SVS Prime Wireless Pro Powered Speaker System with Chromecast and Airplay 2 - Pair

These speakers are just great.

I don't care how good Bluetooth can be, when connected to a PC or Mac, the connection is delayed, voices out of synchronization and the speakers go to sleep WAY too fast. Unfortunate as I have an SVS Subwoofer and LOVE it.

My experience with the audio portion of the Prime Wireless Pro was great.

I purchased these as a soundbar replacement. I have owned several soundbars ranging anywhere between $500 to north of $2,000. To be hones I have never been happy with the quality of the audio. No matter what any reviewers say, you will not get the best audio out of a soundbar.

Audio Quality: The speakers sound so much better than even the most expensive soundbar. They are tuned to give you great bass, acceptable mids and good highs. Grade A+

Setup: This is a little clunky but considering that you can connect to these speakers with HDMI, Optical, WiFi, Bluetooth or Ethernet, they get a passing grade for cramming it in such a small package and making it work. I have to keep in mind that SVS is an audio company and not necessarily network engineers. The redeeming factor is SVS customer service. The first rep I talked to was new on the job and I could tell he was reading off a troubleshooting checklist. When he was stumped, he had a more senior rep called me back. She advised me that I had to pull the install apart and take the speaker back to the room where my router was. She advised that the speaker has to be in close proximity to a router to make the initial connection.

This is where I believe they have missed the networking portion. I had an AP not 15 ft from the original install location. That should have worked. When I queried her as to why I have to undo all the wires pull the speaker and go back to the room with the router she could not explain why. All she said is that is how we do it. If that is so, then they should say so in the documentation. It was a lot of effort to pull the wiring and move the speaker just to make a network connection. Plus, the quality of the answer was indicative of someone who does not know networking. That said, she stayed on the phone till the connection was made and then she rushed off to get on to the next call. Grade: B- to B

Build Quality: Fit, Finish, Connections and Layout are very good. Grade A

Delivery: Delivery specifics, I got the Primer Wireless Pro's and a PF-3000 subwoofer in one shipment (140 lbs). My front yard is 60 feet from the road and up two sets of steps. The good thing is I got the product within 3 business days. Great speed! Downside, the carrier they use was going to drop it in my front yard and drive off. That is a no go for me. I told him if that is what he is going to do then pack them up and send them back to the factory. After calling in to his supervisor we agreed to have him drop it on my driveway where I could reach it with a hand cart and move it in the house. I am disappointed that I to take it to a confrontational level to get the product delivered to a place where it could be handled by one person. This was a big downside for me. While it is not SVS that made the delivery, it was their carrier of choice. They should do a better job of explaining the delivery and offer options. Perhaps there is a white glove service they could offer? Grade: C to C+

Things I would request for future versions of this product and or improvements in the purchase and delivery experience.

1. Add some way to EQ the Primer Wireless Pro's, I would like to boost the mids just a smidge. My wife has hearing aids and to her the dialog is not as crisp as it is for me.

2. Clean up the connectivity experience. If it is really true, that you must have the speakers in close proximity to the router then tell the customer that up front. Don't let them get everything wired in and then there is an OOPS! I forgot to tell you that you need to be close to your router. That made no sense to me, and I have been dealing with networks 30+ years. It is disrespectful of the customers time and effort.

3. Clean up the delivery experience. See my epistle above on delivery.

Overall Grade: B+. If it were on audio quality alone, then the grade would be an A to A+. I spent a little over $2700 on this order and I just did not come away with a $2700 experience. The good thing is this should be fairly easy to correct with better training and better communication. and better delivery options.

I would not hesitate to recommend SVS products. They are good products that are American made. The sound great and look good!

The build and sound quality is excellent, however, if you live in an AppleMusic world you will be disappointed as it will only work through Bluetooth which is lossy, compressed sound. Not why I brought these speakers! I would recommend these speakers if you use anything other than Apple Music.

First heard these at an audio show and had to have them. Extremely impressive sound for their size and being able to go wireless and use on board DAC makes them fun to use. I paired them with an old Def Tech Pro sub that wasn't being used and the sound exploded. Excellent product for the price

These are amazing, love the sound and wide stage presence , Have the SB 1000 as its partner, great combo.

