HiVi-Swans M300MKII Bluetooth& WiFi Bookshelf Speakers, 360W RMS Studio Monitors 3 Way Audiophile Speakers, Hi-Res Sound 6.5" Woofer Home Speakers for Desktop PC/TV/Turntable

Finally bought the M300 mkii. . . also have: Edifier S2000 mkiii, Swans D1090, D300 and M500. Seems excessive I know, but hopefully this is the end. The Edifier has lower power and smaller drivers than all the Swans. The M500 is insane, with 8” mid-bass and 510W. It’s in a class by itself, and can turn a very large room into a performance venue with sheer, accurate, SPL. That leaves the 6.5 inchers: D1090, D300, and this shiny new M300 mkii. My D1090 is starting to fail – occasionally either the tweeter or mid-bass cut out at the start of a track. A shame since it’s the best imaging of all these speakers, with the deepest soundstage. But compared to the D300, it’s less vivid, lacking some detail, resolution and a bit of power. The D300 ups the “refinement” in air and decay. But in my 220 sq/ft office, its imaging is more congested, with a sometimes detectable lack of continuity at the handoff from mid-bass to tweeter. If the M500 has any faults – and no, being “too powerful” is not a fault – it’s that the handoff from the mid-woofer to mid-tweeter can likewise sound a little scooped at times – with the mid-tweeter straining to keep pace with the 8”. The M300 mkii shares all the additional refinement of the M500, but the 6.5” mid-bass is a perfect complement to the mid-tweeter array. Their integration is utterly seamless, with the 2" driver providing more upper-mid range clarity and detail than any of the two-ways. This is the best, most complete sounding 6.5” system I’ve ever heard. It’s REAL HARD to imagine what I’d seek in an upgrade. . . Like the M500, the 2” mid driver runs a bit hot in the middle of its range, same with the planar-ribbon. A slight correction (Wiim Mini PEQ ) levels those out. My office scoops out 150 - 350 hrz, but it’s easy to dial in everything above that using a Blue Yeti, Spectroid, and a 20 - 20k sweep. Pictured are the corrected response measurements for the M300 mkii in my office, and M500 in a large living room. Yes, the M500 is strong at 30 freaking hrz. . . sub-bass territory. [Edit: Having lived with both the M500 & M300 mkii for a while now, it's clear that room size is the deciding factor on which I'd choose. The bass response the M500 is capable of is something I wouldn't exchange for the smaller speaker's better overall driver balance, especially in a larger room. In a smaller room, it's a tough call, the 500's are A LOT of speaker. . . the 300's may be the Goldilocks' pick.] That’s it. I think I’m done. Swans is going to have to find another customer. . . because my rooms are full, and couldn’t sound better.

The speakers aren't perfect, but they are tremendous for the price. Here's what's good about them: 1. They can play as loud as your ears can bear it, with almost no distortion. I've had these speakers turned up so loud that the pictures hanging on the walls were about fall off. You can literally feel the music through the floor and walls the speakers can play so loud. 2. Both the base and treble are good without being over the top. The treble and mids are warm and natural without the treble being too "tinny" that some other tweeters can sound. The bass is good at both low and high decibel levels without overpowering the rest of the audio frequencies. 3. The speakers look nice, and the cabinets are a dense material which I think helps with the overall sound quality because the cabinets don't interfere with the sound by being too flexible. Here's what could be better: 1. The power cable should be 2-3 times longer than what it is, I think it's only a 6-foot cable. I have these speakers on top of a bookshelf and needed an extension cord. 2. The slave speaker audio cable could longer as well. This cable is only about 10-feet long at the most, maybe less, which limits how far apart these speakers can be from one another. And these speakers are so good, that they shouldn't be limited in their versatility by the power or audio cables needed. 3. Despite that I said the speaker cabinets are dense (and the speakers are heavy), I believe they're made of a plastic so I imagine the synthetic wood cabinet veneer can scratch easily, likely to expose a white plastic through the nice-looking wood grain finish on the surface. Summary: I spend a lot of time in my home office working and wanted a good set of speakers to help me enjoy toiling away for hours and hours. I earnestly believe that I purchased the best speakers for the price point that I paid and have no regrets. The speakers sound extremely good with thumbs up from me for the sound quality. I don't write reviews, but am so happy with the purchase of these speakers that I felt compelled to write a positive review.

