LAURENCE DICKIE? Who?
At SoundTribe Asia, we love helping the community discover the stories and engineering behind great audio products. One name stands above many in modern loudspeaker design — Laurence Dickie. Known for creating the groundbreaking B&W Nautilus, Dickie now leads Vivid Audio, continuing his mission to remove anything that stands between the listener and the true musical performance. His speakers aren’t just visually bold — every curve and line serves a functional purpose in making the cabinet acoustically “silent”.
Why Loudspeaker Shape and Geometry Matter
Most speakers are built like rectangular boxes, but those flat surfaces trap energy. Internal sound waves bounce around, creating distortion and masking detail. Vivid Audio solves this by using smooth, curved shapes and tapered internal pathways that prevent standing waves from forming. This means the enclosure doesn’t “add its own voice” to the music. The cabinet becomes a passive player, letting the drivers do the work without interference.
Smart Drivers Built for Seamless Integration
Unlike many brands, Vivid Audio designs and builds their own drivers. This gives them full control over performance and consistency across the frequency range. Each driver:
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Minimises mechanical distortion
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Maintains clean and fast transients
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Works time-aligned with other drivers
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Preserves clarity in vocals and instruments
Their patented tapered tube loading behind midrange and treble units further absorbs energy that would otherwise bounce back as noise. This is why listeners often describe Vivid Audio’s sound as transparent and effortlessly detailed.
Fighting the Real Enemy: Colouration
Colouration is anything the loudspeaker adds to the music
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Cabinet resonance
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Edge diffraction
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Internal reflections
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Crossover-induced distortions
This results in high clarity, stable imaging and lifelike realism across different styles of music.
Designed for Real Rooms and Real Listeners
Technical brilliance isn’t useful if a speaker only performs perfectly in a lab. Vivid Audio focuses on controlled dispersion — ensuring music sounds full, spacious and balanced in typical living spaces. Whether you sit in the perfect listening position or move around the room, the soundstage remains wide and convincing.
This makes Vivid Audio speakers not only high-performance, but also highly practical for home environments.