These speakers sound great when DTS play fi works correctly or when using BT. I'm using them in a home office setup. If I want non-stuttering audio from the PC, I have to rely on the line-in input. The issue with that is I have to balance 3 different volume settings (PC volume, monitor volume and prime wireless volume). The monitor is connected to the pc via a usb c thunderbolt connection and the monitor has an amplified line out. I purchased the pro license for DTS play fi "video mode" and while the audio has good sync with video, there are occasional (way more than I'd like) dropouts. The speakers are wired with ethernet and my home network is a higher quality than the average home. My PC also shouldn't be the issue. Play fi is nice because there is only one volume control, it's just not reliable. I can't give them 5 stars just because of play fi. I hope this is a software/firmware issue that can be resolved.

For the space I'm in, I chose to not have a subwoofer, these speakers put out more than enough bass for the casual listening that is done. I do wish there was an ability to modify the sound a bit. For the most part I try to use play fi on android for audio streaming, but again, that is one of the negatives of this product. I have less issues with HEOS. For a few days, I couldn't get the app to reliably play through songs. They are beautiful looking speakers.

I want to love this product. As a set of powered speakers they sound great. Trying to use them for my use case where they are 90% used as PC speakers and maybe 10% directly playing music, they definitely fall short of my expectations.

Blown away with the quality of the wireless prime pro speakers and sound produced.

I traded up to the Prime Wireless Pro speakers from a set of original prime wireless. The sound is far superior to the old speakers and they were quite good. The listening experience is fuller, more pure with better volume despite a small increase in size. The first music I played filled the great room with with magic.(Listen to a Jeff Beck guitar twist) I cannot believe this amazing sound comes from wireless speakers.
Getting the new Wireless Pro's to sync with my apple iPhone and the LG OLED was quite easy and thanks for coming up with a remote matched to the speakers. I also have a SB1000 wireless connected to the prime wireless pro so my listing experience rivals my Logan Martin towers up stairs.(BTW married to a SB4000)

Lastly the LED read out on the right master speaker is a great improvement It is so nice to easily see what channel and the volume at a glance. Nice work, SVS! I am so impressed.

Easy to use especially with someone that has a visual problem

Very easy to use, but for the price I wanted better quality.

Let me make this very clear. The sound from these speakers are absolutely amazing. Within the first few hours of listening I could hear details that I had missed before. Definitely a game changer and from now on I will buy from SVS.

So I just upgraded from a 10 year old Audioengine A5+ speaker system. I had actually had the Prime Wireless setup on my radar for a long time, but the lack of remote was a deal breaker. So as soon as this new "Pro" version was released, I had to jump on it! These speakers are in our "Library" room, and running off the Zone 2 output from my AVR in our "Media" room where the TV and HTPC is. I have a fairly high-end surround setup with B&W N804s mains, and there was a considerably noticeable drop-off in sound quality when moving between rooms with the Audioengine setup. Now? Not so much! Even at low volume, the improvement in clarity is quite astounding. I am also a musician, and as my guitar rig also happens to be in the Library... I appreciate the ability to stream play-along sources directly from my laptop via Bluetooth in the same room at SPLs that can keep up with my 100w tube amp. :) It was rather an excruciating long wait since the announcement in January 2022 for the Prime Wireless "Pro"... but thank you, SVS!!

A few years ago I bought the original Prime Wireless Speakers and set them up in one of my primary listening spaces. I love from the start BUT, I am in the Apple ecosystem and I could only connect with bluetooth. The PlayFi system was funky at best for me. When these speakers came up I was excited to see that include Airplay2. However,I wasn’t sure I wanted to spend the money just for that upgrade. I wrote to SVS and they kindly outlined all of the upgrades. I just got my new Prime Pro’s and I love everything about these speakers. The clarity across the sound spectrum, the sound staging are superb! The Airplay2 sounds way better than Bluetooth to my ears.Everything from classical to Live Grateful Dead recordings are pure joy. Thanks to SVS for delivering an outstanding product.

Put the Pros in place of the first generation Prime Wireless speakers I had connected to one of my TVs. What a difference! The sound is crisp and clean and the bass response is so good I no longer needed a subwoofer connected to them so I put it to use somewhere else. Don't get me wrong, the Prime Wireless speakers have great sound but the Pros sound even better. Two other improvements make these speakers a real winner. With an HDMI input I no longer have to use the optical input so I don't need to have my phone to be able to mute the speakers or change the volume from a distance. The TV remote does it all. Also the included infrared remote is great when I'm streaming content to the speakers. I am super pleased with this purchase.

I've had a few days with the Prime Wireless Pros now, having had the regular Prime Wireless before these, and here are my impressions. First, the positives:
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!