You got to hand it to the original owner, he really took care of the unit, it looks brand new, I picked it up all ready, boxed in its original packaging and all. Never thought I would be able to do this with a pre-owned stuff. Very happy I have pictures of the unboxing like its bought brand new.
Set my system up with Audyssey again. Set phase to 90 degrees and sub gain to 12 noon, then watched the incredible hulk, phantom menace, u-571, master & commander and some concert videos.
Well, the packaging & build quality is exceptional. You know you are buying a great product from the packaging alone, it was double boxed.
Performance wise, its pretty obvious that the SVS will perform better than my previous M&K, but I never thought it would be so far ahead. the M&K is no slouch, although its decade-old sealed design and 125 watt amp just can't compete with the SVS' ported and 300+ watt BASH amp. what's surprising is this SVS is a 10" while the M&K is a 12". The dimension of the sub boxes are almost identical except the SVS is longer by almost 3". For my room which is 12 feet x 20 feet by 8.5 feet = 2,040 cubic feet room, the PB10-NSD is more than enough to get the bass going. I initially thought I would like to keep the M&K as a second sub at the back, but after watching the movies I watched. I think I would have to bid farewell to my M&K, one SVS is enough for me.
The movies I mentioned, I watched it last night with my m&k, so the parts for comparison are still fresh on my mind. The parts where bass were evident just sounded so different with the SVS, if I can feel the M&K's bass production, the SVS placed me on the action itself, WOW! For concert videos, I was surprised the SVS handled it very well, clean and accurate bass reproduction, the bass sounds like bass produced by the musical instruments.
I initially read of SVS subs on the internet, and heard it sing (ultras) in one of PDVD's EBs, heard it again when sir streetsmart bought a PB12-NSD, and finally now I have one at home.
Its not marketing, its not even hype, its REAL. If you plan to upgrade your sub. And you feel an SVS is expensive, save some more or like me wait for a good pre-owned one, and get it, as every owner of this sub has been saying, its worth every centavo!!!
