bass absorber horn is the defining external feature of our GIYA loudspeakers. As with everything we do, it’s there for unarguable engineering reasons: it absorbs resonances and coloration, so you can hear every note with perfect precision and clarity. But we’d be the first to admit such a radical look isn’t for everyone. With the KAYA 90, the horn is still there; for the same reasons, and giving you the same benefits. The difference is that it’s folded back on itself, so it curves round inside the enclosure. So KAYA 90 gives you the same resonance-free sound in the lower mid-range, from a slimmer, more understated profile you may find easier to live with.
A DEEP UNDERSTANDING
With many conventional three-way loudspeakers, it’s possible to tune into the bass, mid-range and tweeter as separate parts of the sound field. That’s something we’ve worked strenuously to avoid with KAYA 90. Using all-aluminium drive units, and crossovers developed and built entirely in-house, we’ve made the transition between drivers totally seamless. We’ve also set the tweeter in a shallow waveguide, so that the sound is projected forwards rather than dispersing sideways. The result is perfect continuity in the sound, and a more focused listening experience unaffected by your room acoustics.
KAYA RANGE
NEW DIMENSIONS
IN LISTENING
PLEASURE
AN ACCESSIBLE PACKAGE THAT BRINGS YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC
COMPELLINGLY TO LIFE
KAYA loudspeakers could only be made by Vivid Audio. Those curvaceous profiles. The patented technology. Above all, that astonishing sound quality, free from all resonance and coloration, that opens the window wide on the performance. And of course, they’re completely revolutionary, in their own understated way. Smooth, clean lines, and a detailed, focused sound that draws you in, holds your attention. Easy to live with. Truly life-enhancing.
ACCESIBLE AND EXTRORDINARY
The KAYA range is the authentic Vivid Audio listening experience, made more accessible. These three and two-way loudspeakers take all our patented technology and package it in sleek, compact enclosures: perfect for rooms where the sound system is part of the space, rather than the main feature, and great for home theatre. The position of the tweeter and mid-range driver gives KAYA speakers a more directional sound, taking you deeper into the performance. And once you’re in there, you can revel in every detail, and the seamless, uncluttered sound field created by our unique engineering-led approach.
THE DESIGNERS
The KAYA range is the authentic Vivid Audio listening experience, made more accessible by designers Matt Longbottom (London) and Christoph Hermann (Vienna). These three and two-way loudspeakers take all our patented technology and package it in sleek, compact enclosures: perfect for rooms where the sound system is part of the space, rather than the main feature, and great for home theatre. The position of the tweeter and mid-range driver gives KAYA speakers a more directional sound, taking you deeper into the performance. And once you’re in there, you can revel in every detail, and the seamless, uncluttered sound field created by our unique engineering-led approach.
Reviews
Audiophile-Magazine
April 2021 – reviewed by Joël Chevassus
‘La Kaya 90 distille inlassablement le plaisir d’une écoute franche, vivante, douce avec une scène sonore tridimensionnelle, quel que soit le style de musique concerné. C’est là leur grande vertu.’
The review starts on page 16 (in French)
Dagogo
October 2020 – reviewed by Ed Momkus
‘I am pleased to report that the Kaya 90 has have a midrange that is among the best I’ve ever heard …‘
HomeTheaterReview.com
June 2019 – reviewed by Brain Kahn
‘I’ve been doing high-end audio reviews for the last 20 years, and the Vivid Audio Kaya 90 is one of the most impressive products I have had the pleasure of reviewing. I will be very sad to see this pair go.’
HiFi news
September 2018 – reviewed by Keith Howard & David Price
‘Striking looking – if not to everyone’s tastes – beautifully engineerd and possessed of a wonderfully open and engaging sound, it’s hard not to like the new Kaya 90.’
Configuration
3 way 6 driver system
Cabinet material
Glass reinforced Soric-cored sandwich composite
Cabinet colour
Piano Black, Pearl White, Oyster Matte
Bespoke colour
Available on request
Drive units
HF: D26 – 26mm tapered tube loaded alloy dome
MF: C100se – 100mm tapered tube loaded alloy dome
LF: C125L – 4 x 125mm alloy cone
Bass loading
Exponentially Tapered Tube enhanced bass reflex
Sensitivity
90dB @ 2.83VRMS at 1m on axis
Nominal impedacnce (Ω)
6 Ohm (4. Ohm Min)
Frequency range (Hz)
35 – 25,000 Hz (-6dB)
First D26 Break Up mode:
44,000 Hz
Harmonic distortion
(2nd and 3rd harmonics)
< 0.5% over frequency range at 1W
Cross over frequencies (Hz)
300 – 3,000
Recommended amplifier power
25W – 500W
Loudspeaker dimensions
1,202mm (H) x 370mm (W) x 540mm (D)
Net weight
38kg
Shipping dimensions
1,245mm (H) x 430mm (W) x 590mm (D)
Shipping weight
55kg (each)
