Updated links. SVS may be sold out, but World Wide Stereo has inventory and is running the same Black Friday deal!
Get the lowest price ever offered on the best-selling SVS SB-2000 and PB-2000 subwoofers, shipped new and manufacturer direct. This deal is for limited quantities and is offered for only a short time (i.e. when it sells out), as part of "Black Friday week" at SVS. Financing is available for all three models.
The SB-2000 offers 19 Hz to 220 Hz frequency response and is equipped with a 500 W amplifier pushing its 12 inch driver. It is a compact subwoofer that is basically a 14" cube. With this deal you save $300 off of the $799.99 MSRP.
Compact and powerful, the SB-2000 could be your new best bass-making friend. GET DEAL
The PB-2000 is the physically larger sibling, offering the added low-frequency performance of a ported design. This subwoofer offers a frequency response of 17 Hz to 260 Hz, and is similarly equipped with a 500 W amplifier.
This SVS model deserves to be in the subwoofer hall of fame. It is a price/performance champ.
Both of these subwoofers offer an affordable way to get powerful bass that is clean and digs deep. And when you buy new from SVS, you know you're going to get the company's exceptional customer service including a 5-year unconditional warranty. If you been thinking about getting an SVS sub, these deals are as good as it gets for the company's all-time best-selling series. GET DEAL
SVS is also offering a $100 discount on the PC-2000, for bass lovers who seek the cylindrical form factor the delivers an extra 1 Hz of extension: 16 Hz to 260 Hz response, in an enclosure with a small footprint.
Not into cubes? The PC-2000 offers the lowest bass extension in the series, plus a small footprint thanks to its cylindrical design. GET DEAL
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I have dual PB-2000's in a 16 x 25 room. Go with them, you'll appreciate the power and headroom they offer plus the low end lift they have in the 20Hz region.
Get the lowest price ever offered on the best-selling SVS SB-2000 and PB-2000 subwoofers, shipped new and manufacturer direct. This deal is for limited quantities and is offered for only a short time (i.e. when it sells out), as part of "Black Friday week" at SVS. Financing is available for all three models.
The SB-2000 offers 19 Hz to 220 Hz frequency response and is equipped with a 500 W amplifier pushing its 12 inch driver. It is a compact subwoofer that is basically a 14" cube. With this deal you save $300 off of the $799.99 MSRP.
The PB-2000 is the physically larger sibling, offering the added low-frequency performance of a ported design. This subwoofer offers a frequency response of 17 Hz to 260 Hz, and is similarly equipped with a 500 W amplifier.
View attachment 3059439 This SVS model deserves to be in the subwoofer hall of fame. It is a price/performance champ.
Both of these subwoofers offer an affordable way to get powerful bass that is clean and digs deep. And when you buy new from SVS, you know you're going to get the company's exceptional customer service including a 5-year unconditional warranty. If you been thinking about getting an SVS sub, these deals are as good as it gets for the company's all-time best-selling series. GET DEAL
SVS is also offering a $100 discount on the PC-2000, for bass lovers who seek the cylindrical form factor the delivers an extra 1 Hz of extension: 16 Hz to 260 Hz response, in an enclosure with a small footprint.
View attachment 3059440 Not into cubes? The PC-2000 offers the lowest bass extension in the series, plus a small footprint thanks to its cylindrical design. GET DEAL
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The SB-2000 is a great deal. Im looking to replace my entire 5.1 system and was looking at SVS for a sub. Haven't decided yet on what brand speakers, but the sub would replace an Axiom EP125 that is 18yrs old (Ep 125 Home Theater Subwoofer | Axiom Audio). Would the SB-2000 be a good choice?
The SB-2000 is a great deal. Im looking to replace my entire 5.1 system and was looking at SVS for a sub. Haven't decided yet on what brand speakers, but the sub would replace an Axiom EP125 that is 18yrs old (Ep 125 Home Theater Subwoofer | Axiom Audio). Would the SB-2000 be a good choice?
Thank You. So, is that always the case for subs? If you are more of a movie watcher, a ported sub is a better choice? I am also looking at RSL Speedwoofer, REL Serie HT, or just get the sub that match the speakers I ultimately chose (currently deciding between PSB, Monitor, KEF, Focal).
The SB-2000 is a great deal. Im looking to replace my entire 5.1 system and was looking at SVS for a sub. Haven't decided yet on what brand speakers, but the sub would replace an Axiom EP125 that is 18yrs old (Ep 125 Home Theater Subwoofer | Axiom Audio). Would the SB-2000 be a good choice?
Yes, as would the PB, if you need more output and have the space and extra cash for it.
SVS and most other good designs have pretty much addressed making ported and sealed subs equally accurate. If you look at measurements in third party reviews, it is pretty impressive. 20 years ago, that wasn't the case.
The main difference between the two:
The ported sub plays louder.
The ported sub looks and feels twice as large in the room. It is a bit ugly and obnoxious in a regular living room situation.
The ported sub (in this case) costs $100 more.
The sealed sub can't play quite as loud.
The sealed sub is much easier to place and hide and frankly looks nicer to me.
Yes, as would the PB, if you need more output and have the space and extra cash for it.
