AnandTech highlights the Swan M10 and D1080MkII.

Major PC/IT technology site AnandTech’s Gary Key shares his thoughts about the sound of Swan on the PC desktop. At TAI, we’ve found ways to offer Swan studio monitors at high-end multimedia speaker prices, and Gary finds the economy studio monitor Swan D1080MkII an excellent performing value.

The Swan M10 takes honors as his choice of compact 2.1-channel multimedia speaker system.

Gary also favorably commends the globally-popular Swan M200MkII reference desktop speaker system. Click the headline to travel to AnandTech and read the detailed analysis he provides there.

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I have always been a big Swan fan and someone will have to pry the M200MkII from my cold dead hands before I give them up. The new M12 units probably would have been perfect, but knowing my daughter would not really notice the difference I saved some money and bought the Swan M10 setup for just a few dollars more than the Logitech Z-2300. While the Logitech speakers win the battle of the bass, the Swan’s provide just an incredible clarity with superb mids and highs for the money. The soundstage comes across as being larger than it actually is and instrument separation is excellent.

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The M10 units would have suited me perfectly and I probably should have gone that direction for saving money also. However, being the one to try something different, I decided to look at the Swan D1080MkII series after understanding them to be an inexpensive M200 substitute.

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The high frequency definition and transient response is very good along with smooth and clear highs after the break-in period. The midrange is close to the M200 series and is the greatest strength of this speaker set. I would grade it somewhere between very good to excellent with sharp transients, stable imaging, and a very open but neutral sound stage. The upper bass is very good and provides a seamless transition into the midrange.