Swan Owner's Thread - Page 60

Hello everyone, just wanted to let you guys know, im the new Mod on the Audio Insider forum, so swing on over so we can get some life going on over there ,much appreciated thanks!

I saw that and thought, Oh NO j/k

Yes, please!! I just recently got back into reading all the forums I used to visit a few years ago and it's like a ghost town over on the Audio Insider forum. Get some action going over there!

Hi Folks,

A quick note follows to announce and explain a delay Steve and TAI are experiencing with inbound Swan freight.

Following a much better than expected 2008 for OZ and ourselves (near-record, actually, for which we have you to thank) we just found Swan's driver plant delayed by a month on our recent releases. I received the news this past weekend.

While I'm not sure of the cause (I can only speculate that it's related to a mammoth expansion of production space in 2008) this in turn delayed our production slightly over a month for 80' of 2009 Diva product originally due us by ocean starting next week. Our new departure date from Asia is mid-Feb and we expect our usual 2.5 week fast ocean transit followed by entry in the US and restocking within 24 hours thereafter, which is typical for us.

Based on this rescheduling, local US shipments are projected to resume from our Reno warehouse, we anticipate, between March first and the tenth.

Naturally both Steve and I deeply regret this event, and each of you have our sincerest apologies. Of course, we look forward to personally working with each of you impacted by this delay. We're establishing rapid response ways and means so as to expedite release of all items when they arrive in Nevada.

I think it goes almost without saying that you remain our first priority and we thank you for your patience and understanding. Both Steve and I stand by to serve you in any way that we can.

Is there any pricing on any of those??

As you can see from Jon's post about our stock situation we're very disappointed. Steve and I will be contacting everyone that has a backorder with us personally over the next couple of days so you know what's going on. If you have a specific question in the meantime please don't hesitate to shoot me an e-mail or a PM, because we do appreciate your business and patience.

Kraig Corbin
kraig@ozhometheater.com
General Manager
OZ Home Theater, LLC

Congratulations TAI and Oz (and Cleveland for becoming a dealer ) on the successful 2008!

Stephen,

Have you considered the Monoprice in-walls. I have not heard them, but they look to be constructed better than the offerings from PE (at similar price points, of course). From my reading of various reviews, where people pointed out the non-white color of the casings, I suspect they are manufacturing seconds from a larger, name brand sources. Assuming they will be painted to match your decor, this would be a non-issue. Again, I have not heard them and can not endorse them, but considering you seem to be very "fiscally conservative" (like myself), I'd suggest taking a look.

Also, Jon,
I would just like to comment on your post. From what I have read here over my years of lurking and learning, your posts always seem to be very professional, and proactive. Your candor seems to be a step beyond what I read from some other ID representatives. You are straight forward and to the point, without any unnecessary pandering. Anyway, I just thought I'd share my thoughts.
For the record, I have no orders pending, so I am in no way impacted by the new product delays. Although, I am very excited to see the forthcoming additions to the D2.1SE line-up.

These came up in my other thread... at first look, they look to be a step down in build quality from the others I mentioned, but that doesn't speak directly to their sound quality. I haven't settled 100% on in-walls... I'm also considering some budget bookshelfs (tSc TSB, Polk TSi100 for aesthetic reasons), budget Dipoles/Bipoles (tSc TSS, Cambridge S200), and maybe even a DIY design using HiVi components.

Hey Jon & Oz... any chance you'd share some info on the R2 crossover design since it's no longer a current model? Or maybe you have some spare R2 replacement crossovers laying around? Maybe help out a guy who's given Swans a ton of forum support and even got the Diva line into a national home theater publication?

You have us there, Stephen, and kudos to you, sir. Very nice job.

I also have your VM and owe you a reply. We likely have some R2 xovers for you so pls drop an email and we can see about that in due course...

Very kind, RCDYNES, and thank you a great deal. As the man once said, it's only audio...and Steve and Kraig (and John, JD, WCK, Chris, Bruce, Garo, and David and the rest of the usual suspects) love the music so doing our best for you makes us happy. Thank you.

