SVS Ultra Speakers Loudspeakers

[Adam]

New Sub, and now new speakers. Did someone win a lottery? WTH?

DJ

I haven't ordered them, yet. Still thinking about it. Now, if I'd won the lottery...

 

[brianedm]

SVS Ultra Speakers Loudspeakers Preview

I really hope these get a full review on here. I've been thinking about a speaker upgrade lately and these would be high on the list

 

[NewHTbuyer]

My Ultra Towers arrived today! I am working late though, which sucks. I plan to post some pics and impressions over in my thread here:

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/loudspeakers/82334-%242-000-3-000-tower-speaker-comparison-need-help-picking-contenders.html

 

[Marshall_Guthrie]

My Ultra Towers arrived today! I am working late though, which sucks. I plan to post some pics and impressions over in my thread here:

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/loudspeakers/82334-$2-000-3-000-tower-speaker-comparison-need-help-picking-contenders.html

I got a new wireless router yesterday...okay, not as exciting as your news.

Congrats, and I've subscribed to your other thread to track your impressions.

 

[NewHTbuyer]

Ultra tower and bookshelf reviews are posted at HomeTheater Review.

SVS Ultra Tower Speakers Reviewed

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

With so many "consumers" measuring their own speakers at home, you'd think a "pro review" could include some measurements.

 

[NewHTbuyer]

Hopefully a review with measurements is coming soon. He mentioned turing the treble down a tad. I actually have it up a tiny bit and it seems to help balance it out with the powerful mid/low end of the Ultras Towers.

 

[gene]

Ultra tower and bookshelf reviews are posted at HomeTheater Review.

SVS Ultra Tower Speakers Reviewed

Is that a product review or a Preview Article? I can't really tell.

 

[NewHTbuyer]

Gene,

i know AH has reviewed plenty of SVS subs in the past. Any plans to review the Ultra speakers?

 

[Marshall_Guthrie]

Without giving too much away, I have a couple things in the works with these speakers. I know the Zombie hordes are gathering, salivating at the prospect of feasting on, not brains, but the super-in-depth measurements and analysis that is audioholics trademarks. I can't promise the level of detail that Josh whips up, but I think you'll find something interesting in what I have to offer. And yes, I'll be putting to use my new Dayton measurement mic.

 

[Dennis Murphy]

Without giving too much away, I have a couple things in the works with these speakers. I know the Zombie hordes are gathering, salivating at the prospect of feasting on, not brains, but the super-in-depth measurements and analysis that is audioholics trademarks. I can't promise the level of detail that Josh whips up, but I think you'll find something interesting in what I have to offer. And yes, I'll be putting to use my new Dayton measurement mic.

Just be warned that the Dayton system isn't accurate above 12 kHz, despite the calibration file you download. The original OmniMic was fine, but the "upgraded" version consistently rolls off the highs above 12k. I've tried two of them with the same result, and a friend had the same experience.

 

[Marshall_Guthrie]

Just be warned that the Dayton system isn't accurate above 12 kHz, despite the calibration file you download. The original OmniMic was fine, but the "upgraded" version consistently rolls off the highs above 12k. I've tried two of them with the same result, and a friend had the same experience.

Any way to tell the upgraded from the old stock? My freq response printout actually shows rising response between 6-20kHz by about 5db. Are they fudging the included measurements?

Feel free to take this to pm to keep the thread clean.

 

[SnowmaNick]

He mentioned turing the treble down a tad. I actually have it up a tiny bit and it seems to help balance it out with the powerful mid/low end of the Ultras Towers.

I thought that was weird. He turned down the treble, and then complained that the top end was a bit flat.

 

[gene]

Just be warned that the Dayton system isn't accurate above 12 kHz, despite the calibration file you download. The original OmniMic was fine, but the "upgraded" version consistently rolls off the highs above 12k. I've tried two of them with the same result, and a friend had the same experience.

Hmm I will have to check that as I also have an OmniMic system as well. It's certainly not perfect but its convenient.

 

[Dennis Murphy]

Hmm I will have to check that as I also have an OmniMic system as well. It's certainly not perfect but its convenient.

Hi Gene. I can show you the issue with plots of an 0W2 tweeter--one taken with Praxis, the other with Omni, and a third from the Hiquphon website. I can't insert them here because I exceed my space limit early on. But the factory plot shows a slight peaking above 14k, which also shows up in the Praxis plot. The Omni showns a gradual roll off above 12K. If you're interested, PM me and I'll get them to you via my regular e-mail.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I can't insert them here because I exceed my space limit early on.

Dennis, you need a free Photobucket account so you can insert as many pictures as you want.

Photo and image hosting, free photo galleries, photo editing

 

[Nuance AH]

Dennis, send them my way if you'd like and I will post them for you. I use Photobucket, just as ADTG mentioned.

 

[its phillip]

imgur is a nice free imagehost

 

[Nuance AH]

Here are the measurements, straight from Dennis.





Per Dennis: "The yellow graph is the factory plot, the blue is made by the OmniMic system, and the red plot is Praxis. Don't pay any attention to the response below 500 Hz, and don't worry about
the dips in the response around 1800 Hz on the Omni and Praxis plots - those are diffraction effects from the cabinet edges."