Does it Beat Klipsch and Emotiva? SVS Prime Tower Speaker Review

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[TheReverendSlim]

I run the Prime Towers as my mains in a 7.2.4 setup (with Prime Center, Prime Sat surrounds, Prime Elevations on the ceiling and dual PB2000 Pro subs). They're great with 2-channel on their own but after some integration using MultEQ X and assigning them a 4th order rolloff at 40Hz, I got near-seamless transition to my subs and have really liked listening to them that way. A lot of people find the SVS Prime line harsh on the high end, but I found that this mellowed out after about 20 hours and left the detail and soundstage that I wanted. They're very capable and dynamic speakers.

[billywindsock]

Glad Sith are back, I need a badly soiled window for the garden shed. Loving the B roll in the grown ups room.

[TMERUNNR]

SVS has an Awesome Trade Up program too. I went from the Prime Towers traded up to the Prime Pinnacle (which were amazing) and then traded them for the Ultra's which just Absolutely crush movies and music! That program, if you like the SVS sound signature, is a great way to grow your Home Theater. If you are ever interested in hearing the Ultra's, I'm in the Fort Worth Alliance area.

[TheDoozie]

I started my surround setup with these and matching prime surround speakers and recently upgraded (imo) to Klipsch RP dual 8” towers and matching quad RP 5.25” center with RP 5.25” bookshelf’s all around and am happy I did. LOVE my dual pb3000 Svs subs though. They aren’t going anywhere for a long time. Thanks for the review!

[odwatchguy]

Thanks Randy, really enjoy the review of the SVS Prime towers. I think that SVS has a great base of fan support that will love this speaker because of the balanced response and clarity. I like the video from the additional location, nice display.

[stephenstevens]

Great review! I love your vocabulary...very real...very down to earth...working man style. Love your work, brother!

[gg]

The Lintons, tho, I'd take them instead of the towers any day! :)

[wayman]

I bought these SVS prime towers and had them for about a month. I really like them. They sound much clearer than my NHT ST4 tower. The ST4 tower sounded too dull for me.
The prime tower has a strong high end but not too much so. I listened to my friends old klipsch the SF2 tower. The klipsch speaker sounded very good also.

[DonStevens]

I have the original RF-7's x 4 towers from the early 80's. They were $1600 a pair back then. I am perfectly happy with them with the RSW15. I have another system that totes 2 SVS 1000 SUBS. It's all about what sounds good to your ears

[jim]

Great review. Sounds like SVS makes good affordable gear. I've never heard reviewers give any of thier stuff bad marks.

[Moult]

Your video work is getting better, love the entro!

[jc]

I see your video is already linked on an SVS ad..."Respected Youtuber Cheap Audio Man Showers Praise on Prime Towers". Congrats. :)

[TheBrigar]

Thank you for the Lena Hall reference! The rock is strong with this one.
Also love the change on the B-roll shots

[ADREISTER]

You know what I'd like to see (hear) from an audiophile critic?( Let's say "you") create a tidal play list and a dark-side-oz-esque video parallel saying what our speakers should be presenting in an ideal situation. And possible fixes. That would be amazing. If someone already does that, they need to find a way to bank on it and make it known. Thanks for the great content, Randy. Rock on.

[Old_Sailor]

JBL Studio 590 on sale for $800 a pair...Killer speaker for the price.

[tylerschettler]

It’s not often that Miles Davis & Marilyn Manson are mentioned in the same sentence. I love it!

[jonuiuc]

I always was partial to three-way speakers. I know I'm potentially giving up some coherency and "holographicness" vs a smaller two-way. But I'll trade it for the bigger sound and potentially higher dynamics.

Be nice if the KLH Kendell (I think thats the name) and other 3 ways in the price range could have a shoot out someday. That might hurt your back though lol.

[americanbuffalo]

Bit off topic but the Sony SSCS5s currently back down to $88 on Amazon.

[alm]

Thanks for the review and all the speaker comparisons. Appreciated. Subliminal background music was an interesting experiment. Hope it gets discarded. Kind of distracting once you're aware of it.

[lorientsuarez]

Estamos encantados con estos altavoces, muchas gracias por el video.