MTS-02 : Audiophile 2.5-way tower loudspeaker pair

MTS-02-PAIR


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MTS-02 - M-Series - Floor Standing Speaker Pair - SVS
The MTS-02 tower loudspeakers will be the centerpiece of your high-end stereo system and the core foundation for a reference-grade home theater system. Delivering a deep and coherent soundstage, pinpoint imaging, superior detail resolution, life-like dynamics, and sonic transparency, the MTS-02 will provide a thrilling and emotionally uplifting audio experience rivalling top brands costing thousands more.

High Quality Drivers
We took the previous generation M-series driver and customized it specifically for this application, with a special aluminum cone and copper shorting ring for improved frequency response linearity, enhanced midrange accuracy, and lower distortion. You'll hear the difference in clarity and imaging on both movies and music.

Improving on our previous ScanSpeak AirCirc tweeter wasn't easy - but SVS never backs down from a challenge. The result is our new soft-dome tweeter with superior resonance suppression, ferrofluid cooling for exceptional power-handling and thermal dissipation, and our custom-tooled SVS logo for a touch of class. From the delicate sizzle of a brushed cymbal to full-tilt brassy horns, this tweeter delivers exception fidelity sure to please the most discriminating listener.
  • Dual 7" Peerless drivers with custom aluminum cone and copper shorting ring.
  • 1" soft dome tweeter with ferrofluid cooling for outstanding power handling.

Expertly Engineered, Audiophile-Grade Crossover Network
Part art and part science, the crossover is the most challenging part of the speaker to master, and ultimately determines the sound quality of the loudspeaker. The M-series crossovers were designed by the industry's leading expert, modeled using sophisticated software, proven in the lab with electrical and acoustic measurements, and refined with countless hours of final voicing by our panel of listening experts.

Sporting custom capacitors, massive air-core inductors, top-grade printed circuit boards, these expensive audiophile-grade crossovers are the reason our M-series speakers dominate competing brands in sound quality and fidelity at this price point.
  • 0/-2 dB treble contour switch.
  • Premium, high-power components.
  • Low-loss, wide circuit traces with plated through holes.
  • Mounted on pro-grade FR-4 circuit boards for superior reliability and performance.
  • Optimized inductor location, orientation, and polarity to minimize negative field interaction.
  • Cone-ringing trap circuit tuned to 1% accuracy.
  • Optimized lead wire gauge for enhanced top octave resolution.
  • Bypass cap effectively connects the tweeter directly to the amplifier in the top octave.
  • Phase compensation components for exceptional inter-driver phase response.
  • Midrange/tweeter alignment - Linkwitz-Riley 24 dB/octave @ 1.9 kHz.
  • Tapered woofer alignment – custom 6-24 dB/octave transitional filter.
  • Dual binding posts for bi-wire or bi-amp capability.

Unique Styling and Top-Grade Construction
The speaker industry is polluted with simplistic 'me-too' loudspeaker designs; SVS wanted something different with the M-series. You'll appreciate the unique and elegant form factor, with the distinctive top arch and smoothly integrated real wood veneer accent panels.

Inside the cabinet, we employ extensive blocking and bracing to enhance rigidity and minimize resonances, ensuring you hear nothing but pure and uncolored sound. All construction is precision CNC, making every edge, seam, and insert perfectly aligned.

You'll love how our tapered edge cloth grilles complement the cabinet styling, and securely attach with our trademark hidden neodymium magnet retention system also found on our high-end subwoofers.
  • Extensive blocking and bracing for resonance-free cabinet panels.
  • CNC precision construction for perfect fit and finish.
  • Acoustically transparent and low edge diffraction cloth grille with hidden neo magnet retention system.

Reference Sound Quality Surpassing Top Competing Brands
During the M-series development process, our listening panel assembled the top competing brands in the industry for extensive double-blend testing. Given its top quality components and rigorous development process, we knew the M-series would stand tall. What we didn't expect was to blow-out all brands anywhere near the same price, and compete very favourably with models costing thousands more. Then again – it's what our customers have come to expect from SVS.
Loudspeaker Specs:
  • Dims: 41" (H) x 10.3" (W) x 13"(D)
  • Weight: 64 pounds
  • Rigid and braced MDF cabinet with laminated arched top
  • Fine textured black vinyl finish with gloss black, rosenut, or natural oak side panels
  • Soft rubber or pointed metal w/ disc threaded feet
  • Vented or sealed alignment with foam port blockers included
  • Dual 7" High Definition Sound drivers with aluminum cone
  • 1" soft dome tweeter with high-excursion design, rear chamber, and ferro-fluid cooling
  • Treble contour switch
  • Gold plated 5-way bi-wire speaker wire binding posts with jumpers
  • Recommended power range 40-300W

