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SVSoundDiscuss SVS PB13 Ultra Review in the Manufactured Speakers | DIY Subwoofers forum; SVS PB13 Ultra Review Thanks to The Home Theater Shack and SVSound I received my PB13 Ultra yesterday afternoon. I will be posting a ... |
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| SVS PB13 Ultra Review Thanks to The Home Theater Shack and SVSound I received my PB13 Ultra yesterday afternoon. I will be posting a review and pictures about it in this thread SEE BELOW. Day one, First Impressions: Let me say that this is the most amazing sub I have ever seen and heard for home theater! The build quality and looks is no less than an A+. The size alone is just plain amazing. During my initial testing of it I had the very structure of my house vibrating because of the db levels this PB13 puts out. ![]() ![]() More info to come. Home theater: Onkyo TXSR805, Samson Servo 300 amp Two Channel system: Yamaha RXV995, Mission 764i's, Yamaha YST FSW100 sub My Webpage | ||||
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| Re: SVS PB13 Ultra Review Thaks for the update, Tony. Looking forward to your impressions as the days go by. Have fun, Dennis L Dennis Doan, DC Gonstead Chiropractor IT'S THE NERVE! ![]() www.drdoan.com www.healedthefilm.com SVSound SBS-01 fronts, High fronts, center, rear surrounds (I was honored to be the 1st purchaser of these great speakers) Klipsch RS-42 side surrounds SVSound SB12-Plus/2 sub (w/12.3 drivers) AS-EQ1 Sub Equalizer (WOW!) Onkyo TX-SR707 7.2 Receiver w/AudysseyXT Panasonic DMP-BD605 Blu-Ray player Toshiba DVD Recorder w/HDMI Direct TV DVR HD BenQ W5000 projector mounted on ceiling. 91" MovieTime pull-down screen 15' x 11.8' vaulted ceiling dedicated HT room w/DIY sound absorption: | ||||
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| Re: SVS PB13 Ultra Review Good news Tony! According to Ilkka's tests this is an excellent performer! ![]() Congrats! ASME AI Yamaha RX-V2500, Wharfedale Diamond 9.6 Fronts, Wharfedale Diamond CM Center, Diamond DFS Surround and rear, Behringer FBQ 2496, Dual RL-P18s 625L LLTs, Dual TA-2400 Pro (2 * 2000 W Amp), Samsung HD870 DVD player, Carada BW 16:9 106" screen, Epson TW-2000, 60 Gb PS3 Important HT proverbs: - "You can never have too much headroom" (talking about bass) - "you can never have too big a screen" (talking about still pictures) Projector selection basics Epson TW 2000 review | ||||
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| Re: SVS PB13 Ultra Review SVS are really doing well at the moment and this Sub only proves this... Great performance, good price and compact package! Cant wait to see some more detailed information plus the all important subjective review as well as pictures | ||||
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| Re: SVS PB13 Ultra Review Ok, here we go, The delivery of the PD13 Ultra was quick (form Ontario to Alberta less than 3 days ground) The box is huge and weighs 160lbs ![]() Getting this beast into my basement was not as difficult as I thought it would be as once I had it in my back entrance using a dolly I just used gravity and let it slide slowly down the stairs. The sub is packed really well with rigid 3" thick foam all the way around. ![]() Once out of the box (had to turn the box on its side to do so) I took off the plastic wrap and hulled out my old A/D/S MS3u sub and placed it beside the Ultra, You can really see the size difference in this photo. ![]() The fit and finish of the PB13 Ultra is really something to talk about. It looks amazing just sitting there and will most defiantly be a conversation piece in any room. The back panel BASH amp is also well put together with every option you can imagine. Including: Phase control Gain adjustment Subsonic filter (used when closing off one or more of the front ports to get a lower frequency response) with settings of 20hz, 15hz, 10hz, and sealed. A Parametric EQ Crossover setting with RCA High pass filter switch Room compensation size (small medium and large) And also comes with balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs ![]() Once the sub was in place it really becomes a part of the systems over all look and from the listening position does not look out of place. ![]() Home theater: Onkyo TXSR805, Samson Servo 300 amp Two Channel system: Yamaha RXV995, Mission 764i's, Yamaha YST FSW100 sub My Webpage Last edited by tonyvdb; 06-24-09 at 01:16 PM.. | ||||
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| Re: SVS PB13 Ultra Review I decided to set the PB13 Ultra at the 15hz setting with one port plugged. I want the lower frequency's to be strong rather than have it with better output at higher SPL's although still not by any means "low" dbs as it still can reach well over 100dbs with that setting. I sent a test tone of 20hz to it from a test CD that I have and I literally had the entire house vibrating and that was only at a reasonable 90dbs. I then played the opening section of video from the DVE DVD (I forgot to turn the volume down on the receiver and absolutely scared the pants off of me) The DB levels of my entire system was over 100 as I still had the SA-3051 turned on! The sub really brings the entire system together with a fullness that I have not heard before. The lows are astonishing I can only imagine once this sub is tuned properly and has had some time to break in that it will really smooth out (I am a firm believer that a speaker needs time to break in before it preforms to its fullest). Home theater: Onkyo TXSR805, Samson Servo 300 amp Two Channel system: Yamaha RXV995, Mission 764i's, Yamaha YST FSW100 sub My Webpage | ||||
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| Re: SVS PB13 Ultra Review Hi Tony, I also just got a SVS PC 13 ultra as I liked the look of the upright cylinder and it somewhat disappears in my room behind the TV. I will try the 15 hertz setting with one port plugged. I am really enjoying the ambient LFE base effects but I probably have turned up the sub an extra 10 db. On the base frequency sweep test it rattled the pictures on my wall! How do you recomend setting the phase? I haven't done this yet. What are the speaker settings in your receiver? Audyssey has set mine to full. What do you recommend & what do you do for setting up this sub. Should I get phone assistance from SVS? I have the Radio Shack SPL & Avia dvd. Thanks for your help. | ||||
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Unless you have more than one sub usually leaving the phase set to 0 is best in most cases. Setting up this sub really depends on your knowledge of what the adjustments on the back do. if you leave everything at its recommended setting in the manual you still will have fairly good results. It depends on your room size and shape. Mine is 15x 35' with a 9ft ceiling. Seeing as you have the Radio Shack SPL meter & Avia DVD you have most of the tools you need I myself have not used REW yet so I cant give advice on that but just for starters setting the receivers crossover is a must with this sub as it doesn't need any help from the mains. Usually setting the crossover at 80Hz is a good start. I am still in the process of tuning it to my liking and this will be a few weeks before I have it the way I like. Home theater: Onkyo TXSR805, Samson Servo 300 amp Two Channel system: Yamaha RXV995, Mission 764i's, Yamaha YST FSW100 sub My Webpage | |||||
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