Swans S3W 2.0 T-Amp Powered Multimedia Speaker System
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Swans Speaker Systems has won many accolades since their inception, including multiple CES "High-End Audio" awards and a 2003 "Excellence in Design & Engineering" T.H.E. Show award for the "wall of sound" Swans 2.2 HT. This passion for uncompromising audio performance is evident in everything bearing their badge. The Swans S3W Multimedia System shrinks the size required for a rich, full-sounding speaker system down to a manageable desktop size. ... » full description
Swans Speaker Systems has won many accolades since their inception, including multiple CES "High-End Audio" awards and a 2003 "Excellence in Design & Engineering" T.H.E. Show award for the "wall of sound" Swans 2.2 HT. This passion for uncompromising audio performance is evident in everything bearing their badge. The Swans S3W Multimedia System shrinks the size required for a rich, full-sounding speaker system down to a manageable desktop size. Two 3" full range drivers have been placed into modern shaped vented enclosures that please both the eyes and ears. Power is developed by an equally diminutive brushed aluminum Class T amplifier that is said to rival tube amplifiers for their sound quality and listenability. Two 3.5 mm inputs are built into the amplifier for a permanent computer connection and a personal music player connection. Laptop users, iPod and MP3 wearers, and portable DVD player watchers now have no excuse for listening to bad speakers. Swans, hear different! « short desciption
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Review Date: 2009-09-10
This little set of speakers has captured my heart. The design, the fit and finish, the overall quallity of build AND not the least of which, THE SOUND! I have to let you know that the SWANs S3W 2.0 T-Amp speakers are in a class by themselves. They have a HUGE soundfield and a range that is truly surprising considering their small size. Each speaker is about the size of a Magic 8 Ball.
I got these for my young son to use with his Playstation 2 (PS2) and a 15" flat panel monitor. They intigrated easily and really take the gaming system to a whole new level. The coolest part of this system is the compact amplifier and volume control. It is a very nice silver looking solid feeling volume knob that is sitting right on top of the amp which only slightly larger than the volume control. A royal blue light illuminates from the bottom when the power is on adding to the coolness factor. My son is very happy about that.
I have never written a revue for anything I have purchased online until today. I feel if you are looking for a very cool looking great sounding pair of computer, ipod, gaming speakers and like to show off and impress your friends a little then the Swans S3W 2.0' are for you...too!
User: Howard Marcus
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Summary: So surprised I can't keep silent!
Helpful Votes: 1
Total Votes: 1
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Review Date: 2008-12-03
I'm no authority on audio quality, but these sound good to me. All that I really cared about was eliminating the obnoxious GSM interference (a.k.a. GSM buzz) from a nearby iPhone. I tried a couple of different models of basic desktop speaker sets and and a set of M-Audio Studiophile AV30's, with terrible results. These sound quite a bit better and pick up no detectable RFI at all. I'm not sure whether to attribute this to the metal housing of the digital amplifier or the T-amp itself.
The only negative I can see is the odd design decision to tether the two speaker cables in a Y configuration to a 4-conductor TRS connector. I really would have liked to put the speakers farther apart, and had they used two separate connectors I could have easily rigged an extension cable.
User: Aaron Hope
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Summary: Not suceptible to GSM interference
Helpful Votes: 4
Total Votes: 4
Product Details
- iPod, MP3, laptop, and portable DVD ready speaker system
- Incorporates T amplifier design that rivals tube amplifiers
- Small 5" speakers offer room filling sound
- Neuvo-retro design