SVS 13U, PB or SB?

[Steve81]

So contrary to some hearsay (surprise, surprise), the SVS PB13U is duly musical to your ears?

It doesn't surprise me at all that he finds the PB13 is more musical than the old PC12U. If you look at the base FR of the old PB12U from Ilkka's measurements (linked on post 3), you'll find that the response at 80Hz is 6-8dB down from the output at 20-40Hz. In room, that balance may be further thrown off, yielding less than stellar perceived SQ. EQ can compensate for that to some degree; however, judging by the compression sweeps, the PB12U doesn't have much headroom to back it up from 50Hz on up.

 

[crossedover]

It doesn't surprise me at all that he finds the PB13 is more musical than the old PC12U. If you look at the base FR of the old PB12U from Ilkka's measurements (linked on post 3), you'll find that the response at 80Hz is 6-8dB down from the output at 20-40Hz. In room, that balance may be further thrown off, yielding less than stellar perceived SQ. EQ can compensate for that to some degree; however, judging by the compression sweeps, the PB12U doesn't have much headroom to back it up from 50Hz on up.

Isn't it amazing what volume will do to perception? How many times does a speaker with a higher sensitivity win in an non level matched comparison.

 

[PENG]

So contrary to some hearsay (surprise, surprise), the SVS PB13U is duly musical to your ears?

I have now spent enough time listening. Yes the PB is duly musical to my ears especially with XT32 on.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I have now spent enough time listening. Yes the PB is duly musical to my ears especially with XT32 on.

Audyssey XT Sub EQ/ Dynamic EQ is awesome.