SVS Ultra Evolution Tower

I am so impressed with these speakers! Talk about taking my system to the next level…

For years I have really enjoyed my Martin Logan Electrostatic speakers for 2 channel playback. The airiness and the wide soundstage drew me to the electrostatic sound. Last year I had upgraded my Theater Room speakers to the Ultra Titan speakers. After living with them for several months, I decided to see what they would sound like on my two channel system. I was really curious if my tube amp/integrated setup could push the Titan’s. I must admit, that was a mistake. They sounded so much better, both my wife and I could not believe how much we were missing! Since we listen to music more than we watch movies, I kept the speakers downstairs (in our main Family Room) for a couple of months. But every-time we wanted to watch a movie, I could tell how much my system was suffering without the Titan’s upstairs in the theater room. So, I took them back up. By doing that, our 2 channel system really suffered. With every record or CD we played, we missed the full sound that SVS speakers produced. So, I knew that I needed to start saving to change out my music system speakers.

The SVS Ultra Evolution Tower speakers gave us a sense of the airiness we liked so much with the Electrostatic speakers. But what the SVS do so better, is the mid bass, the heaviness that the EL speakers just did not do! We were already running dual SB-3000 subs with the Martin Logan speakers so we decided the Ultra Evolution…

I’ve owned and auditioned more tower speakers than I care to admit over the last 20 years, including several well‑known, reputable brands. Never did I expect that SVS — a company I only associated with subwoofers — would deliver one of the best tower speaker experiences I’ve ever had. I simply never gave them a fair shot… until now.

After purchasing and returning multiple towers in this price range over the past three months, I finally decided to try SVS. I’m thrilled that I did.

Sound Quality That Just Feels “Right”

The first thing that hit me was the fullness, separation, and expansiveness of the sound. These towers present music the way it should sound — natural, balanced, and effortless. I’ve been re‑listening to my entire music library because everything feels new again.

Zero Fuss, Zero Tweaking

What really surprised me is how good they sound right out of the box.

No reaching for the bass or treble trim.

No endless placement experiments.

No hours of EQing.

In my room, these towers sounded better without EQ than all the other speakers I’ve tried sounded with EQ and tweaking. That alone is worth celebrating. Now that I have EQ'd them, they sound even better.

Bass Performance That Makes You Rethink Your Setup

These speakers are so competent across the full frequency spectrum that I’m seriously considering ditching my subs. I never thought I’d say that about any tower speaker in this price range.

An Absolute Steal

For the money, these towers outperform everything…

Been a fan of SVS for years now and decided to match the Ultra Evolution Towers and Center with dual PB-3000s. Ended up going with the Evolution Towers over the Titans as my bass was going to be handled mostly by the subs and was fine sacrificing some bass from the Towers. Great choice, saved a few bucks, and I couldn't be happier. Compared to the Prime Towers and Center they are replacing, along with a full 7.2.6 set up, running the same room eq and utilizing the same Emotiva Basx A3 amp for the front stage, the Evolution Towers make the system more balanced and dialed in with the superior sound and excellent imaging over the Prime Towers. The Prime series were good in the theater for years and are now in use in my living room, I just didn't realize there was this much more to be had until I heard it myself. They also sound excellent in stereo listening to music both with and without the subs, but they are 95% used for movies. Been a great buy and I'm still smiling after several months. I would make the same decision again if I had to do it over.