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Shannon, Good to hear all is OK after the delay in delivery. Ditto what Jack said. As far as we're concerned there is no "HT or Music sub", you have to be good on both, and neither should compromise the other. Big emphasis on the use for very moderate SPL's on sine waves. Do NOT...

Don, That's great. Receivers without (accurate) subwoofer calibration noise signals are on my long list of things I'd like to see banned ;^) A new Avia is due out soon we we're going to be out of stock till we've got our hands on the new guy, and validated it's bug free. Use a combination...

Ace, Please let us know if you have any general or specific questions about particular products, while we don't spend the time on the forums we'd all like we (nearly) never let a call or e-mail slip by us. Burke, having said that, if there is an instance where you don't get a response in...

Shannon, I'm glad you called us so we can help push from this end (we never accept that any incident with our product arriving (or not arriving) perfectly is "out of our hands", I don't care if it's 5PM on a holiday weekend, or whenever. Holiday weekends, and the rare example of poor customer...

Chris, The SCS-01(M)'s are certainly capable enough where we'd tend to recommend you pair a more powerful NSD or say a single woofer Plus sub. The MTS-01 (which we hope to start publishing a bit of info about in a short time) will range from a single woofer Plus, say if you had an all MTS-01...

Dan, Come July we should have some popping into our factory showroom. Come and visit us, NJ isn't that far away from Youngstown Ohio. It's no critical listening room (we're working on that project but it's a ways off still) but you can see and hear most of our products. It's not often you...

Matt, Thanks for taking the time to let us know that via HTF (appropriate since that's how you got the sub ;^). "I really love this movie but the new sub just expanded my horizons as to how good and enjoyable movies are at home." Thanks for that, it means a lot to guys always working...

CW, Because you can play them louder, we tend to recommend the SCS-01(M) package with our bigger/more powerful subs, like the PB12-Plus or 20-39PC+ (all but the same subs, in much different "form factors"). The tiny SB12-Plus is a monster, for a "micro-sub" but probably better suited for a...

Maybe we'll get there Steve, but indeed we've been pretty slammed for a while on getting the lines fleshed out a bit more. No question the Subhuman Cylinder needs a pal at some point though ;^) Ron SVS

Chris, We're working on an update to that now actually. Trying to tighten up prices and dates both and should be posting more tomorrow. As a prelude, pre-orders are expected to finally be let loose mid-April, but it'll be a bit more lengthy period than usual. First PB13-Ultra's and PC-Ultras...

David, Well it comes down again to your preferences. If it's performance, pure and simple, and you can look past the fact that the NSD/2 will take up more floor, require two people to move, and will cost around $50 more to ship, then there's little question it's the superior choice. But in...

Jean, Well, your warranty is intact at least. You wouldn't qualify for the returning customer discount but given you are an owner Erik Kroner can sometimes be convinced to drop a shirt and hat combo in there at least ;^) Just drop us a line when/if you order. Suffice it to say that if you...

JP, While everyone will have their own view, ours is that "matching" speakers for mains/center/surrounds is a good idea generally speaking, but matching the subwoofer in brand or model is largely irrelevant. Most systems are much more limited by their subwoofers than the main speakers as...

David, With a budget of $1000 and no real restriction on floorspace/footprint, nearly everyone at SVS would pick the PB12-NSD/2. A tick under budget shipped to the door. Two PB12-NSDs stacked would be another path and with a dual sub discount (5-10% depending on the model etc.) put you...

Jean, I don't know about the HTD's but the SBS-01 speakers aren't particularly efficient either. We didn't really care about that during design since good clean power is just dirt cheap today (and while many receivers might fail to achieve "rated power" they are still massively powerful for...

Chris, Others that actually know how to use a BFD correctly will have to help on that point, but the most critical aspect of dual sub setup is indeed that question about "co-location". If you set two subs side by side, you TEND to get (not always) better mutual "coupling" of the subs by...

John, Great present for sure! Keep experimenting with your levels on the sub with various movies, keeping that SPL meter reading as a guide. Some processors are a bit mild on the bass test tones, so your ears and personal taste for fine tuning are key. Indeed the quality of the cable is of...

Guys, It's rare, but having a sub wired out of phase can happen. This can even happen if the voice coil was wound opposite of what the assembler understood. Sometimes a customer upgrading might do it inadvertantly. If you have one sub it's of no consequence really. If you have two subs, it's...

Well if you have a perfectly good subwoofer, no need to upgrade perhaps ;^) We're more focused on those enthusiasts who saw SVS products as attractive, but didn't want to deal with the cross-border hassles, exchange rates, border fees, and barriers to returns or slower than optimal parts/service...

Guys, Drop us a line anytime you want some candid advice. Suffice it to say the 5000THX is no slouch, but I'm confident we can help you on your quest. I or someone smarter than me will be here. [email protected] The current Ultra subs will be soldiering on for a few more months we...

Dave, So sorry! I stand corrected. It was "Piece of Crap" (PC)... a bit of a misnomer in terms of abbreviations wouldn't you say though? Let's get back to where you have honest and deep respect for SVS shall we? Or better yet, maybe the mods will simply decide "Thread Crapping" (TC) has...

"the best subwoofer in the world" Mr. Defensive here: Yeah, pretty outrageous that. See Dave, we're always careful to put such things in context that you seem intent on stripping away. All through our site, and any public context I can think of, we go out of our way to ensure that price...

Dany, Sorry your excellent question got lost in the sauce of this heady discussion. You asked how the SB12-Plus might compare to a big 20-39PCi. For music (call it 40Hz and up) you might have a tough time telling them apart sonically. For deep/powerful movie tracks though the much...

Dave, Your intent with those questions/criticisms seemed crystal clear, and I hope our respective responses are too (with whatever nominal effort reading them required). In any case, I can understand how setting the public record straight might appear "sensitive" to those who's livelihood...

Dave ("Bossobass"), I have no idea if you are involved in manufacturing, but I would imagine not. No company, no matter how large or small can often work continuously on a single project for two years. Two years represents instead a long period of commitment to the idea of bringing SVS...

All, As Tom already reiterated, this is the sub, an SVS finally, that's truly small, and still deserves to be called a SUB-woofer. I've used and demo'd one on music and movies now quite a few times and frankly, it's shockingly good on deep movie audio in my own HT. Good as the (apparently) 5X...

What makes us think the Ultra is the best? We designed it, we listen to it and we measure it. I'd say that covers it. ;^) Have the latest Plus upgrades narrowed the gap? Yes, certainly, no question. Is the Ultra still the top dog? Yes, ditto. Are we working hard to really put the Ultra a...

Dave, Yes, we are. It'll be a few more days before we have our sales transition plan in place and make any formal announcements however. We aim to keep prices stable (though all our prices are likely to rise some in the near-future), and greatly ease the shipping concerns for products or...

Stephen, Thanks for the order. What Parker said applies. If you are not totally flabbergasted by the Plus/2 performance (in a good way) we'll have that thing out of your house with a refund in your hand PDQ. Tom and I don't sell anything we don't honestly feel isn't the best performance...

Alex, In case the question ever arises, SVS ships to Canada virtually every day. That's not to say a Dealer for all things SVS north of the USA couldn't happen but in the meantime it's a non-issue to send stuff there. Heck, our amps COME from Toronto so it's a bit ironic sometimes guys are...