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Well, there are reviews of the 5.2 and of the 6.2 but since no one has posted a review of the 4.2 speakers I figured I might as well be the first one! :D
Setup:
Outlaw 990
Outlaw 7125
4.2 main
4.2c
hsu vtf-2
Sony cd player circa 1988
Cobalt Cable Ultimate Speaker Cables
RS interconnects
Room description - 12'x30' with large openings on 1 side and half of the floor is tile and the other half carpet. The speakers are along the narrow wall.
Eventually I plan to finish my home theater setup by upgrading the interconnects and installing the rear speakers (Speakercraft Aim 8 Two) so until that happens I'm listening to 2-channel and "5-channel" (basically it gets the center into the mix) mode.
I don't have much experience with audio equipment and most of my purchases have been from reading several forums. My equipment before upgrading consisted of entry level Sony components from 1988. A few years ago I purchased Magnaplaner MG-Ib from a friend. They were obviously being under powered but they still sounded amazing when compared to what we had before. One of my favorites within my price range (under 1k) included the B&W 603 S3 (wonderful sound but average looks ... yes, I'll admit that mattrs to me) and the Monitor Audio RS6 (beautiful speakers, wasn't as moving as the B&W ... tough to describe ... but the center channel was not up to par). I really enjoyed the B&W 700 series speakers but were too expensive. This is one of the reasons I decided to go with Swan - they looked similar to the B&W speakers, had excellent reviews, looked beautiful and there was satisfaction guarantee.
Let me say the speakers are worth a lot more than I paid for them. They blow away any of the $1000 speakers I auditioned. The imaging is excellent and the sounds is engaging and not fatiguing. My wife loved the Maggies but after doing a basic a/b comparison it was no contest. My music tastes ranges from Etta James, The Police, Rod Stewart, Natalie Merchant, Green Day, INXS, Duran Duran, and various hip-hop artists. This was before I even installed the sub! With the sub the sound quality went up a notch (x-over at 60). The best way for me to describe it was that it seemed the speakers didn't have to work as hard. Especially with the bass heavy songs.
The main speakers and the center are very well matched. I am only playing music through the center and based on what I'm hearing I am assuming it should sound just as clear when in a home theater role.
I am extremely happy with my purchase and these speakers are staying put!!
Ok, what about the cons? I was disappointed that spikes are not included. It doesn't look like the picture shown on the website. There are feet maybe an inch tall. If you pry off the bottom of the feet it will expose a torx screw but it will also pull off some of the gold paint. White gloves were not included with the 4.2 but they were with the 4.2c (no biggie). Also, I only received one 4.2 with the other one arriving several days later after Jon told me FedEx made the mistake of not shipping pairs to several orders. Also no email notification that the speakers were sent.
Let me also state that Jon has been very responsive and that is a very big reason why I went with the Swans. Thank you Jon!!
Jon - do you know what size screw this is so I can purchase some replacement spikes?
The speakers to me sound very musical to my non-audiophile ears. They do open up with the use of a sub. I briefly had it to -10db on the 990 and it wasn't having any issues.
Ok, I'll end my babbling. 8)
Setup:
Outlaw 990
Outlaw 7125
4.2 main
4.2c
hsu vtf-2
Sony cd player circa 1988
Cobalt Cable Ultimate Speaker Cables
RS interconnects
Room description - 12'x30' with large openings on 1 side and half of the floor is tile and the other half carpet. The speakers are along the narrow wall.
Eventually I plan to finish my home theater setup by upgrading the interconnects and installing the rear speakers (Speakercraft Aim 8 Two) so until that happens I'm listening to 2-channel and "5-channel" (basically it gets the center into the mix) mode.
I don't have much experience with audio equipment and most of my purchases have been from reading several forums. My equipment before upgrading consisted of entry level Sony components from 1988. A few years ago I purchased Magnaplaner MG-Ib from a friend. They were obviously being under powered but they still sounded amazing when compared to what we had before. One of my favorites within my price range (under 1k) included the B&W 603 S3 (wonderful sound but average looks ... yes, I'll admit that mattrs to me) and the Monitor Audio RS6 (beautiful speakers, wasn't as moving as the B&W ... tough to describe ... but the center channel was not up to par). I really enjoyed the B&W 700 series speakers but were too expensive. This is one of the reasons I decided to go with Swan - they looked similar to the B&W speakers, had excellent reviews, looked beautiful and there was satisfaction guarantee.
Let me say the speakers are worth a lot more than I paid for them. They blow away any of the $1000 speakers I auditioned. The imaging is excellent and the sounds is engaging and not fatiguing. My wife loved the Maggies but after doing a basic a/b comparison it was no contest. My music tastes ranges from Etta James, The Police, Rod Stewart, Natalie Merchant, Green Day, INXS, Duran Duran, and various hip-hop artists. This was before I even installed the sub! With the sub the sound quality went up a notch (x-over at 60). The best way for me to describe it was that it seemed the speakers didn't have to work as hard. Especially with the bass heavy songs.
The main speakers and the center are very well matched. I am only playing music through the center and based on what I'm hearing I am assuming it should sound just as clear when in a home theater role.
I am extremely happy with my purchase and these speakers are staying put!!
Ok, what about the cons? I was disappointed that spikes are not included. It doesn't look like the picture shown on the website. There are feet maybe an inch tall. If you pry off the bottom of the feet it will expose a torx screw but it will also pull off some of the gold paint. White gloves were not included with the 4.2 but they were with the 4.2c (no biggie). Also, I only received one 4.2 with the other one arriving several days later after Jon told me FedEx made the mistake of not shipping pairs to several orders. Also no email notification that the speakers were sent.
Let me also state that Jon has been very responsive and that is a very big reason why I went with the Swans. Thank you Jon!!
Jon - do you know what size screw this is so I can purchase some replacement spikes?
The speakers to me sound very musical to my non-audiophile ears. They do open up with the use of a sub. I briefly had it to -10db on the 990 and it wasn't having any issues.
Ok, I'll end my babbling. 8)
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