Crossover Network:
  • High power, high-grade component parts throughout
  • Low loss, wide circuit traces with plated through holes
  • Mounted on pro-grade FR-4 circuit boards for superior reliability and performance
  • Optimized inductor type, location, orientation, and polarity
  • Cone-ringing trap circuit tuned to 1% accuracy
  • Optimized lead wire gauge for enhanced top octave resolution
  • Bypass cap effectively connects the tweeter directly to the amplifier in the top octave
  • Self-limiting dome excursion limitation at resonance
  • Phase coherent woofer/tweeter crossover - Linkwitz-Riley 24 dB/oct @ 1.9 kHz
  • Tapered woofer array - custom 6 dB/oct -24 dB/oct transitional filter

Frequency Response/Acoustic Data:
  • Nominal impedance: 4 ohms
  • Rated bandwidth: 38 Hz - 24 kHz (- 6 dB points)
  • Sensitivity: 88.5 dB (2.83V @ 1 meter full-space)
  • Inter-driver phase response:
"SVSound has a real winner on their hands with the MTS-01 floor-standing speakers. Using a top notch tweeter, coupled with their extensive experience in dealing with woofers, has produced one of the best performance/cost speakers I have ever seen."
Secrets of HT and Hi-Fi, 2/2008 by John Johnson. Read Review
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Customer Reviews:

MarshallPeterson  (Friday, 20 January 2012)
Rating: 5
Visually appealing pair that compliment my 7.1 set-up. Great sound at a reduced price from their competitors. An Onkyo receiver, these SVS towers, SVS
bookshelf, SVS Subwoofer, Marantz front highs, and Cambridge center channel. Not sure about the Sub, but the remainder of their products have been
outstanding.


VictorBorme  (Wednesday, 18 January 2012)
Rating: 5
I did a lot of research before buying these.
What I've experience matches all the reviews and independent tests I read - SVS delivers the sound
quality matching some of the best systems at a price we mortals can afford. Everyone that hears these speakers comments on how great they sound... you
wont be disappointed.

First class customer service - UPS damaged one of the speakers (amazingly well packaged). SVS sent me a replacement
with no hassles - I love the speakers and love the company.



SteveMeier  (Tuesday, 17 January 2012)
Rating: 5
I have been meaning to write this review for a long time. I bought the SVS MTS-02’s and the MCS-02. I was very scared to purchase these speakers
because my budget is limited, and there are a lot of options in this price range. I was having a hard time believing that these 2 ½ way speakers
could compete with so many 3 way speakers. It was my assumption that a 3 way or 4 way speaker would have more detail and more low end bass. I have
seen many internet only order speakers with more drivers at this same price range, and it is easy to feel like more is better when it comes to
speakers.

Ed Mullen is the guy who finally convinced me to give these speakers a try. He was so confident in these speakers that he said I
could compare them to B&W 802’s, and as long as I was blindfolded, I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference in sound. I also gave SVS a try
because I have gotten products from them in the past, and the products are always awesome and backed with the best customer service possible from any
company. I currently have the PB13-Ultra for my sub. My brother bought the STS-02 speakers right before I bought the MTS speakers so I had a great
chance to listen to their lower line of speakers before making the leap of faith on the MTS line. The STS line was very impressive, but in my opinion
lacked some of the deep bass that I like for Music. Granted, I still think the STS-02 were better than many speakers in the 1500-2500 price range. I
like my music to be crossed over at a lower point, and the STS-02 speakers are meant to be crossed over at 80 hertz or above. I have my MTS-02
speakers set with a crossover of 60 Hertz.

To give some more background, I have been looking at speakers for a very long time, but I wanted
to make sure that I was making a step up in quality with so much money outlay. I have been to a few high end retail shops, and have been left
unimpressed. In fact, I brought my old speakers with me to the retail stores to compare them to the products that they had. My old speakers were
almost always just plain better, or were at least better in most areas to be better than most speakers in the $2500 range. My old speakers were good
performers, except they have one very bad flaw that has gotten more glaring as I have gotten older. The tweater is quite harsh at higher volumes. The
mid bass and bass are just plain awesome on my old speakers, but as I was about to find out my old speakers lacked some detail in the bass ranges that
I didn’t know was there.
When I received my speakers, they came in the normal SVS fashion. They were double boxed, and had a generous amount of
packing material to keep them safe in case of bad accidents during shipping. It would be almost impossible to harm these speakers with the way they
are packed. I ordered the piano gloss black version of the speakers, and I was stunned at how good they looked. I was actually a little nervous about
how they would look, but they looked way better in person than I would have thought.

