Got these a few days ago and they are FANTASTIC. Honestly was using a pair of SBS-01s temporarilly for front left/right and they sounded amazing. I had even considered cancelling my STS-01 order as i didn't see how it could get better.
People would come over and say the system sounded like a movie theater, even had people saying it sounded better. But after I hooked up the STS-01s and recalibrated the speakers I found that they added this extra effect to the sound that I find hard to describe. It was just this bit extra that honestly makes a huge difference. I read this quote from SVS that is a very accurate description of what I've experienced:
The STS-01 are an improvement overall on the current S line,...across the board. The big difference, though, is the amount of punch, slam, and dynamic agility they bring to the party. They're not a deep bass speaker, and are definitely meant to be used with a sub. Concentrating those four woofers and big cabinet on the upper bass has profound effects on response in that punch in the chest region, and makes them loads of fun.
Paired with the PC12-NSD and crossover set at 80Hz, low frequency sounds are truly amazing with this setup. As they describe, upper bass really does truly now have that punch in the chest make you excited feeling while sounding absolutly heavenly.
With the STS-01s I do honestly think that my system now sounds as good as a movie theater. Music is also so clean and smooth, it's unbelievable how loud you can crank up music and sit there and listen to it and just be WOW'd by the sound without it ever "hurting" or feeling uncomfortable. It just sounds BEAUTIFUL.
I'm not saying the SBS-01s weren't also beautiful sounding, they were. These just make it seem a bit more "full" and AWESOME. So thank you to SVS for an awesome product.
Just some extra notes that I notice people usually mention. I don't think anyone will be suprised by this if they've bought from SVS before though.
- The packaging was very well done.
- I love the mirrored/dedicated front-left/right design.
- The build quality was superb, the speakers are clearly very well constructed.
- Assembling the base and carpet spikes was a breeze.
Only thing I was a bit confused about was that they didn't come with any instructions (not that you need instructions, just remember they are 6ohm when configuring your AMP). There was some extra hardware included with the baseplate that I wasn't and still can't figure out what it would be used for or how you would attach it.
