Press Reviews

  • FutureAudiophile reviews SB-4000 Subwoofer

    “One of the best performers as well as a stunningly good value. I am not sure that there is a much better sounding option at any price. If you want to hear all of the music… If you want to rock your gaming system in ways nobody has ever heard (or felt) before… If you want to make a TV show or movie sound like your ass is parked in an IMAX theater, you might need an SVS SB-4000. Or two. You are in for one hell of an audio ride”
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  • Home Theater Review Names SB-4000 “Best 12-inch Subwoofer”

    “13.5" of Pure SVS Sealed Subwoofer Power and Precision. OK, we admit this subwoofer is something a bit beyond a 12". SVS lists it as a 13.5-incher. But the reason we are including it here is the SB-4000, being a sealed design, has the compactness you expect from 12-inch class subs. And since it's an upper-tier SVS offering, its capabilities in the bass-making department earn it an Editor's Choice award.”
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  • Subwoofer Mania Reviews SB-4000 Subwoofer

    "Reproduces extremely convincing bass: deep and clear, energetic in movies, and natural in music. Looking at the capabilities and design of the SVS SB 4000, its price no longer seems expensive. It will still allow you to customize it for almost any room and any acoustics."
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  • HomeTheaterReview.com Reviews the SB-4000 Subwoofer

    “Provided a solid, deep bass foundation with both music and movies…Shook and rattled my room with ease, a great multi-purpose subwoofer that balances brawn with finesse. The Goldilocks of subwoofers, hitting the sweet spot of energy, control, size, features and cost.”
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  • AVReport.ru Reviews the SB-4000 Subwoofer (Russia)

    "Brutal, but beautiful in its own way. Deep, smooth and superbly fast bass. Potent, clear and energetic with movies and pristinely natural with music. Output from the SB-4000 is so seamlessly and inconspicuously stitched with the voices of speakers it provides a clear transfer of details and an accurate attack. A rare quality for a subwoofer."
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  • 4000 Series Subwoofers Receive HCReview's Reference Award (French)

    "Delivers linear bass with impressive pressure levels, while managing to maintain extremely low distortion rates. Visceral, agile and powerful performance. A nice tour de force!"
  • Positive Feedback Reviews the SB-4000 Subwoofer

    "Fast, tuneful bass, huge amounts of slam and infrasonic bass extension. A welcome dollop of gut level satisfaction. The subwoofer delivered high quality, high end sound that was right at home in a $50,000+ system. SVS goes out of its way to produce products that offer excellent value, high quality sound, and a satisfying customer experience. SVS and the SB-4000 have my highest recommendation."
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  • SB-4000 Receives AVS Forum Top Picks 2018 Award

    “TOTALLY pressurized my theater. With movies, I felt the power of explosions in my heart and head! Like I was getting hit with a sledgehammer in the chest! These subs also made my living room sound like a live show, which is all about feeling the music and that means you have to have killer bass. A Top Choice no doubt about it. A+.”
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  • SB-4000 Subwoofer Receives Stereoplay’s Highlight 2018 Award (Germany).

    "Galactic good. Blended seamlessly with multiple speakers and it showed sovereignty in all aspects. Deep bass notes were crisp and clean with no overhang. Its high dynamic reserves gave the SB-4000 a nonchalance and we never got the feeling of reaching its limits. SVS SB-4000 is one of the best subwoofer offers ever, especially considering its moderate price. It can be deep and precise, even with its monster thrust and the immense power reserves make it suitable for home theaters or audiophile systems."
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  • HXOS+ SoundVision (Greece) Review the SB-4000 Subwoofer

    “The SB-4000 is a "scary" subwoofer full of energy. From the very first Hz onward, mainly felt in the chest and your belly, to the last ones around the cut-off frequency, comfort and a velvety timbre are the dominant factors. No matter how hard we tried we could not make it reach its limits.”
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  • HomeCinemaMagazine.nl (Netherlands) Reviews the SB-4000 Subwoofer

    "With the SB-4000 you get a subwoofer that is immensely powerful and dives very deeply - and that also works smoothly in large spaces. It is also incredibly fast, so that bass is served accurately and compellingly. At the same time, it is also able to subtly support your surround speakers. It is not only suitable for rough work. We never thought to stick this label to this giant, but it is ... yes, refined."
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  • SB-4000 Subwoofer Receives the EISA Best Product Award for Home Theater Subwoofers

    "The SB-4000 is in a class of its own. This breathtaking subwoofer is capable of unleashing pure dynamics even with the very lowest subsonic frequencies and pinpoint LFE precision from any location. Offering maximum SPL, massive slam and incredible low-frequency extension, this sub will shake, rattle and roll your home theater."
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  • SB-4000 Subwoofer Receives Audio Magazine's "Recommended Product" Award (Germany)

    "Extended deep bass in the room with audiophile precision. The SVS SB-4000 executed the perfect bass storm – with power and yet easiness."
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  • High Def Digest Reviews the SB-4000 Subwoofer

    "An exceptional subwoofer capable of producing incredibly clean and powerful bass. The SB-4000 can really bring the thunder…slammed me with impressive impact…just about shook the walls of my house apart and equally adept with music as it is with car crashes and rocket blasts. It can reproduce deep cello notes with crisp clarity just as well as it can deliver an earth-shaking explosion. Highly Recommended to anyone looking for a high-end subwoofer without an exorbitant boutique price tag."
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  • SB-4000 and PB-4000 Subwoofers Receive Heimkino's Reference Class Award

    "The SB-4000 subwoofer convinces with a crisp, precise reproduction of lowest frequencies. For the ultimate pressure in the diaphragm, the PB-4000 is particularly suitable, because it provides even greater dynamic range and maximum low frequency extension...With the new 4000 Series subwoofers, SVS once again hit a home run. Both models offer maximum low-bass performance at reference-class level."
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  • Reference Home Theater Reviews the SB-4000 Subwoofer

    "The SB-4000 does exactly what I want in a sub: make my speakers sound like they play down to 20Hz without any effort or strain by completely disappearing. It offers the same level of impact that I’ve heard at live concerts…and it has helped me discover how much deep bass I was missing from everything. A wonderful sub and highly recommended."
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  • SB-4000 Subwoofer Receives Audio & Vision Online's Excellent Product Award

    "The lowest octaves are rendered with incredible detail and power. From a relatively small cabinet, it produces more than enough output for a big home theater and its tight and precise sound is also excellent for music. Brutal SPL capabilities, easy-to-use mobile app and flawless design make this a rare and elite audio product."
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  • MissingRemote.com Reviews the SB-4000 Subwoofer

    "Bass reproduction is effortless. Impressing with its power, and nuance. Energy you can feel fills the room. Response is instantaneous, tight, and controlled but never overpowering. The build quality is flawless. Most importantly the SB-4000 provides clean, tight bass, oodles of headroom, and musicality that impresses with every type of content."

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  • SB-4000 Subwoofer Receives the Home Cinema Choice Best Buy Award

    "Genuinely subsonic, and its room-loading capabilities prove outstanding. Impossible to unsettle. Textbook definition of great home cinema bass; deep, clean and fast, and easily integrated with your speaker system. A peerless bass generator."
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  • Video Magazine (Germany) Reviews the SB-4000 Subwoofer

    "Outstanding value, unmatched sound quality, unique features and deep, full and clear bass, all controllable via a smartphone app and remote. The combination of maximum technical features and audio performance value show the immense subwoofer know-how SVS created with the 4000 Series Subwoofers. A+."
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