I quickly got the speakers out of the packages and
hooked them up to my Sunfire TGR-3 receiver. I was trying to do listening tests when my wife interrupted me and said that we are definitely keeping
these speakers. She said that they were so much cleaner sounding than my other speakers that they were a huge step up. I wasn’t as sure at this
point, but I wanted to make sure how much better they were because they were a lot more money than my old speakers.

I actually bought a
speaker selector to test these speakers because it is very hard to test speakers when you have to unhook and hook them in all the time. I level
matched all the speakers to the same volume. I can do this with my Sunfire. It was now time to listen, but I wanted to be completely fair to both
speakers and myself. I had my wife run the speakers selector and my eyes were closed and blindfolded to be safe. These new speakers were so much
better than the old speakers. It wasn’t even close. Everything just sounded so much clearer and real. Keep in mind I had tested my old speakers
against speakers over $2500 and my speakers were always the clear winner. The MTS and MCS also made movies so much more enjoyable because the flat
frequency response really helps to better understand vocals. I didn’t have to put so much work into listening, it was just clear. This is one of the
first things I noticed about the STS speakers also. I tested the SVS against many speakers including my favorite budget build known as the Nat. p
speakers. The Nat. p speakers are wonderful speakers that will compete against designs costing many times more than the cost to build. These were my
favorite speakers until I heard the SVS speakers. One weird thing that I noticed during testing was that the MTS-02 speakers would create a wider
soundstage than anything I have ever heard before. To illustrate my point, during testing, I even tested just one speaker at a time. I was in the
center of the room, and I was listening blindfolded to the right speaker. Both the SVS and Nat p speaker were exactly 10 feet in front of me and the
Nat p was 4 feet to the right of me. The SVS speaker was 1 foot to the left of the Nat p. When I was listening, I clearly preferred the speaker that
sounded farther to the right. I was kind of disappointed at first because I knew the Nat p was the far right speaker, and I thought it beat the SVS
speaker until my wife told me that the speaker I liked was the SVS speaker. She engaged the SVS speaker again, and it sounded like it was further away
again. I took my blindfold off and walked up to the SVS speaker to make sure that the speaker selector was working correctly. Sure enough, the SVS
speaker was the one playing. I can’t explain how the SVS threw the image so wide, but it was an eye opening experience.

I want to
describe the MTS speakers in a very logical fashion. I have seen many reviewers call a speaker dynamic, and I found out that they were perceiving
dynamic as a trait of a speaker to pronounce the highs and the lows more than the mid frequency range. This is not what I mean by dynamic. I believe
that dynamic is the ability to respond very quickly to the frequency the amplifier is trying to send to the speaker. The MTS speakers were extremely
dynamic, but yet kept the frequency response even. They sound like realistic music. They don’t mask anything and they don’t make certain
frequencies stand out. Some reviewers say that a speaker sounds dynamic and punchy when it is really just got a huge increase in frequency response in
the 60 to 80 hz range. The MTS sounds punchy, but it also provides the depth and energy to go along with the punchy sound. Some speakers also make it
hard to understand dialogue because they have a dip in the mid range frequencies. I believe that the flat frequency response of the MTS speakers is
why I can understand dialogue so easy with them.

One of the things I was concerned about initially on the SVS speakers Is that they only
have 2, 7” woofers to supply both the mids and bass. I see this is possible because the tweeter is using a low crossover point which means the
tweeter has to be very good to handle this. Let me first say that the bass is simply amazing on these speakers. I listened with both ports open. This
made a way better response in my room. The bass was a touch better than my old speakers which use a 12” woofer for bass, and my old speakers were
better at bass than any speaker I have heard before this recent demo. Something that surprised me was the spl that these speakers can achieve so
effortlessly. My old speakers had a very forward sounding tweeter, and were uncomfortable to listen to at over 100 decibels. The SVS speakers didn’t
bother me at all at levels this loud and louder, and it was very significant how much easier they were to listen to. I like to listen to music very
loud, but couldn’t do it with my old speakers because the tweeter would give me bad headaches. The tweeter on the MTS speakers is absolutely
awesome. It sounds exactly like the tweeters I have heard on much more expensive speakers such as the B&W 802’s.

I don’t want to
keep rambling on. I just want to illustrate that the MTS and MCS speakers were as good as any speaker I have ever heard, including the B&W 802.
They are a ridiculously good deal at their price point. They have made my theater experience so lifelike that it has added a huge extra dimension to
movies, and I have never heard any speaker do a better job than them on music. These are the best speakers you could ever purchase, but it won’t
matter if your wife is like mine, she won’t let you return them even if you wanted to. Speakers are my hobby, but my wife made it very clear that
these speakers are hers.


SteveSchindler  (Tuesday, 17 January 2012)
Rating: 5
The best speakers I have ever owned. The attention to detail on these USA-made towers is amazing. They should last me well into old age.


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