Received Swan D1080 Mk II's 2 days ago. Initial impressions: 1) Big and Heavy. Initial thought, before hearing them, was that I would replace them w/ the much smaller Audioengine A2's.
2) Quality connector between speakers, but could be longer. 3) Sound Great! I will not be returning them. I have not listened to the A 2's, but I've read reviews. My speculation is that they would sound harsher/sharper than the Swans, which sound full and 'rounded'. If the inexpensive D1080's sound this good, the Swan M200 Mk II's and III's must sound really good. However, I must note that I haven't been listening to my main system or phones as I've recently moved. I've been listening to my low-fi car system and a decent boombox. So in comparison to what I've been listening to, the D1080's sound very good. 4) Loud enough for me, I haven't gotten close to their maximum output. They are 'near-field', afterall. Plenty of bass for me. 5) Definitely worth $125 + s/h. The reason I went the cheap route was that I have a pair of Senn HD 650's and a headphone amp + a main audio system and and will probably not use the Swan's very much. If I was going to use PC speakers quite often, I would at least jump up to the Swan M200 Mk II ($250) or M200 Mk III ($399). They all come w/ a 30 day trial period. http://www.theaudioinsider.com/index.php/loudspeakers/swan-active-desktop/cPath/21_24_21_24 -- sawdin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sawdin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36218 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74658 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