Wow. I'm not really sure what to say about this. Over a month till i get my speakers now...

Guess I'll go check out the Circuit City Liquidation and see if I can score anything there. Spend away my sadness.

Kraig.
What is the ETA on the "new" 6.1's ?

thanks

We're scheduled to receive our new inventory the 1st week of March. We're keeping our fingers crossed it will arrive sooner, but it looks like March is realistic.

I don't want to prey on TAI/OZ's stocking situation... but if anyone needs a pair of 6.1s in Rosewood, please check out my for-sale thread in the classified section. I really don't want to let them go, but other matters are more pressing at the moment.

Cleveland Plasma- Did I read this thread correctly? Your now a dealer for Swans Speakers? I'm very interested in auditioning their product line. Will these be on display anytime soon? I have read some incredible reviews and would love to see in person.

Thanks-krelldog

Have any of the dealers (Jon, Steve, Kraig, Chris, etc) heard the new M3 yet? If so, any comparisons to the D2.1SE? In either case, any idea where it will fall price-wise?

I already have a pair of the D2.1SE (as well as the eD W6-6TC, among other things), but the pics of the M3 certainly look intriguing.

Thanks

Are there any benifits to making a dual run of 14 gauge speaker wire?
What is the outcome as far a what resistance youend up with and what guage does it calculate out to?
The runs I am making are from 10 to 20 feet.

Any info. would be appreciated.

(It is for my 6.1s and 2.1s)

Thanks in advance!

12/2 twisted pair, high strand count as possible and good grade copper.

Thats all you need.

O.K.,
I did some research and found that two runs of 14 awg stranded calc. out to be 13 awg, not as good as 12 or 10awg but still should be a little better than the single 14 awg that I was running. This is the wire I already had so It will work for now. The wire is monster thx shielded 14 awg. The + and - wires are wound together in a sleve so I just made them into one. Does the shielding create more resistance? This is probably overkill on wire but, I am curious.

Thanks

Ahh ... only if TAI were carrying these fine speakers.

The picture does not due the D3.2F any justice at all. In person, they are so ...

Nice, Which ones are they. To my understanding there are three different versions of the D3.2's. One has the stamped steel version of the D6.8 driver and one has the cast version, also I believe one has a solid wood side panel with verticle grooves and one is smooth veneered. Where did you pick them up? They sure are nice!

I didn't pick them up. I just heard them locally. The side panels didn't have the grooves on the sides. The drivers appeared to be cast (beefy) - and, just like the picture - held in place by a boatload of screws.

I asked Jon for a quote to see if he could get them. I didn't get a response to my e-mail message, yet.

Keep in mind, they are just a 2-way speaker. No mid-range (well, other than what gets handled by the woofers.) Also, they're 4 Ohm speakers, which can limit the audience to which they're sold to - assuming they have enough beef to push them. I do think they were fairly efficient, though - 90dB.

They were a solid standing speaker. No wobble like you can get with floor-standing speakers. Only the wood finish is polished, the black finish is more of a matte finish (no piano finish) - still looks very sweet, though.

I almost bought a pair of them from a guy in Florida a while back, that is where I got most of the info. I recently bought a pair of the cast frame drivers that these have (D6.8) and a pair of the Q1R tweeters, both from HiVi Research, to build a pair of speakers. The tweeter that is in the D3.2Fs is a
Q1X, I believe. The D6.8 is a solid midbass driver that creates pretty awsome lows for such a small driver, so I would imagine that two combined with the stout enclosure that the D3.2Fs have they would sound quite impresive!
Ahhh speaker madness. I was only mildly hooked before I discovered the Swans and HiVi Research lines...........Now to figure out my path to financial freedom, HMMMMMMMMM

At least it's only Swans and HiVi ... not Wilson - where you'd have to mortgage your house to buy a pair.

Hence my addiction to Swans and HiVi. I abondoned all aspirations of extreme
cost equipment, but the average stuff just was not cutting it for me any more. This seems to be keeping me quite happy for the time being and I don't see any reason for not enjoying it in the far future.