Prime Center - Piano Gloss - Outlet - 1046
Prime Center - Piano Gloss - Outlet - 1046
It's rare, if not impossible to find a true 3-way center channel speaker at even close to what the Prime Center costs. Leveraging design elements and technology from the SVS Ultra Center, the Prime Center speaker features premium drivers and crossover components and sophisticated engineering that put it in a class by itself when compared to other center speakers in its class.
Center channel speakers are often considered the most underrated speakers in a home theater because they handle so much of the content yet are designed as afterthoughts by many audio brands. The SVS Prime Center accepts no compromises and anchors the front soundstage of a 5.1 home theater surround sound system or other set-ups with precision and power that complements even the most high-end multi-channel systems.
Frequency Response / Acoustic Data:
- Rated bandwidth: 48 Hz-25 kHz (±3 dB)
- Nominal impedance: 8 ohms.
- Sensitivity: 86 dB (2.83V @ 1 meter full-space, 300-3kHz)
- Recommended amplifier power: 20-200 watts.
Speaker Specs:
- Black ash and piano gloss black finish options
- Single set of 5-way binding posts
- Dual 1” wide-flared rear-firing ports
- Cloth grille with pin/cup retention system
- Elastomer stick-on bumper feet (adds 3mm to height)
- Center Channel Loudspeaker
- Cabinet Dimensions: 7.6" (H) X 18.6" (W) X 8.6" (D)
- Overall Dimensions: 7.7" (H) X 18.6" (W) X 9.2" (D) (includes grille and bumper feet)
- Shipped Dimensions: Shipped Dimensions: 12.2" (H) X 23" (W) X 13.4" (D)
- Weight Unboxed: 20.2 pounds
- Shipped Weight: 23.3 pounds
Driver Specs:
1” Aluminum Dome Tweeter:
- FEA-optimized diffuser for airy and unveiled presentation
- Aluminum dome for exceptional transient response
3.5” Midrange Driver:
- Polypropylene cone for excellent stiffness/mass ratio and pistonic behavior
- Cast ABS-fiberglass composite basket ensures precision component alignment and excellent thermal transfer
- Vented voice coil former minimizes air compression artifacts
Dual 5.25” Woofers:
- Long stroke motor and suspension for high output
- Polypropylene cone for excellent stiffness/mass ratio and pistonic behavior
- Aluminum shorting ring to reduce gap inductance, lower distortion, and enhance high frequency response
- Cast ABS-fiberglass composite basket ensures precision component alignment and excellent thermal transfer
- Vented voice coil former minimizes air compression artifacts
Crossover & Cabinet Specs:
Crossover:
- 3-way crossover with premium-grade capacitors, air-core inductors and heavy-trace printed circuit boards
- Midrange-to-tweeter crossover: 2.4 kHz (12 dB/octave slopes)
- Woofer-to-midrange crossover: 350 Hz (12 dB/octave slopes)
Cabinet:
- Separate sealed midrange enclosure shifts standing waves beyond the driver pass band, improving sound quality
- Separate sealed midrange enclosure shifts standing waves beyond the driver pass band, improving sound quality
- Chamfered front baffle and flush-mounted drivers reduce edge diffraction and improved on-axis high frequency response
- FEA-optimized cabinet and bracing eliminates resonances
Press Reviews
StillBlue Home Theater (YouTube) Reviews SVS Prime Center Speaker
“The Prime Center speaker is a smaller center channel, but it sure packs a punch. Really easy to integrate into the front stage, the output is crystal clear and dialogue...
High Def Digest Reviews the Prime Bookshelf and Prime Center Loudspeakers
"A marvel of sound design. These loudspeakers uncoil the sound, and reach well above their price point dynamically. Easy recommendations for the aspiring but sensible home theater speaker enthusiast."
The Missing Remote Reviews Prime Center and Prime Tower 5.0 System
"The Prime Center is clear and crisp, and able to handle everything…it made the biggest performance difference from my usual setup."
Audioholics - Tarunvir Bains Reviews the Prime Tower and Prime Center Speakers
"I highly recommend the SVS Prime speakers for anyone looking to break into the first true threshold of fidelity-driven sound reproduction without breaking the bank. It’s reassuring to know you...
AVTechReviews - Chris Murray Reviews the Prime Series Speakers
"… have a surprisingly big sound… flawless in its performance…get a audiophile grade home theater system at a fraction of the cost."
The Poor Audiophile - SVS Launches Prime Series Speaker Family: An Array of Speakers From Tower to Satellite
"The Prime Center is a three-way design. I was happy to hear that SVS went with this design choice as it addresses the off-axis issues that are common to the...
User Reviews
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