Apertura Audio SWING
Apertura Swing turns compact dimensions into a huge soundstage, pinpoint imaging and fine low-level resolution. Adrian found its presentation truthful, neutral and accurate, while the velvety midrange gives voices and instruments inviting texture. Once properly run in, this refined stand-mount brings unusually spacious, precise performance to smaller listening rooms.
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Nicely Roasted
Sound Quality
86/100
Build Quality
85/100
Value for Money
85/100
Pros
Expansive, deep soundstage with a precisely focused centre image and strong spatial delineation.
Highly resolving yet neutral and accurate presentation, with low-level detail said to exceed expectations for the price.
Smooth, velvety midrange that makes vocals and instruments especially pleasurable.
Cons
Deep bass is limited; mid- and upper-bass are stronger than true low-end extension.
Dynamics compress at high volume, reducing large-scale power and impact.
Treble can sound slightly muted in a heavily damped room.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 86/100
The Swing is described as neutral, accurate and unusually resolving, with especially compelling spatial performance and a smooth midrange. Its small-cabinet limits are clearer in deep bass output and higher-volume punch, while the treble was slightly subdued in the reviewed room.
Bass
82/100
The reviewer found mid- and upper-bass performance good, but said genuinely deep bass was almost absent on London Grammar's "Hey Now." This is a compact bass-reflex speaker with a 16cm mid-woofer, and it appears better suited to articulate upper-bass work than full-range low-end weight.
Mid
91/100
The midrange was described as having a velvety quality that made the speaker a pleasure to hear. That character sits alongside praise for truthful, neutral and accurate presentation, suggesting a smooth but not obviously coloured vocal and instrumental range.
Treble
78/100
The reviewer found the highs slightly muted to his taste, although he noted that the heavily damped room could have contributed. There is no complaint of harshness or glare, but listeners seeking a notably bright or sparkling top end may want to audition carefully.
Soundstage Imaging
96/100
Spatial presentation is the standout: the reviewer repeatedly calls the soundstage huge or giant, with a precisely locked centre image. He also praises the imaging, depth and delineation of space, reporting a substantial transformation after extended running-in.
Dynamics
77/100
The reviewer says the Swing presents music on a relatively small scale and becomes compressed when pushed hard. It does not turn muffled, but it loses power and impact at higher levels, making it better suited to moderate listening levels than large-room, high-SPL use.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
85/100
The supplied review offers little direct assessment of cabinet construction, finish quality, crossover execution or long-term durability. Product information confirms a compact 7.6kg bass-reflex cabinet with banana terminals and a ring-radiator tweeter, but no reviewer reports either construction faults or exceptional craftsmanship.
Value for Money
85/100
The stated price range is approximately $1,600 to $2,400, while the review cites roughly $2,899 for certain finish options. The reviewer says its resolution seems finer than its price point, but provides no direct comparison with competing stand-mount speakers or a clear verdict on whether the asking price is exceptional value.
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Specifications
- Frequency range
- 48-40 000Hz/ +-3dB
- Sensitivity
- 87dB/2.83v/1m
- Impedance
- 8Õ
- Load
- bass-reflex
- Drive units
- 16 cm mid-woofer « Isotactic matrix », Dome tweeter (ring radiator) 25 mm
- Crossover frequency
- 3,5 kHz
- Terminals
- Bananas
- Dimensions
- 190 x 310 x 280 mm (W x D x H)
- Weight
- 7,6kg net
Manufacturer's Description — Apertura Audio
Thanks to our long and distinguished expertise in high end speakers, designing an elegant, performing and compact speaker was a challenge we needed to meet.
SENSA and SWING share the same sober design for which the load volume remains optimum.
SWING is a versatile speaker : stand mounted as a classical use, simply laid on a piece of furniture or integrated in a bookcase to comply with space constraints.
DRIVE UNITS
- A 16cm mid/woofer with an « isotactic matrix », cone like in Armonia, Edena and their big sisters. This material made of woven polypropylene strips, combines stiffness, lightness and good damping properties.
- The long moving coil allows a long linear excursion. Which is quite amazing for a speaker of this size.
- This drive unit comes also with an original suspension, featuring radial stiffeners that lower the interferences.
- High frequencies are reproduced by a tweeter, member of the famous “Ring Radiator” family.
- In addition to its unusual profile, it has a bullet shape waveguide and a rear damping chamber. The result is an extended frequency response, both at the top end (to above 40kHz), and at the bottom end to allow easier coupling with the bass/mid range drive unit.
CROSSOVER
- High frequencies are reproduced by a tweeter, member of the famous “Ring Radiator” family.
- In addition to its unusual profile, it has a bullet shape waveguide and a rear damping chamber. The result is an extended frequency response, both at the top end (to above 40kHz), and at the bottom end to allow easier coupling with the bass/mid range drive unit.
- Proprietary « DRIM » structure with a triple attenuation slopes
- This technology cancels intermodulation on each sections of the crossover, which result in unsurpassed clarity and resolution
- Same high level component qualities as in Sensa
- Each set of drive units (tweeter and mid/woofer) are individually measured and crossover values adjusted according to these measurements sets.
- Hand wiring on a 140 µm copper printed circuit board.
- Optimized crossover structure to avoid magnetic interference between components
ENCLOSURE
- The main goal, with this new cabinet design, was to limit vibration propagation on the most critical panels (especially on the back panel).
- High thickness panels (18mm)
- Internal dual cavities framework with one bracing panel to stiffen the structure and create very specific areas where damping materials can be applied
- Optimized bass reflex loading allowing reproduction of low frequencies, uncommon for such a size speaker.
- Importance is given to damping treatment to cancel any standing waves. We are using 2 different types of dumping materials
- 1 standard finish available :
- High Gloss : Piano black, White
Magnetic grid with invisible fixation
Swing can be set on most of the stands available on the market
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- ALAIN CHOUKROUN — online and in-store — Paris, Île-de-France, France (website)
- Audio Excellence (CA) — online and in-store — Markham, Ontario, Canada (website)
- AUDIOteam — in-store — Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Switzerland (website)
- Brosseau — in-store — Saint-Hubert, Québec, Canada (website)
- HIFI SOLUTION — in-store — Chandon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (website)
- Klang-Form — in-store — Tönisvorst, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (website)
- Le Studio HIFI — in-store — Versailles, Île-de-France, France (website)
- Perfect sense Audio — in-store — Stockholms län, Sweden (website)
- PERFECT’SON — online and in-store — Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France (website)
- Project Perfection — online and in-store — Singapore, Singapore (website)
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