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My new Swans Diva 6.2F have been installed last Tuesday the 22 of August. I bought them from Soundwave as in Fjellhamar, Norway. Thank you mr. Roger Engelstadt and Andres. I arranged transport myself. Thank you Ancora Shipping Rotterdam, Marcel Heezen.
Say thank you shipping company!
AUDIO AWARD
FOR DELICATE TRANSPORTING A VERY SENSITIVE FRAGILE LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM
ANCORA: BEDANKT VOOR ZORGVULDIGE UITVOEREN VAN HET TRANSPORT VAN DE LUIDSPREKERS VAN NOORWEGEN NAAR GOOR, NEDERLAND!!!
ANCORA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CAREFULLY TRANSPORTING THE LOUDSPEAKERS FROM NORWAY TO GOOR, THE NETHERLANDS!!!
ANCORA: MERCI BEACOUP POUR PRUDENT TRANSPORTER LES HAUT PARLEURS DE NORVIEGE ? GOOR, LES PAYS BAS!!!
ANCORA: HERZLICHEN DANK F?R DAS SORGF?LTIG AUSGEF?HRTE TRANSPORT VON NORWEGEN NACH GOOR, HOLLAND!!!
NAMENS / ON BEHALF OF / AU NOM DE / IM NAMEN:
ERIC EN CAROL EFFING
[email protected]
The truck driver is also a audio and music lover he told me
Previously I listened to the Swans Diva 5.1 speakers. Not bad at all!
Boy am I nervous, do not damage anything! Now I am relaxed!
The CD player is the Musical Fidelity A3.2 CD player and the amplifier is the A 3.2 amplifier. They are connected by the Cardas Cross interlink. Speaker cable is the Tannoy Reference Loudspeaker Cable made by van den Hul. Analoge source is the Project 6.1 turntable with Benz Micro Silver Cartridge.
The 6.2F will be a compared with the ?old? Diva?s 5.1. Reality has come much closer, I tell you. At this moment, Thursday the 24 of August, they have played for 48 hours now.
At last, the first one stands
Making connections, no problem
The appearance of this speaker is gorgeous, beautiful, grotesk, it is a fantastic piece of furniture. And it makes MUSIC. Everybody I know who sees them loves them. Even my sister was impressed, only by the photos.
I wonder about the dimensions of this speaker. On the Internet it is promised 1330 x 500 x 440. It is in reality: height:1270 width 320 depth 410. Weight is 35kg; I can lift it personally, just under the end cap on the top. Good fitness!
Placement is no problem. I have no problems in connecting the speaker cable. It is a biwire cable and I managed even to connect all four end in the terminal under the bottom of the speaker. The four installed feet are covered with rubber so the speakers don?t rock. Maybe Jon will provide me spikes, as I requested him before the speakers arrived. As an official Swans Owner I have the right to install official spikes.
Nr. 2 waiting for birth, at that moment there was a power failure.
First impressions: the sound is simply stunning, natural, attractive, cosy, dynamic. Right now I am listening to music from Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and Mahler. All from the Denon PCM Digital Sound of the Future CD GES-9149. Never before have I experienced such natural sound from instruments coming trough loudspeakers.
I hear every instrument in a symphonic orchestra naturally being projected in my living room. The midrange is a leap forward for me in enjoying our composers. Especially the grand piano in ADAGIO from Sonate Path?tique from Beethoven by Bruno Leonardo Gelber is a revelation. I can hear the little hammers ticking the snares. Even the most controversial sounds of this grand piano sound natural and understandable. It sounds just right to my ears.
I feel that the combination of Musical Fidelity and the aluminium cones of the 5.1 was too bright. I have not heard any restrained sound until now. This review will be continued tomorrow.
Lovely end cap
So, here we are, 72 hours later from beginning. You should know that I owned Audiostatic ES100 electrostatic speakers for 3 years. These type of speakers are famous for their airy highs. As I experience the velvet and sweet sounding highs emerging from 6.2F I am constantly reminded of the sound of these large panels, stored in my memory. This is a major compliment to the designers and audio engineers of Swans.
Although my ears are about 20 cm under the top mounted tweeters I do not experience a lack of spaciousness or too much mids.
