Thomann/Swissonic A306 - Review & Measurements by Erin

[KLang1]

You could open the speaker and stick some car sound deadening on the port. But since it's basically inaudible I wouldn't bother.

 

[changer]

So would anyone mind telling me what advantage my Lintons have over these? No Amp required, cost only 25% of a Linton….

Your Lintons have a wider soundstage at the cost of less precise imaging, per their wider horizontal radiation pattern.

 

[olymind1]

i think it's fine for 2-way speaker, remember it is also on vertical axis and it's narrow, horizontal is great, it's more important, if this is big deal, coaxial is the way to go then

I'm not saying it's big deal, just that it is interesting, and that 1.3k comes from or made by the woofer but there is a dip on axis, yet at the same time that 1.3k can be heard above+below+behind the speaker with high SPL, according to the Vertical Polar graph.

But i'm not unreasonable, it is noticeable cheaper (139€) than the JBL 306p MKII (183€) and than the KALI LP-6 2nd Wave (199€). It looks like a really nice budget speaker / studio monitor.

 

[KLang1]

I'm not saying it's big deal, just that it is interesting, and that 1.3k comes from or made by the woofer but there is a dip on axis, yet at the same time that 1.3k can be heard above+below+behind the speaker with high SPL, according to the Vertical Polar graph.

But i'm not unreasonable, it is noticeable cheaper (139€) than the JBL 306p MKII (183€) and than the KALI LP-6 2nd Wave (199€). It looks like a really nice budget speaker / studio monitor.

It's the port. See my post above.

 

[testp]

I'm not saying it's big deal, just that it is interesting, and that 1.3k comes from or made by the woofer but there is a dip on axis, yet at the same time that 1.3k can be heard above+below+behind the speaker with high SPL, according to the Vertical Polar graph.

But i'm not unreasonable, it is noticeable cheaper (139€) than the JBL 306p MKII (183€) and than the KALI LP-6 2nd Wave (199€). It looks like a really nice budget speaker / studio monitor.

aghh i see now, 1.3k is more like energy than lack of it, and if it's all around, maybe the box itself is resonating or the port, don't know, still very short freq..

 

[modes]

any idea about it's idle/quiescent power consumption?

 

[KLang1]

any idea about it's idle/quiescent power consumption?

It's about 4.5W if not playing anything and 0.5W in standby mode.

 

[Yanec]

Discontinued already. I managed to grab the final pair a week ago.

Oh boy, oh boy...these objectively measure amazing in my room and subjectively consume hours of listening to music, too difficult to turn the music off.

 

[Weeb Labs]

Discontinued already. I managed to grab the final pair a week ago.

Oh boy, oh boy...these objectively measure amazing in my room and subjectively consume hours of listening to music, too difficult to turn the music off.

It is most likely just sold out at the moment.

 

[Yanec]

It is most likely just sold out at the moment.

The site message is:

"The product Swissonic A306 is regretfully no longer available.

Why don't you check out the Active Nearfield Monitors category page"

Thomann use "currently unavailable" for other items, thus it seems it isn't temporary.

I emailed the guys directly and will let you know if they clarify.

 

[Weeb Labs]

The site message is:

"The product Swissonic A306 is regretfully no longer available.

Why don't you check out the Active Nearfield Monitors category page"

Thomann use "currently unavailable" for other items, thus it seems it isn't temporary.

I emailed the guys directly and will let you know if they clarify.

Interesting. I would be surprised if they were to discontinue this speaker following its rise in popularity. If anything, they should be raising the price.

 

[Yanec]

Interesting. I would be surprised if they were to discontinue this speaker following its rise in popularity. If anything, they should be raising the price.

Totally agree. It might be due to external factors like chip shortage for example.

Honestly the A306 in 2.1 with a miniDSP SHD and SVS 3000 Micro clearly outperform several other systems I have which are times more expensive and quite hyped (Elac, Epos, etc). I hope they continue producing them as these can make many people happy. And at their price they are killing it.

