We at Vivid Audio are proud the have found our home away from home with GTT Audio. This partnership creates a synergy in our shared passion for excellence in musical reproduction.
Bringing Vivid Audio to GTT Audio matches the ambitions of two great companies, enabling more people to fulfill the dream of musical nirvana.
“The moment I listened to “my first Vivid’s” on July the 8th of 2005, changed my life… It marked the stepping away from “Great HiFi” to “Being There”. Is it the absence of distortion? Is it the total freedom? To use the words of Laurence Dickie: Vivid Audio set out to create the clearest possible window on the music and I like to think we have achieved that!”
– Ewald Verkerk, Brand Manager of Vivid Audio
“We are honored to represent a manufacture such as Vivid Audio. Vivid’s line of 11 incredible loudspeakers are filled with dynamics, transparency, soundstage size, 3D dimensionality, weight, and body to the music without any coloration. They offer it at a price point which is a downright bargain. With one listen to any of the models of Vivid Audio you can easily see why Laurence Dickie is one of the most respected loudspeaker engineers in high end audio.”
– Bill Parish, GTT Audio
“Having the opportunity to sit down and really experience Vivid Audio speakers (outside of quick listens in unfamiliar rooms at shows) was an ear opening experience. I didn’t realize they were this good!!! The reach out and touch presence of the full line is enchanting. The transparency and detail are riveting. The speakers dish up sound staging and dynamics that are thrilling! All the while presenting music with an honest and accurate voice. The days of listening culminated with the opportunity to experience the Giya G1 Spirit speakers. The way in which the Spirits present the musical program simply changes you. To hear these speakers is to fall in love all over again with the pursuit of obtaining live music in your home. I wanted to climb into the sound stage and ask the musicians for autographs. The experience burns a permanent place in your audio psyche, one that cannot be forgotten!”
– Dick Diamond, GTT Audio
Since 1995, GTT Audio & Video is America’s Premiere Distributor focusing on ultra-high-performance audio and video products. Recognized as the industry leader for bringing the world’s best equipment lines to the audiophile community.
US Distributor and Flagship Boutique for Apple TV X, Audionet, Kronos Audio, Mola Mola, TLA (True Life Audio), and now Vivid Audio.
A Brief History of Vivid Audio: Vivid Audio was founded in 2003 by the two people who fully own the company to this day:
Philip Guttentag from South Africa and Briton, Laurence Dickie. Reunited by the former owner of Bowers and Wilkins: Robert Trunz. Philip Guttentag was looking for an exemplary driver designer for his new to launch loudspeaker company, Laurence Dickie was looking for a loudspeaker company to use the radical new drivers he developed. These drivers where originally intended for the “pro” version of the iconic (Laurence Dickie designed!) B&W Nautilus. Using modern technique and materials, all parts are developed inhouse, manufactured and exclusively applied to Vivid Audio Products!
The three different model ranges that have seen the light in the past twenty years share their distinctive form and the singular use of the best drivers in the world. Every Vivid Audio speaker is a top-class product, hence the same drivers, in different configurations are used throughout the lines. Whether it the newest and stunning 12 liter, 2-Way Vivid Kaya S12 or the grand Vivid Giya Spirit! A quick listen will convince you, listening longer will enthrall you.
Dick Diamond joins GTT: Dick started his professional career in the audio business in 1982 after returning home from a two-year stint living in Taiwan (where he learned to speak Mandarin Chinese). When not playing the guitar or listening to music, Dick can be found on the ski slopes in the winter and riding his bicycle up a canyon road during warmer seasons. Dick and his wife Liz live in Salt Lake City, Utah. They have three grown children and five (soon to be seven) grandchildren. “Having worked for over 40 years in the audio business, joining GTT was ‘an offer I couldn’t refuse!’ The ability to represent an assemblage of the finest products in high end audio is a dream come true. It’s so great to work with Bill Parish and enjoy a like-minded approach to the business of audio. It will be a pleasure to, once again, work with so many of North America’s greatest dealers. 2023 is going to be a fun year!”