And it goes on. Now we are one week further. Mostly by night the 6.2?s were fed with 19Hz or pink noise. My wife, who leaves after me for work, puts pink noise or music on by daytime. She picked out for example a ?Schwarzwalder Kuckucksuhr?! It is clearly that, however slowly, the volume can now be raised a little higher without being experienced harder that before. They must break in. It seems to bring less and less resonance and still less listening fatigue.
Dynamics are growing stronger. In comparison with the 5.1 the 6.2 F is much smoother, especially in the mids and highs. Sometimes my wife and I look up; is it outside? No, it is the deep low notes the 6.2F can reproduce, especially on low volumes. This is very remarkable. I am now describing the sound, not the music.
I also feel that depth is growing. The television is in between the 6.2?s and despite this physical barrier there?s al lot of things to do in front and behind the speakers. The width to the sides is still not a too big improvement; maybe because I ran the 5.1?s tri-amplified. And I feel that the lack of bi-wiring here is a pity; it would definitely bring the 6.2 to a even higher level.
I know that the 6.2 still need to burn in. With my 30 years experience I may expect definite opening of the speaker?s abilities coming weekend. The speakers have run sound or music for 120 hours. But the natural sound is striking, especially on natural instruments.
This speaker offers tremendous capacity of resolving details in a natural way. We are now watching a documentary on the NDR (Nord Deutsche Rundfunk) about the living of bears in Sweden.
Full sight, serious stuff
Almost every bird is heard and all the details that mother nature offers us in Seden. Of course has it been registered good and the sound quality of the NDR documentaries is outstanding.
This is a major progression to the 5.1. Considered the small difference in pricing I must admit that the designers have reached an enormous leap forward. Taking into consideration that I have never heard the 6.1 who?s cabinet?s inner space is bigger than the 5.1. Therefore I was surprised that the inner space of the 5.1 under the bass opening was empty. So I filled this space with riversand, 30 kg per cabinet. That resulted in more defined quality and rigidity and staging. So far, the natural sound, easier dynamics and extended bass AND the looks of the 6.2 are a great winner. Maybe inserting spikes instead of the delivered feet open up the soundstage to left and right. But that is for the future and for John Lane to make me an offer for 8 spikes.
Now, 04-09-06, I am two weeks listening and burning in. I put the speakers some more in front of me and the soundstage and depth opens up. Yesterday we had a party in the neighbourhood. Everybody was sitting in a garden far away and I continuously left this party nervously to torture the 6.2?s. I cranked up the Musical Fidelity to 11.00 hours listening to ?Push? from Madonna?s ?Confessions on a Dancefloor?.
I was frightened by the air pressure that struck me and looked behind me to check for damage. It felt like if I was pulled into a wormhole. Physical dimensions of my living room disappeared and the music was around me, inside me. This one really builds pressure. And the most positive was that the sound remained free of any strain. I felt as if the bass notes were in front, before, behind and beside me. Of course this music is artificial in some way but it clearly indicates that I an now able to rock the house and those of my neighbours and the animals beyond me?. My wife requested me not to leave the party so often. But: when the cat leaves the house, the mice are dancing?..
One further advantage of pulling the Swans further from the backwall is improved imaging. Voices are sharply placed, and the highs are a bit more powerful. This is noted reminding that the television is between the speakers, thus a real physical barrier. Now I wonder if this review is ready to post. Music is important for me. I now hear Louis Armstrong gruggling his throat better than ever. Ladysmith Black Mombaso has BEAUTIFUL voicing. Their CD ?Long Walk To Freedom? is a giant killer if you like South African Music and memories of our holiday that we spent last year in the Western Cape of South Africa.
I feel I am ready for my conclusion. I have made the right choice to buy Swans Speakers again. My faith in Swans was established in listening to the Diva 5.1 for three years.
The improvement Swans has achieved is extraordinary. I never heard the 6.1 but I believe that even the improvement over the 6.1 must also be big, very big. I can only say that these speakers are fully worth every saved EURO for sound quality and appearance. I love Kevlar. My audio friends loved the looks in the flyer of HiVi and so did their wives.
This one sells from the paper. Look at the old fashioned radio from 1959.
Any questions are welcome, I will answer them enthusiastically. Not all photos are sharp, my father is not used to our Digital SLR Canon EOS 300. But he did help me lifting these boys out of their blankets. Father, thank you! Despite your 71 years you are still strong.
