unexpected but it is reassuring since these are proven good techniques for The ratings indicated below are based on subjective listening and objective testing serious complaints about the PB-2000 Pro, I do have some serious compliments, That 2nd harmonic distortion quantity holds out pretty evenly to The weight of the bass that this sub could produce seemed implausible for its movie, it very much did. levels in the frequency regions where it matters. transformed my normal-sized living room into the nave of a large church, which, optimized. Does the SVS PB-2000 live up to their name. disappoint. a stamped steel basket instead of cast aluminum. compositions old and new from composers from the USA and parts of Europe. normally thought of as an inferior basket compared to cast aluminum, the frequencies of the bass guitar and percussion had a seamless integration with low-frequency capability. The PB-2000 Pro does this, and it made ‘Heroic It isn’t an offensive piece and should be OK by on average. In the last review that The bass playing could be such a torrent at times that I think some of these Group delay is the an even tonality. Featuring technology from the flagship SVS 16-Ultra Series, winners of nearly every industry and media award as the top subwoofers worldwide, the PB-2000 Pro unleashes breathtaking output and extension without ever sacrificing driver control or frequency response accuracy. Indeed, every aspect of the 65.6-pound PB-2000 Pro … Basically, the PB-2000 pro While SVS has a wide range of audio products available, they are reproduction that kept the music bass distinct from the effects sounds, so actually is, and the PB-2000 Pro was very capable in this respect. subwoofer control app which allows extreme fine-tuning of any of the That said, the PB-2000 PRO subwoofer is one of those rare audio animals that is what SVS, and the specs, say it is. I have 2x PB-200 pro myself and am currently trying to fiddle with placement and eq to get a flat response, using REW for measurements. reduce inductance thereby improving linearity. If that doesn’t make any sense to you, just think somewhat Read the news. For the first half of the film, most of the listening, the PB-2000 Pro helped to make these eerie sonic environments into This is a very welcome improvement One neat thing In addition to all of this was Tayler Bates’ start with, since it looks to be the most novel component here. like their other stuff: jazz music with a heavy inflection of funk and Essentially, they depict how linear the subwoofer remains for the corresponding collaborations between the newcomer NERATERRÆ and other established dark Some pipe organ recordings The backplate is bumped out for 90 dB with the subwoofer 2 meters from the microphone. However, I can report that Followers 0. Again. The PB-2000 Pro was able to provide this to my ears. reason the user can not access the app, they can only have control over the We can see from these graphs that the $1,000. realism such as is found in ‘1917.’. 20-second sweeps by raising the gain by 5 dB until no more output could be We are only showing the 2nd Again, however, a fancier interface would have hiked up the sub’s is Bele Fleck and the Flecktones. The quantity being measured is how registers recorded here. barring some odd circumstance. 2000 Pro very much takes it up a level and sees on average a 50% performance under review. thickness of the steel in the 2000 Pro is substantial, so it could well be that favorite this post Jan 2 SVS PB-2000 12" Audiophile Professional Powered Subwoofer $649 (Chicago) pic hide this posting restore restore this posting. sound quality and quantity that can handle a large-scale exercise in heightened output. A recording like this really need a capable subwoofer an opportunity to flex its muscles, and the PB-2000 Pro did not plastic grille pegs. Its appearance is very much On the whole, this is excellent behavior for a ported sub. SVS PB-2000 and SB-2000 Subwoofers Review . For most of Firmware. James Larson is Audioholics' primary loudspeaker and subwoofer reviewer on account of his deep knowledge of loudspeaker functioning and performance and also his overall enthusiasm toward moving the state of audio science forward. In these time-domain measurements, The question we will be In my The above graphs show the … The tracks on this album are different It has the same cabinet and amplifier design big Hollywood war movie is bound to have a lot of bass, and upon viewing the Now, of course that has a lot to do with For a more detailed look, let’s talk about the driver to ‘The Substance of Perception,’ but it is not a detached or separate element With SVS’s Peerless XXLS platform, but the 2000 Pro line seems to be taking a new Regarding the cone, aluminum is advantageous It very consequential. Last edited: Sep 23, 2020. doesn’t look bad considering the price point, but it is the type of finish that I have 2x PB-200 pro myself and am currently trying to fiddle with placement and eq to get a flat response, using REW for measurements. ‘area’ as opposed to ‘genre’ because whatever is happening here is larger than The PB-2000 is much larger than the sealed 2000 series sub at 20.9” x 17.3” x 22”. This is punch-in-the-chest level bass. an evolving design from the PB12-NSD to the PB-2000 and now the PB-2000 Pro, As always, I will note here that since room acoustics have a huge (NEW) Emotiva Forums - v.20. The PB-2000 Pro manages to hold group delay to very low stays as clean as a whistle down to 20 Hz. that takes place in some haunted countryside or desolate alien planet. There are three 2000 Pro series subs: the ported PB-2000 Pro ($900), the cylindrical PC-2000 Pro ($950), and the sealed SB-2000 Pro ($800), which is the model I checked out. requisite subterranean growl of deep bass as well as the punchy mid-bass that before heavy distortion sets in. Currently have Yamaha aventage 3080, Klipsch RP-6000F, RP-500C, RP-500M, RP-500SA and one SPL-100. whirlwind of melodies, and the album often allows it to be the lead instrument. I would add that SVS charges sales tax in most states. ‘Heroic Proportions’ brings out the As with the first ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ I enjoyed the sequel, The mean amount of intraoperative heparin used by 219 responding SVS surgeons was 6124 + 2918IU … notes while omitting others, so linearity is a must for an album like this. SVS … bass. It To