Great speakers that are easy to connect through WiFi, optical and other interfaces. Audio quality is really good, with the bass down to 38Hz. Now I am using them as the speakers of my 86-inch TV, connected through an optical cable. I don’t really need a 5.1 or 7.1 surrounding system because the speakers do provide pretty good space audio when I put them 5 meters away using an eight-meter audio cable. The only shortage is the included cable is too short. It would be great if it’s 5 meters or even longer.

Bought these on sale for $175. I use these for on Desk setup which is probably overkill however these are pretty amazing. Very Very loud and clear with just enough bass (unless you are a basshead).. They tend to favor the top so if you are a bass head you might be a bit underwhelmed (as I was at first). I am a bass head at heart however I wanted to take a different approach this time and appreciate good quality sound over heavy bass. My current setup is: PC with Sound Blaster X4 external sound card feeding these speakers via toslink. I use PEACE/APO EQ which does wonders imo although the DSP built into these speakers is amazing but I like to add a bit of extra flavor. The Sound Blaster X4 will allow me to add a Powered Subwoofer later if need be. CONS (Barely any ): 1. Having to rely on remote for any setting changes on the speaker (not a huge deal but would of been nice if controls on the front of the speaker like other models. If you lose/Break the remote then chances are you are stuck with whatever your last settings were ( atleast you have a volume knob on back).. Maybe there is a way to use a 3rd party Universal remote??? 2. The low end could be a bit better but it is just enough if you are NOT a bass head. Bass is great if you are using these for Sound bar replacement but for music its just a touch in the lackluster area depending on your music pallet . No powered subwoofer output. This would of been a nice touch however there are ways to implement a subwoofer if you are creative . 3. No Tone controls.. You are not able to adjust bass/treble to manually adjust these settings as this is all done via DSP that you cannot control.. I use APOS/PEACE app on my PC which I highly recommend to help a lot with tone control IF you are using these with a computer. PROS: 1. Imaging is AWESOME! 2. Sound Stage is AWESOME! 3. Music feels immersive 4. Very loud and CLEAR even at the high levels. 5. I would recommend these for Sound Bar replacement.. these would be really good for that as well IMO.

There's a lot to say but I'll keep this short. Very impressive sound overall for bookshelf speakers. I purchased 3 sets of different speakers to test out; edifier, jamo, and swan and ultimately settled on swan. They were substantially superior in my opinion. They're a little heavier on the bass but I tend to prefer that sound anyway. I have these hooked up in a small 9x10 home office. The volume potential is quite impressive so I find I'm typically not increasing volume above 20%. Only downside I see is the cord that connects the speakers. You're limited in placement options. My other half reached out to swan with questions on this but never heard back. Also found the bluetooth connection to be a but tricky but I don't plan to use them for that purpose. Overall this a solid set of speakers at a reasonable price point.