Eric Effing
The Netherlands
Say thank you shipping company!
AUDIO AWARD
FOR DELICATE TRANSPORTING A VERY SENSITIVE FRAGILE LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM
ANCORA: BEDANKT VOOR ZORGVULDIGE UITVOEREN VAN HET TRANSPORT VAN DE LUIDSPREKERS VAN NOORWEGEN NAAR GOOR, NEDERLAND!!!
ANCORA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CAREFULLY TRANSPORTING THE LOUDSPEAKERS FROM NORWAY TO GOOR, THE NETHERLANDS!!!
ANCORA: MERCI BEACOUP POUR PRUDENT TRANSPORTER LES HAUT PARLEURS DE NORVIEGE ? GOOR, LES PAYS BAS!!!
ANCORA: HERZLICHEN DANK F?R DAS SORGF?LTIG AUSGEF?HRTE TRANSPORT VON NORWEGEN NACH GOOR, HOLLAND!!!
NAMENS / ON BEHALF OF / AU NOM DE / IM NAMEN:
ERIC EN CAROL EFFING
[email protected]
The truck driver is also a audio and music lover he told me
Previously I listened to the Swans Diva 5.1 speakers. Not bad at all!
Boy am I nervous, do not damage anything! Now I am relaxed!
The CD player is the Musical Fidelity A3.2 CD player and the amplifier is the A 3.2 amplifier. They are connected by the Cardas Cross interlink. Speaker cable is the Tannoy Reference Loudspeaker Cable made by van den Hul. Analoge source is the Project 6.1 turntable with Benz Micro Silver Cartridge.
The 6.2F will be a compared with the ?old? Diva?s 5.1. Reality has come much closer, I tell you. At this moment, Thursday the 24 of August, they have played for 48 hours now.
At last, the first one stands
Making connections, no problem
The appearance of this speaker is gorgeous, beautiful, grotesk, it is a fantastic piece of furniture. And it makes MUSIC. Everybody I know who sees them loves them. Even my sister was impressed, only by the photos.
I wonder about the dimensions of this speaker. On the Internet it is promised 1330 x 500 x 440. It is in reality: height:1270 width 320 depth 410. Weight is 35kg; I can lift it personally, just under the end cap on the top. Good fitness!
Placement is no problem. I have no problems in connecting the speaker cable. It is a biwire cable and I managed even to connect all four end in the terminal under the bottom of the speaker. The four installed feet are covered with rubber so the speakers don?t rock. Maybe Jon will provide me spikes, as I requested him before the speakers arrived. As an official Swans Owner I have the right to install official spikes.
Nr. 2 waiting for birth, at that moment there was a power failure.
First impressions: the sound is simply stunning, natural, attractive, cosy, dynamic. Right now I am listening to music from Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and Mahler. All from the Denon PCM Digital Sound of the Future CD GES-9149. Never before have I experienced such natural sound from instruments coming trough loudspeakers.
I hear every instrument in a symphonic orchestra naturally being projected in my living room. The midrange is a leap forward for me in enjoying our composers. Especially the grand piano in ADAGIO from Sonate Path?tique from Beethoven by Bruno Leonardo Gelber is a revelation. I can hear the little hammers ticking the snares. Even the most controversial sounds of this grand piano sound natural and understandable. It sounds just right to my ears.
I feel that the combination of Musical Fidelity and the aluminium cones of the 5.1 was too bright. I have not heard any restrained sound until now. This review will be continued tomorrow.
Lovely end cap
So, here we are, 72 hours later from beginning. You should know that I owned Audiostatic ES100 electrostatic speakers for 3 years. These type of speakers are famous for their airy highs. As I experience the velvet and sweet sounding highs emerging from 6.2F I am constantly reminded of the sound of these large panels, stored in my memory. This is a major compliment to the designers and audio engineers of Swans.
Although my ears are about 20 cm under the top mounted tweeters I do not experience a lack of spaciousness or too much mids.
