HiVi-SwansOasis 140 Passive Speakers, 2-Way HiFi Bookshelf Speakers for TV Desktop Stereo or Home Theater Surround Sound - Needs Amplifier or Receiver to Operate

These are fantastic. Just get them. That's enough review really, you'll love them for a room of 20'x20' of less. Fantastic characteristics and tone reproduction.That said, the details: The tweeter is alright, very good but doesn't come alive until you hit about 75% volume limits of the speaker, at which point they are matched to the woofer, that's my only complaint. Truly. But luckily because they are small you are probably going to listen to them between 60 and 90 percent of their limits most times so you end up right in that sweet spot. They absolutely needed a ten-to-twenty-hour break in period to unleash their full detail sound as Swan loves to use very soft drivers which aren't quite right until they break in. Once they break in, you will smile ear to ear, and they're cheap! The bass depens and gets quicker, the tweeter relaxes and pushes cleaner, then mid details start to pop out in front of the soundstage, excellent for a voice like Sara Mcglaughlin or Beth Hart, Jeff Buckley or Chis Isaak.Day one I was not sure how much I loved them: they were good but, especially when comparing A to B to the RB42 by Micca (listening on Emotiva A2 mini: Emotiva watts are twice what other manufacturers can match with the same rating). Where the Swan starts to fall apart is the exact volume where the RB42 comes alive finally. So, it turns out that below "can't talk over it" levels of volume the Swan kicks the hell out of the Micca. And I'm with Zeos, the Micca RB42 is God tier legendary, get those too ha-ha. But, no joke, if your amp doesn't push 100 watts a channel no sweat you will never hear the magic of the Miccas. With 12 watts a channel, however, the Swans are perfectly content blasting beautiful sound your way.Day 2-today: Amazed, simply amazed. These are so easily listenable it's insane, no fatigue whatsoever after hours of loud listening. Just smiles.The best part of these is that they scale like 2K dollar speakers. On the Onkyo 8220, they soar, the Emotiva, even better, the Parasound 275, just amazing quality sound on EVERY song and type of music. I have a Beomaster 5500 which was just perfect with this set as they really bring out the detail of the tweeter. That said, they still sounded fantastic with a Fosi audio 75$ amp or the Aiyima small amps as well. Even the 40$ Nobsound miniature amp (about the size of a cigarette pack or smaller) brought these to life, even if the mids were lacking warmth and tone. Are you getting the idea? ANY amp you put them on they sound fantastic, it just gets more fantastic the better the amp. The only amp I couldn't recommend is the Yamaha amps as they are already so warm that combined with these you lose too much of the detail and it's edges on muddy in the mid range.My deserted island speakers are the JBL Studio 530 and at lower volumes (0-80%) these Swans have no problem keeping up with those. In fact, they might be a bit more nuanced and richer. Their only limitation is their size. BUT they perform like a set of speakers three times the size. Swan are experts at pulling silly levels of bass out of tiny boxes and drivers, it's almost Voodoo. And yes, they are way better than the MB42x, a lot better. Sorry Micca, but it's true. The MB42X sounds like it's in pain trying to reach down to the thump and extended reverb that these Swan's effortlessly produce. Like I said, it's Voodoo.These are the new (by far) benchmark for small speakers, and they are by far the cheapest of the best (excepting the MB42x). Soundstage is huge, no harshness in high treble, beautiful chocolaty midrange, and bass that will make you wonder if you're sub is on, it's surprising right up to their limits.Zeos note (ZReviews on Youtube): They do color the sound. If you are one who wants every raunchy detail out of old or bad recordings these will disappoint you. I love the "murder tweeter" in Jamo speakers and in vintage B&O speakers like the CX50 and CX100. But who wants that other than serial killers? For regular folks the coloration they provide is SOOOOO warm and comforting to listen to. Like glass of wine by the fire on a cold night comforting. Get them, just get them. You will be so happy you did.

Great little speakers had them for a few months now as my 2.1 system, you will need a sub for the lower octaves and plugging the ports is recomended as they are noisy and don't add much, imaging and soundstage are good for the price, not much resonance in the cabinet, as another reviewer said the off-axis sound near field is not the best, ideally you will want these pointed closer to your ears if you are near-field. Though listening far field is great. The grill does restrict the sound slightly. They work well both upright and placed on their sides. They handle 50 wpc easily and get very roudy with this amount of power, they can likely take more if you put a high-pass on them. They sound good at low volume too, very clear. Good weight for their size, and sturdy construction. They play any genre well due to being linear from about 100hz-18khz. The packaging they come with is also good. They can reproduce sounds like rain, fire and birds accurately. Binding terminals are big and well made can accept 12 guage wire.

I really wanted to like these speakers. After 3 months of ownership I still wonder what the cult of audiophiles is hearing that I don't. Expectations have to be in line with other speakers in this price class. Yes, I know the mid/woofer is only 4" and they only cost $130, but the reviewers described them as an extraordinary.My setup: Schiit Modi DAC, Schiit Loki+ EQ, Fosi ZA3 amp.I bought these as desktop, nearfield speakers for games and music listening. For gaming, they are ok. The lack of bass make them suited for situations where you don't want to bother people in other rooms with thud. For music listening, I find the sound to be muffled and lacking clarity. Given the HiVi mid and tweeter that comprise the build, they should sound better. They should excel at clarity on the mids and highs, but they really don't. Taking off the grills helps a little.On the positive side: They are built very well. The binding posts are very good. General fit and finish is much better that most under $150 passive speakers. They sound better at higher volume, with the tweeters aimed directly at the listener.On the negative side: The best description of the sound is that the sound "muffled", especially at lower volumes. I have tried to correct them with EQ, with limited success. Not bad for $130, but not great either.

These speakers are pretty great. The audio clarity is great across the entire frequency range. The sound stage is wide, and the details in music can heard even at 8 feet awayI bought these and the micca rb42 at the same time. The micca has more low end, but in ever other aspect the HIVI sound better to me.The micca can also get louder, but for my small living room, these are plenty loud even at half power.I don't get the hype around the micca. Would trade my miccas for another pair of these any day.