A BASS odyssey 👾 SVS 3000 MICRO (vs. KEF KC62)

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🛋 My listening room in 2022:

0:00 Intro
1:05 Basic differences
3:51 Tech differences
5:27 Look, feel and smartphone app
8:50 Audible differences
10:35 Dis/integration
14:26 Room EQ Wizard + Lyngdorf PEQ
18:05 SVS PEQ
22:36 To infinity and beyond
26:24 Brucey bonus

🔊 SVS 3000 micro (US$899)

🔊 KEF KC62 ($1499)

🧙🏻‍♀️ Darko’s REW setup:

Apple MacBook Pro 2021

Umik-1 USB microphone

Topping D10s

AudioQuest Carbon USB cable

AudioQuest Forest TOSLINK cable

👉🏻 Also seen in this video

Bluesound Powernode

Sonus faber Lumina II

Stereophile’s Sonus faber Lumina III (not II) measurements

Lyngdorf TDAI-1120

Solid Steel SS6 speaker stands

Rega Planar 8

Ortofon 2M Black

iFi Zen Phono

#bass subwoofer #hifi

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[awhirsch]

Remember that dialing in the bass is done for the listening position. As you move about the room, you will notice room modes with more and less bass. Multiple subwoofers can help. Bass is by far the hardest thing to manage in a setup. The 45 day SVS trial period was not long enough for me and I sent the two subs I purchased back because I wasn’t able to integrate them to my satisfaction during that period and I was concerned that I might never be able to do it. SVS paid for the return shipping and gave me a full refund. Best customer service ever. Great app as well.

[syanhc]

Since I’ve been watching this channel, I’ve bought the Campfire Andromeda, Sony WH1000M5, Sony WR1000M4, RME ADI-2 Dac FS, Cambridge Audio CXN V2 and CXA81, Monitor Audio Gold 100s, Chord Qutest, Fyne Audio F1-5. Now it’s the SVS Micro 3000. John, you are costing me a fortune! 😜

[bigdallyc]

I got the SVS sb-1000 and it was the best HiFi component purchase I've made this far.. It was also the last purchase for my system. What a difference.

[lewb.]

DSP delay can be dealt with phase adjustment on the sub. SVS usually provides that on their amps directly or on their app. No need to move the sub .

[dwightballard]

Nice to see the Lyngdorf in the system. I have the MP-60-2.1 and once I ran the Room Perfect the bass response was the best I've ever heard in terms of deep, punchy bass. It really was a set it and forget it experience.

[roozda]

Great review JD ( your old mate, Richard from Melbourne here). I bought this same Sub about 3 months ago after mulling over the KEF and also the Rel T5/x. The app definitely swayed me as well as the price. It has fit into my system wonderfully and given my PMCs the deeper oomph they need. I love it. As far as tweaking my setup goes, I think I’m done.
But also, great review and I just love how your reviews are more of an exploration and conversation built around the subject matter, rather than just a dry review. Love ya work!
Rich.

[gregdimond]

I added the 3000 Micro in white to my system that has Parasound amp and pre, with the Node and Elac Reference speakers. I also use with VPI phono and in 3.1 surround when watching movies. I think it's fantastic in all three applications.

[medofallmeds]

Reading through the comments I always learn something new or get great responses to questions. Thanks, you wonderful people ❤️

[Jamyya]

I like how John Darko explain things in his videos. Its an art I would say. Sub'd!

[gerrit-janslettenhaar]

Thank you for this (brilliant) review!

Most people do not live in acoustic-perfect rooms, and do not have perfect matching speaker/amp combinations; equalizers will do the trick!

Very nice to see new build-in EQ solutions.

[johnbrown]

My KEF KC62 was amazingly easy to set-up and simply disappears---leaving a wonderfully deep & "location-less" bass sound.
FYI: The KC62 is matched with a pair of KEF LS50 Metas. At a total investment of less than $3, 000 USD, this combination may be the best cost-vs-performance high-end loud speaker system currently available. Highly recommended...

[jimfarrell]

A real shame the SVS doesn't have high/speaker level inputs. Effectively rules it out for all of us integrated amp users without sub/preamp outputs.
I use BK electronic subs. No DSP bells and whistles but all have speaker level inputs. REL are pretty good in that regard, too.

[lesizmor]

Darko, a well-done presentation. A word about bass that is "tighter' than another sub--- that is most often the result of the amplifier having a higher "Damping Factor". This is much less critical for mids & highs, but for bass it is a major factor. The diff between 800 or 1, 000 watts in a home is really nothing, but DF is readily apparent. As the speaker cone returns to neutral (and beyond) after it's initial excursion, it generates a current back into the amp. When an amp has a high Damping Factor, this back & forth is mitigated.

[barbaroja.mp]

superb video! I was looking into REL subs, which I enjoy their performance but the SVS won me over because I have 2 sets of speakers (listening and DJing) and not having to reach to the back everytime to adjust the settings is a gamechanger for people who have different pairs of speakers in a room...a very special case for sure.

[nativochileno]

EXCELENTE TRABAJO
MUCHAS GRACIAS
UN FUERTE ABRAZO DESDE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

[TPQ]

You know that you are a Darko Audio fan when, as he introduces a video, you notice changes in his listening room. New kit other than what is being featured, new accessories, new plants, etc.

Always a pleasure John. When I launch YouTube my first thought is “I hope there is a new Darko Audio feature to watch”

[AtlantaGregg]

John, I have recently gone from 1 sub, to 2, to 4 subs in my 5m by 4m room. All SVS SB1000 pros. Only $500 US each. Same great software and features as the Micro3000. I can adjust and synch them all from my listening seat in moments. Each time I’ve added subs it has reduced peaks and troughs (great for solo and partner listening) and and also increased headroom. Beautifully integrates with my KEF LS50 Wireless II. Would love for you to explore using multiple subs. Love your reviews! You are the best at what you do!

[maisonmallninja]

6:30 ...re: filming glossy surfaces:

Keep a mic stand (with boom mic attachment) and a piece of 1x1m black cloth from a fabric store. You can bend the boom mic stand 90 degrees so it has an arm sticking out, and tape the black cloth to it.

Then you just move the mic stand around to block the reflection you're dealing with.

Total cost: $30-40

Industry standard 1x1m black flag negative fill: $150-300

[rondickinson]

Thanks for all your hard work and time you put into this project very helpful.

[anxiousappliance]

I got the SVS micro because I have the prime wireless pro speakers and figured SVS would have tested the sub with their own gear. Placed it next to one of the speaker stands, fiddled with the app for an hour or two as I listened to music, and happy as a clam. Might be a savage as my only other sub was a dumpster diving find, but the micro and the wirelss pros sound very sweet to me.  

And watching vids - the sound via bluetooth is pretty awesome - I like how they have deep sounds even when turning on room lights. What an exciting TV world!!!