 

[Zek]

It would be very interesting to compare the bigger brother A308 (same price as A306).

 

[OfficialChill]

It is most likely just sold out at the moment.

I have also emailed them and they have replied saying they're discontinued:

Dear Customer,

thank you for your request.

Unfortunately, production of the Swissonic A306 has been discontinued. They are therefore no longer available.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Perhaps if enough people contact Thomann they might reverse this decision. I also believe Erin received A305 - I will ask Thomann if these too have been discontinued. Odd move by them to send them for review and then to discontinue them...

 

[OfficialChill]

The A305 and 308 were also discontinued.

 

[Yanec]

I have also emailed them and they have replied saying they're discontinued:



Perhaps if enough people contact Thomann they might reverse this decision. I also believe Erin received A305 - I will ask Thomann if these too have been discontinued. Odd move by them to send them for review and then to discontinue them...

Indeed odd. Maybe external factors such as chip shortage impact the production. The US chip war unleashed against China is felt by many business.

 

[Zek]

The A305 and 308 were also discontinued.

At Thomann.de they are not discontinued.

Swissonic A305

Active Studio Monitor 2-Way System with 5.25" woofer and 1" Silk tweeter, 80 Watt Bi-amplified (50 + 30 Watt) with Class D amplifiers, Frequency range: 55 - 20.000 Hz, Crossover frequency at 3000 Hz, Maximum level: 96 dB (A-weighted), Integrated...

www.thomann.de

Swissonic A308

Active Studio Monitor 2-Way System with Class D amplifiers, Power: 100 watts bi-amplified (50 + 50 watts), Speaker configuration: 8" woofer and 1" Silk tweeter, Frequency range: 38 - 20000 Hz, Crossover frequency: 2600 Hz, Signal to noise ratio >...

www.thomann.de

 

[Yanec]

At Thomann.de they are not discontinued.

Swissonic A305

Active Studio Monitor 2-Way System with 5.25" woofer and 1" Silk tweeter, 80 Watt Bi-amplified (50 + 30 Watt) with Class D amplifiers, Frequency range: 55 - 20.000 Hz, Crossover frequency at 3000 Hz, Maximum level: 96 dB (A-weighted), Integrated...

www.thomann.de

Swissonic A308

Active Studio Monitor 2-Way System with Class D amplifiers, Power: 100 watts bi-amplified (50 + 50 watts), Speaker configuration: 8" woofer and 1" Silk tweeter, Frequency range: 38 - 20000 Hz, Crossover frequency: 2600 Hz, Signal to noise ratio >...

www.thomann.de

They might get sold out soon, just as the A306 was, based on Thomann's reply posted above.

Man, I got lucky to grab one of the very last (if not the last) A306!

 

[OfficialChill]

At Thomann.de they are not discontinued.

Swissonic A305

Active Studio Monitor 2-Way System with 5.25" woofer and 1" Silk tweeter, 80 Watt Bi-amplified (50 + 30 Watt) with Class D amplifiers, Frequency range: 55 - 20.000 Hz, Crossover frequency at 3000 Hz, Maximum level: 96 dB (A-weighted), Integrated...

www.thomann.de

Swissonic A308

Active Studio Monitor 2-Way System with Class D amplifiers, Power: 100 watts bi-amplified (50 + 50 watts), Speaker configuration: 8" woofer and 1" Silk tweeter, Frequency range: 38 - 20000 Hz, Crossover frequency: 2600 Hz, Signal to noise ratio >...

www.thomann.de

A product can be both discontinued and in stock

Edit: when I enquired, this was their response:

Dear Customer,

Unfortunately, the entire series was discontinued.
We currently still have remaining stocks of the A305 and A308 in stock.

Kind regards

 

[OfficialChill]

I have also emailed them and they have replied saying they're discontinued:



Perhaps if enough people contact Thomann they might reverse this decision. I also believe Erin received A305 - I will ask Thomann if these too have been discontinued. Odd move by them to send them for review and then to discontinue them...

@sweetchaos fyi