I am using these speakers as my ONLY speakers for my home theater and music listening space. Music is faithfully reproduced, movies sound better than a movie theater. Imaging is stellar. With them on either side of my 65" LG OLED it sounds like things are happening to my far left and right with crisp center channel presence to boot! And the BASS is INSANE! I've heard multi-thousand dollar theater setups with massive subs that don't hit like these! Just make sure you play around with exact angles and distance to your primary listening point as it can drastically change the tonality/clarity of the bass and mids, at least to my ears. I had been planning a full 7.1 theater setup with amps/dacs/receivers nonsense but now thrown that project on the backburner while I enjoy these magical beasts! I am running them via optical and relying on the built in DAC to handle things. Fed both from my TV and my PC I have been very happy with the results. I have not yet tested balanced/RCA inputs. FLAC from my S21 Ultra over Bluetooth is noticeably a little clipped compared to FLAC over optical but still sounds good when convenience is more important. Remote is solid and everything your hand touches is metal and feels premium. I only wish there were some forward facing indication of the volume level to avoid accidental explosions since anything over 10~12 out of the 40 levels can shake an entire house lol In the interest of full disclosure, my unit arrived with a slightly dented remote and a small scuff to the top of the right speaker. Both blemishes are hardly noticeable unless closely inspected but when I decided to contact Swan for support they did an amazing job of taking care of me! They were able to send me a new remote and made sure I was happy with everything else too. Couldn't be happier with my experience!

I bought a previous version of this speaker and had HORRIBLE experience. My review got 40 "found this helpful". The review is now out-of-sight with the this new version replacing it, but I suggest the experience is still relavant. So here you go: Pulled trigger at $1050 on Black Friday based on Zeos recommendation. 1st set arrived with cabinet damage that was inflicted when packaged at the factory -- clearly NOT shipping damage. Was out of stock at Amazon so they couldn't exchange for second set. Successfully negotiated with Amazon to get partial refund if I accepted as-is. (Thank you Amazon.) Went to plug them in and "master" unit (the one with all the I/O connections) totally DOA. No external fuse, but wanted them bad enough that I opened it up. Yes there was internal fuse, but not blown. Gambled that Amazon would have re-stock within 30 day return window because if I simply returned and asked for refund and they came back in stock, the BF price could not be honored. While waiting, tried email, text and phone calls to contact Swan to see if they could help or offer to replace/repair. DEAD SILENCE -- no response from ANY communication channel, even to this day months later. Luckily they did come back in stock in time, so despite the radio silence from Swan, I asked Amazon to execute exchange because Zeos recommended so highly. Second set arrives and does power up (note other reviewer also had DOA 1st set). They sounded okay in my rather large room, but the deal-breaker was I could not get them to connect via wifi despite being somewhat network savy and investing hours of time trying various methods to get going. Scoured internet for third-party help to no avail. Submitted more communications to Swan asking for help and, as previously, all went into a black hole. Reached out to Zeos on his private Telegram chat to ask if he had any contact info and he acknowledged that he too had never successfully been able to communicate with anyone at Swan. That concerned me because based on the obvious lack of help/documentation/support, it would become my risk if anything died even in the warranty period if I chose to keep them. Back went the second set. NEVER SWAN AGAIN. Compliments to Amazon for handling all the shipping logistics painlessly as the pair of these puppies weighs around 75 lbs so shipping costs were significant.

These speakers are amazing. Period. End of sentence. If you want natural pure sound, it can do that. If you don't adjust the bass and treble knobs, it sounds like you're right there in the recording studio with the artist. I listened to Whitney Houston's "I will always love you," and it was clear, wide and accurate. I really liked how linear it was. However, I turned the bass and treble all the way up and I listened to that song again. It blew me away! The highs sparkled and the bass hit me hard. A lot of other speakers that have bass and treble adjustments lose the mids, or the highs get harsh, or the bass gets muddy. These speakers only get more, and lose nothing. Every single song I play just sounds better than I've ever heard it. Everything is just better. These are fun speakers if you want, or they can be completely linear and accurate. They're right for you because they can be whatever you want them to be. You can keep them stock and completely enjoy great flat speaker. You can tune the bass and treble a little and get some more, or you can jack them all the way up and get super fun speakers without losing any detail, clarity, or separation. There's only one slight issue I have that might be able to be fixed by a firmware update. The volume steps are a bit large. When I'm listening late at night and I can't jack up the volume as much as I want, I can't find a great volume. It goes from 5 to 10 and I need 7. However when I am watching movies or listening to music before midnight theses things are great. I can't max out the volume or I would go deaf!