Swan Owner's Thread - Page 114

Originally Posted by Garman

The Swans are good, it also looks like there using Dynaudio drivers in some of there speakers not sure on that but if they are they should sound good! I heard the Golden Ear at a local dealer, very nice, but the Imaging on the MLs was much better to my ears, of course the low end on the Trinton where better. But right now on am listening to the Electromotions and they are a great value for what you get, since they use the same panel as the Vantage and same crossover, very open very detailed. They sound almost as good as my Dynaudio C2's for a quarter of the cost.

Originally Posted by Garman

The Swans are good, it also looks like there using Dynaudio drivers in some of there speakers not sure on that but if they are they should sound good! I heard the Golden Ear at a local dealer, very nice, but the Imaging on the MLs was much better to my ears, of course the low end on the Trinton where better. But right now on am listening to the Electromotions and they are a great value for what you get, since they use the same panel as the Vantage and same crossover, very open very detailed. They sound almost as good as my Dynaudio C2's for a quarter of the cost.

Originally Posted by sac8d4

Try this post, http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...5#post11638105

Originally Posted by Fabricator

hayya, Al. hows it goin'

Originally Posted by ntrisKKT

I am totally torn between the M200MKIIs and the M50W. Anyone here know which offers more value and sounds better in a small room in a computer desk setup?

Should I maybe wait for the Swan H4 or H5 as well?

Thanks in advance for your responses.

Originally Posted by cmogab

I own a pair of 6.2s and have been trying to sell them for about 2 months. I have listed them on ebay, audiogon, craigs list and the emotiva forum. I've had a few nibbles but nothing firm and all offers were way below my asking price of $850. They are less than 9 months old and in perfect condition.

Are Swans just that unknown, is the price too high? Just can't seem to get any interest. I have been reluctant to ship because of their size so I know that has hurt me but I thought that I would have had alot more interest than what I have had.

Originally Posted by ntrisKKT

I am totally torn between the M200MKIIs and the M50W. Anyone here know which offers more value and sounds better in a small room in a computer desk setup?

Should I maybe wait for the Swan H4 or H5 as well?

Originally Posted by tundrSQ

For home theater use, is the 5.2 the best swan speaker to use for L+R?

I have a large subwoofer, and a small room...looking to replace my 2-way monitor audio bookshelf speakers to get bigger sound.

I saw someone here selling 5.2's the listing disappeared

Originally Posted by Jon Lane

The M200 series product, now in it's twelfth year and third version, is a classic 2.0 channel studio monitor. It uses Swan's better parts for self-powered systems, and it's enclosure and tuning are suitable for relatively deep and natural bass plus good output levels for the 2.0 channel configuration.

By comparison, the M50W is a set of miniature satellites coupled to a 6.5"-based woofer unit. The drivers in the M50W satellites are not superior to the drivers in the M200 series speakers, and the design and tuning of the M50W satellites cannot compete with the M200 models above about 100Hz.

The M50W is a 2.1 channel system and has the advantage in the bass, and it also has the advantage in installation flexibility owing to smaller footprints on the desktop and the ability to move the bass system off the desktop. Beyond that and the M50W's stronger bass, the M200 is simply the more capable speaker for a two-channel system. The M200 can also be equalized to extend their bass output, but they will not play louder than the M50W down low.

Originally Posted by kajtarp

Hi!

For small room i would buy D2.1 or M3, maybe 1.1. Just becouse you buy bigger speakers, you wont get better sound automatically. You need a speaker what fits in your room, place them well, and thats much more important then size. Also, dont forget quality amplification.

Instead of the 5.2 i would rather buy Rm300, or RM600 or the other types i meantioned above.

But thats just my personal opinion of course.

Originally Posted by tundrSQ

Let me define small room...its 14' feet deep from the listening position and 22 feet wide. Maybe thats not so small? I have monitor audio book shelf speakers now sitting on stands, and i am looking to try tower speakers, so i am considering the swan 5.1's if i can find them...

Originally Posted by sac8d4

Tundrsq,

The 5.1s should sound well in that size of room, just give them clean power to sing (I have mine paired with Nuforce's MCH300SEC7). I think these are the most underated speaker in the original Diva line. My room is similar in size, 15.5' x 25' with 9' ceiling. I have my fronts 3.5' from the walls and I use acoustical treatments. Now regarding finding the 5.1, contact Traxaudio, I have seen them advertise the 5.1s for sale http://cgi.ebay.com/Swans-D5-1P-Fron...item2559bb778f Depending on what finish you are looking for, do check with them in terms of what finish they are, black cherry is a vinyl laminate and the Santos Palisander is a real wood veneer.