Here is a minor review of the Diva 4.1 speakers. There used to be a very good review of them out on the web but I can't seem to find it anymore...I'll keep looking for it though:
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_8_2/diva-swans-41-speakers-5-2001.html
I don't have a lot of things I can compare the Diva's with because I haven't been into HT as long as some of these other guys...and my wife won't let me play with too many other speakers because she is afraid I will end up buying them all.
However, I found the Diva speakers to be a terrific upgrade from the old Sony towers I had before. Not that my Sony speakers were anything to brag about. I also listened to them compared to my Rockets. I found the rockets were just a bigger, more filling sound...but that is to be expected as I have the Rocket 850 and those are a much bigger speaker than the Diva.
In the living room setup I had them in, they were very neutral. Things pretty much sounded the way they were supposed to sound. I was using them with an HSU STF-2 for bass but after awhile I found that I really didn't need it. For the type of listening I was doing the Diva was able to reach reasonably low. They also weren't fatiguing to listen too. Since this was in my living room that was an important feature. Ultimately, they image very well. I had expected that I was going to need a center speaker at some point but I found that I never felt the urge to go out and buy one. Voices sounded good and they appeared to come from the right place without the use of a center speaker.
Well, I like these speakers. And if my son hadn't put me in a tough position I would still be using them in the living room. However, he is a toddler and he wants to get his hands on everything so I didn't want these speakers to be a problem for him....plus we have another on the way.
Anyway, that captures my thoughts on these speakers. Tons of good deals out there for lots of different brands. Let me know if you are interested in mine.
v/r
Chris
