SVS is designing new sealed subs to accompany their very lonely SB12 Plus.
There will be a bigger Plus version and a new sealed Ultra!
basically, the new Plus is a 13"er with finishes the same as the new PB12 Plus.
1000w with DSP
the new sealed Ultra will be a 16"er also with a 1000w amp and DSP. finishes will be the same as the current PB13 Ultra (but i'm not sure if textured black is available - it should IMO)
i managed to get pics of the sealed 15" Ultra prototype, please note, nothing is final on this prototype. they're gonna hide the DSP display on the front face, and it would have finishes same as the ultra and not the plus like this one. the cone material would be the same as the ported ultra and plus drivers. and the final ultra version will be 16".
edit: added Ed M quote for more accurate info...
There will be a bigger Plus version and a new sealed Ultra!
basically, the new Plus is a 13"er with finishes the same as the new PB12 Plus.
1000w with DSP

the new sealed Ultra will be a 16"er also with a 1000w amp and DSP. finishes will be the same as the current PB13 Ultra (but i'm not sure if textured black is available - it should IMO)
i managed to get pics of the sealed 15" Ultra prototype, please note, nothing is final on this prototype. they're gonna hide the DSP display on the front face, and it would have finishes same as the ultra and not the plus like this one. the cone material would be the same as the ported ultra and plus drivers. and the final ultra version will be 16".



edit: added Ed M quote for more accurate info...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ed Mullen /forum/post/15541095
SB13-Plus:
- 1000W DSP with front-mounted bezel/display
- wireless connectivity
- 13.5" woofer with an overhung VC/motor (the Ultra 13.5" woofer is underhung)
- cube shaped with 16-17" outer dims
- side accent panels like the M-series and the PB12-Plus
- magnetically retained metal grille like the PB12-Plus and PB13-Ultra
SB16-Ultra:
- 1000W DSP with front-mounted bezel/display
- wireless connectivity
- 16.5" woofer with an underhung VC and radial neodymium motor
- cube shaped with 19-20" outer dims
- all veneer or gloss finishes like the PB13-Ultra
- magnetically retained metal grille like the PB13-Ultra
The DSP essentially replaces the analog controls, and does not necessarily imply an auto-EQ solution. While auto-EQ certainly exists on some of the DSP chipsets we're using, it almost assuredly won't be on the Plus model, but it may be an extra-cost option on the Ultra model.
While the auto-EQ is quite powerful (multi-band with multi-position algorithms and much better than the typical single band solutions floating around), it still doesn't have the processing power of the AS-EQ1, which will remain the optimal external EQ solution in any event.