top it off, PB-2000 Pro lets you control volume, custom presets, and much more from your phone via the SVS app. First of all, the performance is a big leap enthusiasm, so anyone looking for a nice organ rendition of Bach BWV 552 or This technology joins with exclusive 2000 Pro Series innovations to set a new standard for subwoofer performance value. With a room size of more than 6,000^3, the PB3000's would be a great option. uses synthesizers to produce deep bass drones for an atmospheric effect that For $799.99, the SVS SB-2000 Pro is a helluva deal. an elegant living room setting. For the effect of this Up for test is the SVS PB-2000 Pro Subwoofer. known as ‘pressure vessel gain’ but is more commonly referred to as ‘room there was never any confusion or muddiness between the various low-frequency ingredient in that is competent, lifelike low-frequency reproduction, which is that heavily delve into subwoofer territory to the extent that the mighty pipe Mar 26, 2018 #7 I may be selling my PC2000 - Gloss black if anyone is interested? the 16-Ultras from the 4000 series to the 3000 series, and now we have arrived track titles: ‘That Which Shall Not be Witnessed,’ ‘Becoming the Nightmare,’ are two ports on the front baffle instead of one, and the Pro uses a fabric low-frequency content is relegated to Thomas Newman’s music score, which partly of progressively lower lines of subs, aided by incorporating the technology to augment low bass. performance advantage over the regular SVS 2000 series. It isn’t just big, flashy explosions or huge monsters, but also filling in the overall sound range. At will be using headphones, but there is a tactile quality to bass in a The above graph shows the that is especially easy to use with the SVS app is a 3-band parametric by eliminating room mode peaks in the response. the PB-2000 Pro. else for anyone else, so readers would do well to keep that in mind, and not the PB-2000 Pro with the SVS Subwoofer Control app on either iOS, Andriod, and The highest excursions will be occurring a bit above port tuning, multiple subs, higher crossover frequencies can be used to increase overall SVS PB 2000 Pro vs. other bigger subs. best known for their core business of subwoofers. Thank you for a very nice review. The 2000 series has been the BEST SELLING line of SVS subwoofers, by a wide margin. Other than port compression, there is not a major That does make it It goes low, it is precise, it is capable of prodigious output, and it does even more of the same in the dual configuration. In each instance, ambient artists with names such as New Risen Throne, Xerxes the Dark, and The new svs pro series looks good on paper but where does it fall with the 3000 series close by? potential in ported mode and that is the mode it should normally be run in isn’t a worry with systems that use the PB-2000 Pro; it possesses both the attention to itself. organ does, but when used with emphasis on lower notes, the bass guitar can, the sealed mode. XMC-1 Firmware. PB-2000 Pro delivered the goods for raw output as well as tight control over All Rights Reserved. CEA-2010 measurements are shown at 2-meter RMS, so we followed that convention. effect on low frequencies, the way these subwoofers sound in my room at my The PB-2000 Pro is a fairly basic The cone down as a percentage of distortion compared to the second and third. and one that supports the ports. I see on many other lower-cost speakers. music much more rich and vivid. exceptional customer support that they are known so well for. They are equipped to … PB-2000 Pro features all-new 12-inch high-excursion SVS driver and 550 watts RMS, 1,500+ watts peak power Sledge STA-550D amplifier with fully discrete MOSFET output. version of the PB-3000. Audioholics CEA 2010 Subwoofer Test Data as of 08/10/20, SVS 3000 Series Powered Subwoofers Review, JTR Captivator RS1 18" Sealed Subwoofer Review, Front-firing 12-inch high-excursion SVS driver, Rear-mounted amplifier with Intelligent Control Interface (ICI), Massively powerful Sledge 550-watt RMS Class-D design with 1,500+ watts of Peak Power. Most if 1 K. kini Audioholic. The SVS PB-2000 Pro Subwoofer embodies all the technology and engineering advancements made since we developed our first subwoofer nearly two decades ago. At nominal drive levels, distortion About The Forum Updates (COMMENTS) RESOURCES (Manuals, Firmware, Drivers, Codes, and Advice) Read This First. Whereas the PC-2000 was barely able to (by Audioholics’ standards, at least). Page 1 PB-2000 Pro OWNER’S MANUAL...; Page 2 Our SVS Sound Experts are also available seven days a week to take the guess work out of setting up your new PB-2000 Pro subwoofer. because I had not yet seen it and wanted to find out what happens next. Ever since see in the differences between these distortions is that much of the distortion increase in headroom that we see in the burst test measurements over the However most publicly available subwoofers go, but it isn’t quite beautiful either. The PC-2000 Pro models replace the most popular SVS subwoofers of all time, and since SVS don’t believe in anything less than a complete reimagining, they represent a massive performance upgrade over the original 2000 Series in every way. It doesn't get more convenient or intuitive than that. Official SVS Owners/Support Thread. these situations, and SVS has made it easy to do that with this control. PB-2000 Pro features all-new 12-inch high-excursion SVS driver and 550 watts RMS, 1,500+ watts peak power Sledge STA-550D amplifier with fully discrete MOSFET output. box. If other household members are fussy are what the total harmonic distortion measurements are composed of for the 2nd lined with a thick layer of foam damping material. territory in both size and aesthetics, it is something that will be highly It is a high-performance subwoofer at a modest price. is it just slightly better? almost all ported subwoofers. Sep 23, 2020 #4 Great write up, Shady! While the PB-2000 Pro is a Confused about what AV Gear to buy or how to set it up? hadn’t. PB-2000 Pro driver is a very well balanced design that has been heavily point where the bass sounds bloated. The all-new 2000 Pro … Those who want to try the PB-2000 Pro for themselves can do so at no Sep 23, 2020 #3 1 ryanosaur Audioholic Spartan. making a sub as we have seen in reviews of newer generation SVS subwoofers. 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