Contents: • page 1 welcome • page 2 about your new svs subwoofer • pages 4- 7 setup, integration, and calibration • pages 7- 8 powered box amp features • pages 9 - 10 variable tuning • pages 11 - 12 bass demos • page 13 home theater terms • pages 14 - 15 notes • page 16 warranty last update: 31 augu...
Page 2 sv sound welcome. F rom the entire svs team, congratulations on your purchase of the new standard in home theater and music bass! Your new subwoofer isn’t some generic, mass-produced box built someplace you can’t even find on a map. It’s built in our ohio factory, by home audio enthusiasts......
Page 3 about your svs subwoofer sv sound other subwoofers might look like them — but virtually none work like them. Not at this price. Svs’s are decidedly different, in how they are designed, built, sold, and even in the exceptional customer service after the sale. No surprise then, you could have s...
Setup, calibrating and integration w hat’s to know? Well, first of all, setting up an svs subwoofer is pretty darn easy. There are a few key things to get right if you want to get the most out of your new equipment however! U npacking. You’re probably eager to fire up your sub (we’re the same way), ...
If you are running a pair of svs subwoofers (fig. 2), you will need to use a standard “y” cable adapter (d.) the best adaptor to use for this task has one male rca connection and two female rca outputs. (radio shack ® stocks them.) from the “y” cable you can run a standard 75 ohm rca to rca signal c...
Sv sound page 6 ting all speakers to “small” works best. Let your sub make the bass! Also, is your subwoofer turned “on”? We don’t mean “is your subwoofer amplifier on?” (that’ll be important later too) but rather, is your receiver sending a bass signal to your sub amp? This can only happen if you s...
B ut what’s “too high”?? Tastes vary, and so do movie soundtracks, but your svs is capable of tremendous levels of low distortion, low frequency bass — far more than most commercial subs. Take advantage of this, especially if you like action movies with lots of “.1” channel (lfe) action, and give th...
Sv sound page 8 the difficult job of the phase control. Essentially, “phase” varies the timing of the bass coming from the sub. But don’t despair if you don’t hear much difference with changes to the phase knob — the effect of bass cancellation will vary by volume and frequency in your room, and no ...
Sv sound page 9 subsonic filter and port tuning y our new svs subwoofer not only comes with our “tri-power” port flares, but custom port plugs and variable subsonic filter which allow your sub to produce even lower frequencies than its stock configuration. For most people and most rooms, your svs is...
Svs pb12-nsd/2 tuning chart.
Sv sound page 11 bassy demo scenes to die for. S o now what?? You’ve got one of the best theater and music bass sub- systems on the planet, you’re calibrated...Want to see what she’ll do? But of course! Since finding those scenes can be a bit trying, we’ve compiled a list of our old favorites below....
Sv sound page 12 more bassy demo scenes. • “titanic” you love it...Or you hate it. Regardless of which side of the ship you sit on, this flick does some serious rumbling for you: 1. “we can’t leave him” scene 22 (2:21:50) 2. “ship splitting” (2:41:30) 3. “last gasp” (2:42:05) • “blade” not one for t...
Sv sound page 13 a glossary of home theater terms don’t feel guilty if you want to skip over the below. But if you are curi- ous about what some of the terms and abbreviations stand for, read on: db - short for “deci-bell” a unit of sound, a 3db increase takes twice the acoustic power to attain! Dd ...
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Warranty: 45-day money back warranty. If you are not completely satisfied with the performance of your subwoofer, return it to us for a full refund of the purchase price. Just a few minor stipula- tions should you choose to do this: • the subwoofer must be returned in original shipping box. • e-mail...
