Compare all aspects of this fine loudspeaker: The Swan Diva 6.1 is powerful, precise, and dynamic. Premium bentwood cabinet comes in two available finish options. A classic high-output loudspeaker available Internet-direct.
Swan Diva 6.1 floorstanding loudspeaker
More value than any other full-sized Internet-direct loudspeaker?
The Swan Diva 6.1 is a highly proven, premium main floorstanding loudspeaker for under two thousand dollars a pair. Actually it's here for under $1200 a pair or even less in Faux Black Cherry.
When the Swan Diva 6.1 burst on the global audio scene in 2000, it created a phenomenon. Acceptance of this loudspeaker best-buy - it's always been marketed direct-to-consumer and at its introduction hundreds signed up almost immediately - surpassed all expectations and the Diva 6.1 quickly became a favorite of owners and the international audio press.
Why? Fabulous performance and extreme value. Diva 6.1 owners consistently report that this system creates one of the most convincing, most transparent soundstages they've ever heard. The phenomenal Swan Diva 6.1 has cut a wide swath through the ranks of "value speakers" and left a legacy that continues today. Better quality, better looks, better sound; the Diva 6.1 really does have it all.
More capacity, more output, more sound
The three way, four driver Diva 6.1 features a special midrange with the exceptional responsive linearity of a unique hybrid cone of Kevlar and paper fiber driven by a carefully designed low-distortion motor. Dual oversized alloy-coned woofers in a damped, tuned bass enclosure deliver breathtaking bass energy and definition, and the classic, trademark Swan silk dome tweeter with open air mounting ensure a room-filling soundstage and transparency.
This technology is housed in a premium bentwood cabinet, available in either a genuine finish or an economy wrap. The two versions are otherwise identical and indistinguishable from one another sonically. Buffed piano black end caps accent the sleek, classic Swan Diva 6.1 enclosure, which stands nearly four feet tall and weighs over seventy pounds.
The 6.1 is available in your choice of either furniture-grade lacquer over Rosewood (the 6.1) or economy Faux Black Cherry vinylwrap (the 6.1BC). Both use identical, gorgeous hand-laid bentwood cabinets and hand-rubbed black lacquer end caps.
Either way, the very high value, high performance Swan 6.1 has a rich, exotic look. With thousands shipped, the 6.1 and 6.1BC remain the benchmark performers in their class for full-sized, wideband, full-output music and home theater loudspeakers.
Swan Diva technology
Tweeter
All original Swan Diva main speakers use an A-grade, hand-selected high performance 28mm Danish style soft dome tweeter (effects speakers use a 25mm version.) This device was pioneered by Swan for Internet-direct channels and has stood the test of time. Diva starts with a German silk dome, and adds a Neodymium motor, ferrofluid voice coil cooling, and open-baffle mounting. The end result is an exclusive marriage of technology and engineering that gives Swan Diva high frequencies the neutral, open, spacious, and relaxed sound they've become famous for. The 28mm Diva dome tweeter also has very high power handling, very wide dynamic range, and excellent dispersion, features rarely found in Internet-direct distribution. in this class
Midrange / Midbass
Original Swan Diva series loudspeakers at The Audio Insider include either a unique aluminum / magnesium inverted dish midbass driver or a special midrange of another type depending on intended use. The C3 center channel speaker uses Swan's 50mm high-output, wide-dispersion dome with Neodymium motor. The top of the line 6.1 relies on a special Kevlar / cellulose cone with phasing plug and linear suspension.
Each model features Swan's trademark low-distortion motors, which are unique in-class. The end result is a balanced combination of power, output, and clean, effortless dynamics that's been proven over many years and across thousands of cutomers.
Woofers
The original Swan Diva loudspeakers also originated the use of Swan's distinctive inverted-dish seamless alloy cones in either 5.25", 6.5", or 8" sizes. Swan-developed motor technology - lower in distortion than anything in the class - forms the heart of these excellent low frequency drivers. Combined with long throw, linear suspensions, and ultra-rigid alloy cone material and one-piece profile, Diva series bass response is exceptional. Large cabinets mean ample clean bass extension; in fact, Swan Diva is regarded as offering more loudspeaker size, weight, and acoustical horsepower than anything at Diva's prices.
Crossover networks
All Diva models, whether the new X.2 series or original classic X.1 series, rely on in-house crossover assemblies - Swan is highly vertically integrated and makes most components from proprietary designs, including drivers and crossover components, together with linear-wound, heavy-gage air core inductors. High-grade polypropylene capacitors round out these circuits, and all designs are formulated and tuned in the largest test chamber in the East.
Cabinets
No great speaker is complete without a complimenting enclosure and Swans Diva is no different. Each Diva cabinet is comprised of individual hand-laid strakes applied to a series of CNC-milled internal bulkheads. The final enclosure is finished in either multiple coats of lacquer over spectacular pair-matched Rosewood, or in the case of Faux Black Cherry models, in economical PVC simulated wood. Glossy piano black endcaps complete either variety of Diva cabinetry and give the speakers a rich, opulent, furniture grade look and feel. A Swan Diva is an audio investment that not only lasts a very long time, but holds its value and always returns a sense of owner pride.
An Audiogon reader and Swan owner posts his views on his new Diva 6.1 and Diva C3 loudspeakers.
Ric Siegert takes on a pair of Swan Diva 6.1’s in this early review of an all-time classic.
