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Product Information
Specifications
Specifications
- Frequency Response/Acoustic Data
- Frequency Response: 42Hz – 25kHz +/-3dB
- Dimensions
- Active Speaker Cabinet Dimensions (W x H x D): 7.09" x 11.61" x 8.96"
- Passive Cabinet Dimensions (W x H x D): 7.09" x 11.61" x 8.85"
- Weight
- Active Speaker Weight Unboxed: 12.3 lbs (5.58kg)
- Passive Speaker Weight Unboxed: 11.68 lbs (5.3kg)
- Driver Specs
- 1” Aluminum Dome Tweeter
- FEA-optimized diffuser for airy and unveiled presentation
- Aluminum dome for exceptional transient response
- 5.25” Midrange Driver:
- 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
- 1” Aluminum Dome Tweeter
- Amplifier
- Dual Class-D Power Amps for Discrete Driver Bi-amplification
- 200 watt (50 watt x 4) RMS Power
- Digital controlled tweeter-to-woofer crossover: 2kHz (12dB/octave slope)
- Speaker Cabinet
- Finish Options: Piano Gloss Black and Piano Gloss White
- 2.36” wide-flared rear-firing port
- Protective cloth grille with pin/cup retention system
- Elastomer stick-on bumper feet (adds 3mm to height)
- Wireless Streaming Options
- DTS Play-Fi - Lossless 192kHz/24-bit via Critical Listening Mode over WiFi
- Apple Airplay 2, Chromecast Built-in: CD Quality
- Bluetooth 5.0 with AAC and aptX
- Spotify Connect
- Input
- HDMI audio input. Supports ARC and eARC
- Left/Right RCA Input: Input Impedance: 20K
- 3.5mm Aux Input: Input Impedance: 20K
- Toslink Optical Input: S/PDIF receiver works at a wide range of sampling frequencies between up to 96kHz
- Bluetooth 5.0 with AAC and aptX
- 6 backlit preset pushbuttons
- Ethernet
- USB service port also for powering wireless accessories
- See SoundPath Wireless Audio Adapter
- Output Specs
- Subwoofer Output: 2V MAX
- Auto Detecting High Pass Filter: Activates High Pass Filter at 80Hz on the speakers when subwoofer detected
- Ethernet
- Cabinet
- Acoustically transparent and FEA optimized grilles minimize diffraction
- FEA-optimized cabinet and bracing eliminates resonances
- Chamfered front baffle and flush-mounted drivers reduce edge diffraction and improved on-axis high frequency response
- General Specifications
- 3.15” wide Front Panel OLED display
- Displays Source, Artist Name, Song Title, Volume
- Rich meta data from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth audio sources
- Switch Mode Power Supply: Auto Switching 100 – 120V / 220 – 240V, 50/60Hz
- Fuse: 15A/250V
- Detachable Power Cord
- IR Remote control and 2 AAA batteries included
- 8 x Elastomer stick-on bumper feet included
- Active-Passive Speaker Interconnect Cable: 3m / 10ft Included
- Warranty: Unconditional 2-Year Warranty
What's in the Box
What's in the Box
- Prime Wireless Pro Powered Speaker System with Chromecast and Airplay 2 - Pair
- AC Power Cord
- 2 Premium Cloth Speaker Grille Covers
- 8 Elastomer Bumper Feet
- 10’ Active-Passive Speaker Interconnect Cable
- Remote Control
- 2 AAA batteries
Reviews
Customer Reviews for SVS Prime Wireless Pro Powered Speaker System with Chromecast and Airplay 2 - Pair
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1. Bass is definitely improved over the original Prime Wireless with just the speakers playing. I think you would be happier with these if you didn't have a sub compared to the originals, which I think really performed well for their size but honestly needed a sub to bring up the low end for most music.
2. Compared to the originals, which came across as a bit bright - so much so that I tended not to bother toeing them in since the response was a little more pleasant off-axis - they seem to have rolled the highs off just a bit more here. And it's a good thing! I'm still getting detail on the high end, but the overall sound is just more pleasing. I've found that I'm digging these with a bit of toe-in.
3. The size is notably larger than the original Prime Wireless. More than you would think for just the change in driver size. But the added enclosure space gives them a much weightier sound. I don't think you'd ever audibly mistake the original Prime Wireless for a larger speaker, but the Pros have some presence to them. Bass guitar and drums hit with more authority.
4. They're surprisingly capable without a sub, but once I plugged in the SB1000 I was using with the original Prime Wireless, these things integrate to the sub SO much better than the originals. I'm still using a 90Hz filter on the sub per SVS' recommendations, but I was able to back the gain down a couple of notches and still have a transition that sounded smooth. Bass guitar has a much pluckier sound to it with this setup. Tracks like Sarah Jarosz' Come On Up To The House and Alison Krauss' Oh Atlanta give you a nice combo of almost-in-the-room-with-you bass, detail from the stringed instruments, and a pretty sweet sounding female vocal. Fleetwood Mac's Dreams also came across better than the original Prime Wireless was able to convey it. Where you really notice the magic, however, is with modern music like Billie Eilish, where deeper bass comes through tight and well-controlled. I recommend pairing these with a decent sub if that is your preferred genre.
5. The PlayFi chip in these seems to react faster to voice commands given to Alexa than the originals did. I had a lot of networking issues with the originals where sometimes they would play after a few seconds and sometimes you would get frustrated and walk away, with the song you wanted playing 5 minutes later at random. Thus far, the Pros start playing music quickly and I haven't had any missed commands.
6. Having physical buttons for the presets is so much more user friendly than the original. And the new display showing track info as you play music is a welcome addition that makes these speakers feel more like a premium product.
Now, the cons (such as they are):
1. The previous Prime Wireless would partially mute once your digital assistant of choice (mine is an Amazon Echo) received its wakeup command, making it easier for your device to hear the command that follows. The Prime Wireless Pros don't seem to do this as of yet. Perhaps this is something they can add back in with a future update, because it really helps when you have music cranked, whether to issue commands for the speakers or just to do things like set timers, etc.
2. The remote is a welcome addition, especially for when you need to change sources after streaming music to the speakers. That said, the volume buttons seemed to work a bit inconsistently for me. There were a few times that I was pressing volume down from across the room and nothing happened.
3. Weirdly, it seems like you have to turn the volume up a bit more on these than the originals to get the same level of playback in the room. 1/2 volume on these sounds about equivalent to what 1/3 volume was on the originals. That said, every step above 1/2 volume seems to get so much more out of them than the original Prime Wireless were capable of. And again, perhaps since the highs seem to be dialed down a touch, you're able to get these much louder before they start to sound like they're losing steam. I list this as a con, but really, the max output is still so much better than the original that perhaps this is just to give you more granular control over the level.
All in all, this a solid addition to SVS' product line and I'm very happy with the way they sound in my first few days of use. I could easily see them improving even more after a little more break-in, but I'm very impressed with the changes they have made over their original offering. Strongly recommended!
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