Swans T200a Powered Studio Monitor

Today's computers are vastly different from their prehistoric ancestors of just a few years ago. Many off-the-shelf systems now come fully equipped with DVD/CD burners, digital music management and ripping software, professional 7.1 channel soundcards, and even full-powered digital video editing studios – features previously reserved for only the most elite digital professionals. Given this dramatic shift in the industry, putting the PC at the forefront of personal entertainment, an advance in multi-media playback is not just a suggestion…it's a requirement.

Enter the Swans T-200A. Far more than a computer speaker , the T-200A is a powered audiophile-grade near-field studio monitor that simply begs to perform. Don't be deceived by the appearance…inside the elegantly sculpted piano black lacquer and brushed aluminum enclosures is a frenzied and brutal 40W beast of an amplifier just waiting to be unleashed. Complimenting this monster power source is a perfectly matched driver array that delivers everything from the most subtle sonics of a string quartet during the midnight hours to the most explosive gaming adventures you can conceive…all with effortless detail and soothing warmth. The rear panel of the T-200A is as impressive as it is advanced…featuring an independent volume control for each speaker, standard RCA low-level inputs, and even a class-defying professional XLR balanced connection…you won't find that on any plastic multi-media system – we guarantee it.

The secret behind the T-200A's performance lies in it's specially engineered driver compliment, starting with the world-renowned M5N aluminum-magnesium-alloy 5.25” midbass woofer. This driver, used in vastly more expensive loudspeakers, is capable of extremely high output and precise linear excursion free of the heavy distortion levels found in the full-range drivers included with most multimedia loudspeaker systems. This is thanks not only to the extremely rigid and specially damped alloy cone, but is also a result of Swans exclusive Symmetric Motor Drive (SMD) technology that reduces voice coil inductance and improves controllability of the driver over the entire frequency range. Matched with the 40W internal amplifier, the M5N will have your current PC subwoofer running for its life.

Of course, no full-range speaker is worth the desk space it occupies without an equally impressive high frequency presentation. We're not talking about that harsh laser-etched sound reserved for most ABS injection molded multi-media boxes…we're talking about a smooth, airy, and detailed response that only the finest German silk dome tweeters can deliver. Sitting directly below the impressive M5N woofer in the T-200A is the incredible TM1A-T Ferro-fluid cooled German silk dome tweeter. Bi-amplified from the same 40W monster feeding the midbass woofer, this incredible tweeter breathes new life into movies, music, games, and even the most demanding recorded studio material…all with a three dimensional realism and imagery that will have you reaching for the light switch. No wonder Firing Squad (a high-end gaming enthusiast site) called the T-200A “the best speaker we've ever reviewed.”