SVS Prime Centre speaker

Description

It’s rare, if not impossible to find a true three-way centre channel speaker at the Prime Series price point. Two-way centre channel speakers are prone to off-axis frequency anomalies and simply can’t match the performance of other speakers in the line-up. For the Primare Series SVS has engineered an affordable yet true three-way, four-driver design featuring a 1” aluminium dome tweeter, dedicated 3.5” midrange driver and dual 5.25” woofers. Its exclusive SoundMatch three- way crossover ensures a smooth transition between all drivers for effortless projection into the room, both on- and off-axis. To avoid midrange modulation from all that woofer power, SVS has mounted the midrange driver in its own dedicated and completely sealed compartment, which ensures natural and immersive dialogue clarity and vocal timbre, even during bass-heavy tracks and scenes.

Features:

1” aluminium dome tweeter
3.5” midrange driver
Dual 5.25” woofers
SoundMatch Crossover Network: 3-way crossover with premium-grade capacitors, air-core inductors and heavy-trace printed circuit boards
Dual 1” wide-flared rear-firing ports
Rated bandwidth: 48 Hz-25 kHz (+/-3 dB)
Nominal impedance: 8 ohms
Sensitivity: 86 dB (2.83V @ 1 m full-space, 300-3kHz)
Recommended amplifier power: 20-200 watts
5-way binding posts
Black Ash and Piano Gloss Black finish options
Cabinet Dimensions H x W x D cm: 19.3 x 20.3 x 21.1 (includes grille, binding posts and bumper feet)
Weight Unboxed: 9.2 kg

Review Links:

SVS Prime Centre reviewed as part of a Prime 5.1.2 system, Home Cinema Choice Feb 21, BEST BUY, SEE REVIEWS AND DOWNLOADS

PRODUCT REVIEW, HOME CINEMA CHOICE FEB 21, BEST BUY

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Featuring versatile ‘Elevation’ height speakers and the brutal PB-2000 Pro sub, SVS' Prime 5.1.2 system has wowed Home Cinema Choice editor Mark Craven with a Best Buy mix of clarity, precision and cohesion. He says: “SVS's Elevation speakers are a neat and effective 3D audio solution – add them to their well-priced Prime siblings and you have a cracking immersive 5.1.2 system, mixing compact cabinets with a sizeable sub for a best-of-both worlds performance. Perfectly suited to blockbuster cinema, it's capable of sounding utterly brutal, but doesn't skimp on clarity, imaging precision and cohesion. It should find plenty of fans”