SERHAN SWIFT MU2 MK II LOUDSPEAKERS RELEASED
Way back before the Covid 19 pandemic put an end to our global travels, HiFi Pig visited Serhan Swift in Australia and had a listen to the Serhan + Swift Brigadier Mu.2 Loudspeakers.
We also had the pleasure of enjoying the speakers ourselves in the MIAN/Leema room at the last HiFi Show we visited, The Bristol Hifi Show 2020.
The beady-eyed amongst you will notice that there has been a rebranding and name change. Now known as simply Serhan Swift, named after the founders’ Brad Serhan and Morris Swift, they have dropped the Brigadier to avoid confusion with other brands.
SERHAN SWIFT MU2 MK II LOUDSPEAKERS
The Serhan Swift mu2 MKII is not just a facelift but a completely new model with a matt black finish. All elements, cabinet, woofer, tweeter, crossover, have been carefully re-examined and significantly improved. Lessons learned from the original mu2 Special Edition, as well as the team’s ongoing research into the effects of vibration on all components, have been expanded upon, and now been applied to the mu2 Mk II. While the ScanSpeak woofer and tweeter may look the same as the previous model, both have been improved, giving, says Morris, “even flatter response, smoother roll-off, and lower distortion”.
CARDAS CONNECTIONS
Bass and treble crossovers are kept separate and hand-wired, point to point, then silver soldered on 5mm thick high-density substrates. Proprietary micro-vibration control is also applied. The speakers use Cardas brand terminals made from high purity copper with rhodium plating.
NEW CABINET
The new multi-layer cabinet construction now employs additional layers of differing materials, carefully chosen for composition and thickness, for further reduction in cabinet noise/vibration, energy storage and colouration. Bracing has been further strengthened. The new cabinet adds almost 1Kg to the weight of each speaker when compared to the original mu2.
SERHAN SWIFT MU2 MK II SPECIFICATIONS
Drive Units:
ScanSpeak 1″ Ring Radiator Tweeter
Patented Symmetrical Drive(SD-2) motor
Non-Resonant Aluminium Rear Chamber
Patented Phase Plug Design
Large Ring Neo Magnet
ScanSpeak 5”/15cm Revelator Bass/Mid Woofer
Patented Symmetrical Drive motor design
Low-Loss linear suspension
Die-cast Alu Chassis vented below the spider
Sliced Cone (controls Cone Breakup)
Low Damping SBR Rubber Surround
Key Components:
Crossover components utilising premium quality air-cored inductors, polypropylene capacitors and non-inductive resistors
Cardas Rhodium ‘high purity’ copper binding posts
Measurements:
Frequency Response (typical in room response): 45Hz – 30kHz
Sensitivity: 84dB/1m/2.83 volts
Power Handling (typical music programme): 100 watts
Nominal Impedance: ~ 6 ohms
Dimensions: Height 32.2cm, Width 18cm, Depth 23.6cm
Weight: 8kg each approx.
Cabinets:
Low noise-floor cabinet utilises multiple layers of specified thickness and differing materials to reduce the noise, vibration and colouration
Mechanical isolators for mounting drivers and key crossover components further reduces vibration/colouration
Asymmetric bracing to break up standing waves
Finish: Matt Black multi-layer polyurethane
PRICE
UK price is will be around £6,500 and Serhan Swift products are distributed in the UK by MIAN Audio Distribution.
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