And it goes on. Now we are one week further. Mostly by night the 6.2?s were fed with 19Hz or pink noise. My wife, who leaves after me for work, puts pink noise or music on by daytime. She picked out for example a ?Schwarzwalder Kuckucksuhr?! It is clearly that, however slowly, the volume can now be raised a little higher without being experienced harder that before. They must break in. It seems to bring less and less resonance and still less listening fatigue.
Dynamics are growing stronger. In comparison with the 5.1 the 6.2 F is much smoother, especially in the mids and highs. Sometimes my wife and I look up; is it outside? No, it is the deep low notes the 6.2F can reproduce, especially on low volumes. This is very remarkable. I am now describing the sound, not the music.
I also feel that depth is growing. The television is in between the 6.2?s and despite this physical barrier there?s al lot of things to do in front and behind the speakers. The width to the sides is still not a too big improvement; maybe because I ran the 5.1?s tri-amplified. And I feel that the lack of bi-wiring here is a pity; it would definitely bring the 6.2 to a even higher level.
I know that the 6.2 still need to burn in. With my 30 years experience I may expect definite opening of the speaker?s abilities coming weekend. The speakers have run sound or music for 120 hours. But the natural sound is striking, especially on natural instruments.
This speaker offers tremendous capacity of resolving details in a natural way. We are now watching a documentary on the NDR (Nord Deutsche Rundfunk) about the living of bears in Sweden.
Full sight, serious stuff
Almost every bird is heard and all the details that mother nature offers us in Seden. Of course has it been registered good and the sound quality of the NDR documentaries is outstanding.
This is a major progression to the 5.1. Considered the small difference in pricing I must admit that the designers have reached an enormous leap forward. Taking into consideration that I have never heard the 6.1 who?s cabinet?s inner space is bigger than the 5.1. Therefore I was surprised that the inner space of the 5.1 under the bass opening was empty. So I filled this space with riversand, 30 kg per cabinet. That resulted in more defined quality and rigidity and staging. So far, the natural sound, easier dynamics and extended bass AND the looks of the 6.2 are a great winner. Maybe inserting spikes instead of the delivered feet open up the soundstage to left and right. But that is for the future and for John Lane to make me an offer for 8 spikes.
Now, 04-09-06, I am two weeks listening and burning in. I put the speakers some more in front of me and the soundstage and depth opens up. Yesterday we had a party in the neighbourhood. Everybody was sitting in a garden far away and I continuously left this party nervously to torture the 6.2?s. I cranked up the Musical Fidelity to 11.00 hours listening to ?Push? from Madonna?s ?Confessions on a Dancefloor?.
I was frightened by the air pressure that struck me and looked behind me to check for damage. It felt like if I was pulled into a wormhole. Physical dimensions of my living room disappeared and the music was around me, inside me. This one really builds pressure. And the most positive was that the sound remained free of any strain. I felt as if the bass notes were in front, before, behind and beside me. Of course this music is artificial in some way but it clearly indicates that I an now able to rock the house and those of my neighbours and the animals beyond me?. My wife requested me not to leave the party so often. But: when the cat leaves the house, the mice are dancing?..
One further advantage of pulling the Swans further from the backwall is improved imaging. Voices are sharply placed, and the highs are a bit more powerful. This is noted reminding that the television is between the speakers, thus a real physical barrier. Now I wonder if this review is ready to post. Music is important for me. I now hear Louis Armstrong gruggling his throat better than ever. Ladysmith Black Mombaso has BEAUTIFUL voicing. Their CD ?Long Walk To Freedom? is a giant killer if you like South African Music and memories of our holiday that we spent last year in the Western Cape of South Africa.
I feel I am ready for my conclusion. I have made the right choice to buy Swans Speakers again. My faith in Swans was established in listening to the Diva 5.1 for three years.
The improvement Swans has achieved is extraordinary. I never heard the 6.1 but I believe that even the improvement over the 6.1 must also be big, very big. I can only say that these speakers are fully worth every saved EURO for sound quality and appearance. I love Kevlar. My audio friends loved the looks in the flyer of HiVi and so did their wives.
This one sells from the paper. Look at the old fashioned radio from 1959.
Any questions are welcome, I will answer them enthusiastically. Not all photos are sharp, my father is not used to our Digital SLR Canon EOS 300. But he did help me lifting these boys out of their blankets. Father, thank you! Despite your 71 years you are still strong.
Eric Effing
The Netherlands
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