The SVS Sound Evolved

SVS has long been synonymous with delivering immersive audio experiences. True to their name, SVS believes in adapting, improving, and evolving continuously. This commitment to evolution has culminated in the creation of seven new speakers, each embodying decades of audio engineering expertise. The Ultra Evolution series marks a significant advancement in design, materials, and technology for SVS.

Revolutionary Design

The Ultra Evolution series is a reimagining of SVS's design ethos. The first noticeable feature is the angled cabinet, an uncommon design choice that aligns the speaker cones more accurately on a vertical plane. This alignment ensures that sound waves from each cone, despite their different dimensions, reach the listener simultaneously, enhancing fidelity and realism.

The tweeter is vertically centered between the midrange and bass drivers, creating a point source speaker effect where all audible frequencies emanate from a central point. This design results in a more convincing and immersive soundstage.

Cutting-Edge Technology

The technological innovation at the heart of the Ultra Evolution series is evident in its driver materials and cabinet design. The diamond-coated aluminum dome tweeter, created through vapor deposition technology, is a standout feature. This diamond coating increases rigidity and extends the tweeter's frequency response far beyond human hearing, ensuring airy, distortion-free highs with exceptional precision and detail. An organic-patterned diffuser protects the tweeter, maintaining wide dispersion and natural sound, even into supersonic frequencies.

The midrange drivers and woofers feature glass fiber composite cones, offering an improved stiffness-to-mass ratio, dynamic range, and tonal accuracy. The dual opposing active woofers in the floor-standing models minimize cabinet vibrations and room modes, delivering deep and authoritative bass. Additionally, SVS uses premium-grade capacitors, inductors, and resistors in the crossovers to ensure minimal signal loss and precise frequency separation, optimizing each driver's performance.

The Lineup and Technical Specs

All speakers in the Ultra Evolution series are six-ohm with a sensitivity of around 87-88dB. They share the same high-quality materials, including the diamond-coated tweeter and driver time alignment. However, only the Pinnacle, Titan, and Tower models feature dual opposing bass drivers and the tweeter-centric driver array.

• Pinnacle: The flagship tower speaker with a 1-inch diamond-coated tweeter, dual 5.25-inch drivers, and four 8-inch bass drivers, offering a frequency range from 24Hz to 40kHz.
• Titan: A slightly smaller three-way tower speaker with the same tweeter, dual 4.5-inch midrange drivers, and four 6.5-inch bass drivers, with a frequency range of 27Hz to 40kHz.
• Tower: The smallest three-way tower speaker featuring the same tweeter, dual 4.5-inch midrange drivers, and four 5.25-inch bass drivers.
• Bookshelf: A two-way driver with a 1-inch diamond-coated tweeter and a single 6.5-inch woofer, offering a frequency response from 40Hz to 40kHz.
• Center Channel: Features the same tweeter, a single 4.5-inch midrange driver, and two 6.5-inch bass drivers, with a frequency response from 40Hz to 40kHz.
• Elevation: Includes a 1-inch diamond-coated tweeter and a 5.25-inch midrange driver, covering a frequency range from 48Hz to 40kHz.
• Nano: The smallest two-way speaker with a 1-inch tweeter and a 5.25-inch woofer, with a response of 44Hz to 40kHz.

Each speaker is available in piano gloss black or white, or a black oak veneer finish.

Listening Impressions

The Ultra Evolution series stands out not only for its technical prowess and design but also for its exceptional value. At just $4,999 a pair for the Pinnacles, these speakers offer an entry into high-fidelity audio that is hard to match. Whether you are someone just starting their journey into the world of hi-fi, or a seasoned audiophile starting a secondary system, the Ultra Evolution speakers provide a top-tier listening experience without breaking the bank.

From the moment these speakers began to break in, their superior sonic characteristics were apparent. Designed to handle bass impressively, the speakers opened up naturally in appropriately sized rooms, delivering non-fatiguing high frequencies even at higher levels. The off-axis dispersion provided a forgiving tonal balance, making the sound atmospheric both in and out of the sweet spot.

Reliability is the word that best describes these speakers. Consistently delivering a full-range, non-harsh, and balanced sound, the Ultra Evolution series stands out as the best SVS speakers to date.

For more information on the SVS Ultra Evolution speakers and to explore the full lineup, visit listenup.com or stop by one of our showrooms to hear them for yourself.