Espresso made me put my Swan D2.1SE up for Sale

[TKYR67]

as soon as they are sold, I am ordering Espresso Sierra

[ccotenj]

as soon as they are sold, I am ordering Espresso Sierra

man up! order them now! :D

[TKYR67]

man up! order them now! :D

LOL. We are in a recession. I want new speakers, I don't NEED new speakers.

You man up and buy my Swans.:p

[ccotenj]

too late... i've already ordered and paid for the cherry's... :)

and managed to move 2 out of 5 of my naturals... figured i might as well beat the rush...

[Galwin]

I am curious about your assessment of the Swan's. Also, did you compare them directly to the Sierra's?

[mziegler]

I have directly compared both. The Swans are a very good speaker. I preferred the Sierra. I think the imaging on the Sierras was better, and the bass was tighter.

[TKYR67]

I am curious about your assessment of the Swan's. Also, did you compare them directly to the Sierra's?


I compared them and I will say it was close. The Swan's had bigger bass but the bass was tighter on the Sierra. I also think I preferred the tweeter on the Sierra. I went with the Swans because they dropped in price and came in at about $300 less than the Sierra. Not to mention that the finish is AMAZING on the Swans.

I loved the natural Sierra but it didn't match anything in my room and I had heard about the edges wearing down, and I just didn't want another black speaker. This Espresso finish changes things a bit.

[curtis]

...and I had heard about the edges wearing down...
Huh? Can you explain?

[TKYR67]

Huh? Can you explain?

One of the reviews I read about the Sierra mentioned the edges of the naturals were worn or dulled. can't remember which review.

[curtis]

Interesting....they certainly are not sharp edges, but worn/dull? They seem nicely finished to me.

I would imagine the other finishes have the same edges.

[Tushar]

I think I remember a review of the pre-production Sierra-1 (>1 year ago) where they noted some defects in the corners of the speaker. I recall that the article mentioned Dave insisting it was going to be addressed before production. Because of that article and a personal fascination with wood, I spent alot of time inspecting the finish (especially the corners) of my natural Sierra-1's. You do see a bit of what looks like some of the end grain (like 2-3mm long and <1 mm wide) at the very corners from where the different pieces are joined and rounded, but the finish job is flawless- no defects. I'm quite impressed -- though my own woodworking skills aren't that great, my standards for furniture are pretty high.

[Tushar]

That said, I can respect the difficulty of matching finishes and am happy that TKYR67 has found an option he likes. My house I had to stain my oak floors very light with a non-yellowing water finish to maintain a good contrast with natural cherry cabinets. I have neutral tones on the wall like khaki or red ochre and a mix of off-white leather and scandinavian teak furniture. I have a neutral and colorful enough environment that I can throw pretty much any kind of painting, metal piece, or speaker finish into the room and it works. I can envision many houses of friends where my speaker finish would not have worked as well.

[jk121764]

One of the reviews I read about the Sierra mentioned the edges of the naturals were worn or dulled. can't remember which review.

I think on one of the earlier reviews they had some cabinent issues, at least with the test Sierrias. I bought mine a few years into the run and I don't notice any defects at all.

[davef]

One of the reviews I read about the Sierra mentioned the edges of the naturals were worn or dulled. can't remember which review.

I believe you were referring to the Audioholics review. The pair I sent to them was actually a prototype pair as they wanted to be the first to review the speaker. The cabinets themselves were not "production quality". Nevertheless, I do understand your concerns but we receive nothing but very positive comments regarding the finish and build quality of the Sierra-1 :D

[TKYR67]

I have a sale pending on my Swans. :D I will be ordering Espresso Sierra's as soon as I complete this sale.

[davef]

I have a sale pending on my Swans. :D I will be ordering Espresso Sierra's as soon as I complete this sale.

Congrats!!!

Cabinets will be shipped to us next week (finally!) -- the option of pre-pay discounting will end once our shipment is in transit so I would recommend getting your order in this week, if you wish to take advantage of the pre-pay discount.

Thanks!

[ccotenj]

Cabinets will be shipped to us next week (finally!) --

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

[c_smith]

the option of pre-pay discounting will end once our shipment is in transit so I would recommend getting your order in this week, if you wish to take advantage of the pre-pay discount.

Crap! Putting me on the spot! Now I have to make a choice...there's no way I could pick them up without the discount, so now knowing that it's ending...it's nail-biting time! Now I have to see if I can man up! :eek:

[davef]

:D
Crap! Putting me on the spot! Now I have to make a choice...there's no way I could pick them up without the discount, so now knowing that it's ending...it's nail-biting time! Now I have to see if I can man up! :eek:


Ha -- You have been thinking about picking up a pair of these for a very long time now. Never been a better time than now -- time to go for it :D

[c_smith]

I know! Don't know how long ago I emailed you questions for the first time! :o I'm just gun-shy! But, in all seriousness, at those prices, I think I need to. I did take the first step; took photos of my speakers, so they're ready to go up for sale. :D

[davef]

I know! Don't know how long ago I emailed you questions for the first time! :o I'm just gun-shy! But, in all seriousness, at those prices, I think I need to. I did take the first step; took photos of my speakers, so they're ready to go up for sale. :D

I was just giving you a hard time ;)

Seriously though, you should give the speakers a try -- you have been curious for such a long time now.