Stephen Mejias

We very carefully unpacked the replacement drive-unit (seen here) and connected it to the tapered tube transmission line. Without damaging the new dome. Yikes!

With the Vivid G1Giya’s midrange unit removed, we can see a bit of the speaker cabinet’s internal structure.

See that itsy-bitsy little hole way at the back of the speaker? Properly installing the replacement drive-unit meant lining up that itsy-bitsy little hole with the tapered end of the transmission line and locking it in place with a hex screw. So easy, a caveman could do it.

John Atkinson measures the distance from his microphone to the Giya’s midrange drive-unit. For a larger view, visit our">http://forum.stereophile.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/2218/passwor… Gallery.

After we lifted the big Vivid Giya onto a rotating platter, JA got under the hood and connected the speaker cables to his test amp. JA loves it when speaker terminals are hidden beneath a speaker. For a larger view, visit our">http://forum.stereophile.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/2217/passwor… Gallery.

JA positions his microphone in such a way that any room reflections become insignificant. For a larger view, visit our">http://forum.stereophile.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/2215/size/bi… Gallery.

JA uses a different mic, set at a much closer proximity to the drive-unit, to capture the side-firing woofer’s nearfield response. For a larger view, visit our">http://forum.stereophile.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/2214/size/bi… Gallery.