SVS and most other good designs have pretty much addressed making ported and sealed subs equally accurate. If you look at measurements in third party reviews, it is pretty impressive. 20 years ago, that wasn't the case.
The main difference between the two:
The ported sub plays louder.
The ported sub looks and feels twice as large in the room. It is a bit ugly and obnoxious in a regular living room situation.
The ported sub (in this case) costs $100 more.
The sealed sub can't play quite as loud.
The sealed sub is much easier to place and hide and frankly looks nicer to me.
Thank you for the reply. But define loud? I mean Im not looking to make the entire house rumble, but I better see an improvement over my Axiom sub or its not worth it. Media room is in the basement, 15x14 with one side opens up to another area. The LR speakers Im looking at would be towers; preferably front ported cause I have to keep them close to the TV wall.
Thank you for the reply. But define loud? I mean Im not looking to make the entire house rumble, but I better see an improvement over my Axiom sub or its not worth it. Media room is in the basement, 15x14 with one side opens up to another area. The LR speakers Im looking at would be towers; preferably front ported cause I have to keep them close to the TV wall.
Audioholics posted some details about them (SVS PB-2000 and SB-2000 Subwoofers Review). Here is how much louder one can get versus the other at various frequencies. Since your room opens to another room a sub needs to be powerful enough to fill all the space. I would go with ugly and powerful.
Thank You. So, is that always the case for subs? If you are more of a movie watcher, a ported sub is a better choice? I am also looking at RSL Speedwoofer, REL Serie HT, or just get the sub that match the speakers I ultimately chose (currently deciding between PSB, Monitor, KEF, Focal).
Generally, a ported box allows the speaker to move more freely (less of a vacuum inside the box). Ported allows a box to be smaller which may induce more box resonance, which can be less accurate. In the studio world we consider this "artificially hyped bass".
For accuracy, with a well designed woofer, the larger the sealed box the more movement and low frequency volume you allow the speaker to have (excursion/breathing room). Just like acoustics in a room, the larger the room the easier it is to overcome the problems created by the "box" (whether a room or a sub). Which is why our acoustic treatments go much further towards perfection in a larger room. There's a point where a small enough room cannot be accurate no matter how much treatment you throw at it.
Of course there are exceptionally designed ported subs that are better than a smaller poorly executed sealed sub. I'm thoroughly impressed with SVS subs, especially when compared to the speakers we use in studios that can cost many 10's of thousands more (of course, I still active-EQ almost any high-end system).
One of my smaller studios has a ported twin-12 Genelec sub that will take your breathe away, literally! It's more of a client impresser. I could NEVER mix in there because it's just a mess compared to my finer rooms with large sealed 15's.
Generally, a ported box allows the speaker to move more freely (less of a vacuum inside the box). Ported allows a box to be smaller which may induce more box resonance, which can be less accurate. In the studio world we consider this "artificially hyped bass".
For accuracy, with a well designed woofer, the larger the sealed box the more movement and low frequency volume you allow the speaker to have (excursion/breathing room). Just like acoustics in a room, the larger the room the easier it is to overcome the problems created by the "box" (whether a room or a sub). Which is why our acoustic treatments go much further towards perfection in a larger room. There's a point where a small enough room cannot be accurate no matter how much treatment you throw at it.
Of course there are exceptionally designed ported subs that are better than a smaller poorly executed sealed sub. I'm thoroughly impressed with SVS subs, especially when compared to the speakers we use in studios that can cost many 10's of thousands more (of course, I still active-EQ almost any high-end system).
One of my smaller studios has a ported twin-12 Genelec sub that will take your breathe away, literally! It's more of a client impresser. I could NEVER mix in there because it's just a mess compared to my finer rooms with large sealed 15's.
That is true with higher tuned subs above 25-30hz, but with ported subs that have tuning points below 20hz, the port has less impact on the audible bass range and is designed to enhance the LFE effects without bloating the sound.
That is true with higher tuned subs above 25-30hz, but with ported subs that have tuning points below 20hz, the port has less impact on the audible bass range and is designed to enhance the LFE effects without bloating the sound.
Which is why a BIG ported sub is great in HT. I still stay away from ported in the studio. We need whatever gets us the flattest response with the quickest decay from 20Hz-200Hz (clean and sterile bass response).
Generally, a ported box allows the speaker to move more freely (less of a vacuum inside the box). Ported allows a box to be smaller which may induce more box resonance, which can be less accurate. In the studio world we consider this "artificially hyped bass".
I bet you meant a sealed allows a box to be smaller, right?
At any rate, I just ordered 2 of the SVS SB2000 subs. They will work alongside an SVS12-NSD, used for music & movies, and replace a very old (10-11yo) but still functioning Elememtal Designs (eD) A5-350 with a 15" driver, used for movies. That old beast probably has 15-20% distortion at 100db, and can still peel the paint off the walls. I'll gain some floor space back in the process.
I almost got the two PB2000's but the specs show that they are very close in performance, the SB2000 losing only a few db to the PB2000 in some of the lower octaves. IMO no big deal since I usually listen at 15-20db below reference. Listening space is 18x13 with an open archway to one side. These should give me all the LFE's I can handle.
Been shopping for a couple of weeks now looking for a decent deal. SVS isn't the only subwoofer manufacturer in the game, but these two subs they've offered up are a very decent deal IMO.
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