Serhan Swift mu2 MkII

SERHAN SWIFT

SERHAN SWIFT MU2 MK11

Our respect for the Serhan

Swift mu2 bookshelf speakers is well known. We hold this Australian-designed and manufactured bookshelf speaker to be one of the best available in class, certainly offering a level of performance that is far beyond its price.

Did Serhan Swift do themselves a disservice by calling this new version of this fabulous speaker the mu2 MkII? Could it have been called the mu3? We think so, given the number of changes that have been made to it. About the only thing consistent with the previous model is the size. The fi nish is different (a much more attractive low sheen), and importantly the cabinets are now manufactured entirely in Australia.

Both the woofer and the tweeter have been improved with an even-fl atter frequency response, smoother roll-offs at both ends of the audio spectrum, and lower distortion across the range. The crossover has also been tweaked. Upgraded bracing and multiple layers of carefully selected materials reduce cabinet colouration even further, clearly audible as increased resolution and detail. Constrained layer damping, custommanufactured by Les Davis of 3D Damping Disc fame, provides additional vibration control (pioneered in the original mu2).

These are excellent speakers, and if you are in the market for a pair of speakers in this price bracket (or even close to this price bracket) you would be doing yourself a disservice if you did not include them on your audition list.