SWIFT : THE OUTSIDE

The Swift’s daringly stylish cabinet derives its good looks, in part from a top-to-bottom baffle sculpted from solid Ash, a native hardwood with bold strength of character and intense natural beauty. 
Have you noticed the kind of construction that prevails on most speakers near this price? Injection molded plastic and stamped metal parts that would be right at home on a car dashboard or a hair dryer!

To create the Swift baffle and top we mill kiln dried Ash lumber in our new factory in Northern New York, we sculpt the wood in to sexy and sweeping curves, then finish each speaker by hand with a crystal clear lacquer to create one-of-a-kind combinations of nature and art. Each pair glows with its own unique character that will delight the eye and invite the touch, truly a rare luxury in today’s mass produced world! 

And, your intuition is right; wood is good! It is both strong and well damped by nature and actually performs better, sonically, than the highly touted, techy composites you’ll see on some very expensive speakers. Think about it. How do you suppose a violin or piano sound made from plastic and metal? Forget it! Wood is good! Stradivari and Steinway were right!

SWIFT : THE INSIDE

Swift embodies all of the principles of design that has made Meadowlark the first choice among music lovers. 
By virtue of acoustically aligned drivers and a simple first order crossover the Swift is a time coherent speaker, it faithfully reproduces the signal it is given without the insidious timing errors common among other speaker designs.
Our goal is that you will enjoy the music as it was originally played, without the effects of intervening circuitry that alters the timing and adds distortion.

The Swift’s crossover is isolated in its own compartment and consists of just three parts of the highest quality. One heatsinked Caddock resistor, one Auricap capacitor and one heavy gauge Sidewinder air core inductor. That’s it, no unnecessary complexity, no secret circuits, nothing to detract from your music. 

All connections are point to point silver soldered by hand, internal wire is DH Labs Silver Sonic. A single pair of nicely machined gold plated posts assure a secure connection.
Drivers:
Both long throw woofer and the fabric domed tweeter are made by Vifa for remarkable performance and consistency. Every completed speaker is subjected to a thorough, full power test.

NEXT GENERATION TRANSMISSION LINE
Well, this all sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? But we’ve saved the best for last!
At the recent Stereophile Show in Manhattan we amazed throngs of experienced audiophiles with the Swift’s spectacular bass performance. 
Bass? From a 5.5” two way? You laugh! Well, they were not laughing at the NY Show. 
Put very simply, we have made a major leap forward in transmission line design, a simple and elegant design that is the next logical step in bass systems. 

We call it BASSIC for Impedance Coupled Bass. Making its debut in the Swift, BASSIC will astonish you with its depth, dynamics and firm, firm grip. 
Read more about this wonderful advance on our site in the coming weeks - once we’ve figured out how to relate the idea to you in normal English!

SWIFT : THE SOUND
This is a music lover’s speaker - naturally engaging, a dynamic lover!
Forget it’s there!
Dance in your chair!

THE STD SPECS:
Dimensions:7”W x 91/2”D x 36”H (exlusive of base) Wt: 35lbs.ea. Bandwidth 35Hz - 22KHz. Sensitivity: 89dB 2.83V 1M room. Nominal Z: 8 ohms. Swift is as easy to drive as a speaker can be. Small tube amps are not a problem.
Price: $1195/pair in Light Ash, Dark Ash, Black.
$1495/pair in Honduran Mahogany or Pennsylvania Cherry
$1595/pair in Heritage Walnut and Rock Maple
Stringers add $100/pair
 

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