Performance
Plugging in took no time at all. We were up and running two minutes after we opened the box; this is also thanks to the ultra light weight of the system. Foobar beckoned, and we created a comprehensive (read: killer) playlist. We had House, trance and lots of rock music lined up.
First impressions: very heavy and loud bass. The bass was good on its own, though it overpowered the rest of the spectrum, like a fat school bully throwing his weight around. This is generally a problem with 2.1 systems: either the crossover point is boomy or it's scooped out. In this case it was the former. So we reduced the bass knob to zero on the controller, though that made little or no difference. Sibilance and shine was missing in the sound, and vocals lacked 'zing'.
The good thing of the sound was that it didn’t crack or 'fart' at high volumes; basically no dynamic level distortion was encountered, and you bet we played the thing loud to check this.
Conclusion
The SW-V2.1 1255 costs Rs 3799, and for this price I feel the quality should have been better. The product does have a few good points though. The design is cool and it’s likely to appeal to youth, even if the sound does leave something to be desired. Average stuff.


