Hi. This is Brian for World Wide Stereo.
In today's video, I'll be reviewing SVS's brand-new 1000 Pro Series subwoofers,
the SB-1000 Pro and the PB-1000 Pro.
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Let's talk a little bit about SVS.
They're from Youngstown, Ohio.
The SVS mission is to re-energize people's desires for awesome sound by bringing passion, fun,
and expertise back into the mix.
I had the pleasure to chat with a few members of their team and that energizing philosophy was apparent
during our discussion.
They're designing products to fit your space and your budget without compromise to the experience.
When they're designing and testing, their aha moment is when they stop being critical
and listening for flaws, and they start enjoying themselves.
The new 1000 Pro Series directly replaces the old 1000 Series.
They wanted to make a reference quality subwoofer at an accessible price.
What did SVS do between the generations?
They put in a better amplification unit with MOSFET outputs.
They created a specially designed 12-inch woofer now for both units.
The ported unit upgraded itself from a 10-inch to a 12-inch driver and also added an additional port
in the front, as well as a 325-watt digital amplifier, which makes them relatively light even though
this is...looks like it's big and cumbersome, it's not too terrible to lift up by yourself.
The PB-1000 Pro comes in at 42.5 pounds while the SB-1000 Pro comes in of 26.1 pounds.
The PB-1000 Pro comes in Black Ash.
The SB-1000 is available in Black Ash, but it's also available in Piano Gloss Black and
Piano Gloss White.
The connections are identical.
There are Stereo RCA inputs, Stereo High-Level inputs, and there's a USB.
Now, the point of the USB is to provide a convenient power source to SVS's SoundPath Wireless Adapter.
This lets you set up the sub in the best position in your room without having to run a wire,
which sometimes you just can't.
The SB-1000 Pro is their sealed cabinet unit.
It's roughly 13 inches, a little bit deeper, a little bit taller, but it's a 13-inch cube.
It's small and compact but it packs a big punch.
It's meant to be their more musical, more exact subwoofer,
so it has really good transient response and a real dynamic range.
So when that bass note hits, it really hits when you want it to
and it rolls off when you need it to.
So the PB-1000 Pro is our ported unit.
So it's a slightly larger box.
It's going to have a better bass extension and it's going to play lower,
louder than the sealed unit is capable of doing.
It adds that real extra oomph when you're going for that low-end sound, so really great in a home
theater environment, that kind of application where it really wants to make a statement.
So when i was testing in my environment, I used a pair of nice musical bookshelf speakers.
I used a 75-watt integrated amplifier.
It has a subwoofer output but it doesn't have any bass management in the actual amplifier itself,
which was great for testing these subwoofers in particular because it allowed me to use the SVS app
to really tune them to the room for what I wanted to test and what I wanted to listen to.
So when using the app, setup is a breeze because you're no longer fiddling
with the back of the subwoofer.
You're in your listening position.
You're not hunched over in a corner with a flashlight trying to figure out,
"Is my crossover at 60 hertz or is it 80 hertz?
Where's my volume at?"
You're taking the guesswork out of things.
You're also able to make, like, on-the-fly changes so you can say, "Okay,
does this speaker sound better with a 50-hertz crossover or is it better in a 60-hertz crossover?
What am I hearing?
Is the volume going to be too loud?
Is it going to be too low?
When does the subwoofer start overcoming what I'm listening to?"
The app actually allows you to create presets.
So if I wanted to have a setup for a movie, where I wanted then to be loud and rumbly and I really
want them to, kind of, overtake the experience, I can do that.
If I want to set it to a different state when I'm listening to music, I can change the crossover and
maybe turn the volume down so they're not overtaking my speakers
and they, kind of, meld better into the experience.
Or there's a late-night mode that I could create.
It's not really labeled late night but I could label it late night because the app gives me the ability to say.
"Okay, preset three equals late night," which means the subwoofers are turned down so that I'm
at least experiencing them.
I can hear them, but it's not rattling and shaking and annoying other people,
either in my house or outside the house.
During my evaluation, I created a special super bass playlist,
to really put these through their paces.
My intent wasn't to listen to bass-heavy tracks because that's the easy way out.
I really wanted to listen to something where the low end had impact and really moved the music along.
I was happy that my neighbors had recently moved out because it really allowed me to
rip into testing these subs.
I was looking for things that I've been missing because I don't have a subwoofer.
So I was looking to see what I was missing when I was listening to music and what I might be missing when I
was watching a movie.
So everyone can say, "Hey, when the explosion goes off, that subwoofer is going to make a big difference."
However, there are cases where you'll be watching something and that low-end note might hit and it
creates a more dramatic environment or an eerie mood that might not ordinarily be there because that crucial
low end is missing.
You're cutting yourself short if you're losing the low end, you know.
People spend time and effort to put it in there, and it's one thing that I learned I was missing
with what I had set up.
If you think about it, it's half the rhythm section so, you know, I could be missing half the band.
I found the SP-1000 Pro fit what I needed.
It fit my space better because you can see the size difference between them.
I had a smaller range in my listening area so I don't have room for larger components.
And it it really fit what my need was which is something more musical.
I wanted to set it up in my listening area, not to my television.
So I wanted something that was going to be more dynamic when it came to music so that's why I leaned
towards the SP-1000 Pro.
Now, would I set up the PB-1000 Pro with my television?
Absolutely.
Fortunately I don't have a surround sound setup yet.
Thank you for joining me for a review of the all-new SVS 1000 Pro Series subwoofers.
For more information on getting the most out of your subwoofer, check out our subwoofer calibration tutorial
linked in our description.
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