You Can DIY! Swans Speakers DIY Kits. Everything You Need Is Inside the Box!

For this review, Ken Bird details his experience in building a set of speakers from Swans Speakers Kits, part of a new catalog created by HiVi Acoustics and Swan Speakers (HiVi's consumer brand), and that so far includes two kits: a two-way bookshelf design, the DIY 2.2A, and the slightly larger three-way design, the DIY 3.1A, the model sent to audioXpress. Both models incorporate HiVi drivers. This article was originally published in audioXpress, August 2019.

The August 2019 edition of audioXpress features the latest Acoustical Solutions product round-up, and several contributed articles on acoustic-related topics, including, evaluating auditorium acoustics, measuring unwanted vibrations, and frequency timing. This edition also includes Stuart Yaniger's review of the Kali Audio LP-6 Powered Studio Monitors, Ken Bird's assembly-review of the Swans Speakers DIY Kits, and Oliver A. Masciarotte's report from AXPONA 2019. Now available for download and in print!

The CES Innovation Awards is an annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products. As in previous years, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced the CES 2019 Innovation Honorees, including those products recognized as Best of Innovation Honorees, during the annual CES Unveiled event in New York. This year's nominees have a strong focus on sustainable and eco-friendly concepts. Audio products highlighted in the Innovation Awards include many surprises, including a Best of Innovation tube amplifier!