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Welcome.

 

 

F

rom the entire SVS team, congratulations on your purchase 

of the new standard in home theater and music bass! 

 
Your new subwoofer isn’t some generic, mass-produced box built some-
place you can’t even find on a map.  It’s built in our Ohio factory, by 
home audio enthusiasts... like you.  Designed, tested and assembled by our 
crew, while using state of the art automation and materials, your SVS is 
without a doubt one of the best investments you’ll ever make in bringing 
music and theater 

home

.   

 
What’s more, we’ll help you to set up your sub right, and in no time, 
you’ll be giving “demos” of your favorite music, DVDs or digital music 
to all your friends and neighbors (we pity them if you live in an apart-
ment…please, be kind!).  This isn’t just a “subwoofer” after all, it’s a 
carefully designed audio component carefully tuned in our labs, by bass 
authority and “Sub-human”, Tom Vodhanel.   
 
You’re unlikely to have heard, or felt, bass like this before, unless it was 
in a top-notch commercial movie theater or high-end (high cost) audio 
boutique.  Movies and music in your home will never be quite the same 
again.  That’s a promise. 
 

A

lready have a question about your sub? 

You might answer it by 

reading this manual; we think you’ll find it simple and more informative 
than most.  For even more detailed discussion about set-up topics check 
out our  

FAQs

 page at 

www.svsubwoofers.com

.  We touch on all the key 

points you need to know, and then some. 
 
Maybe you just want to share a bit of bass news?  Or perhaps you have a 
story about your SV Subwoofer to share with us?  Maybe something we 
missed in our website?  No matter, feel free to send a note straight to me:  

[email protected] 

.   

 
It’s not often you can talk to the guys who made your audio components.  
In this case, we look forward to it. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ron Stimpson 

    Co-Founder 

SVS

 

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SV Subwoofers 

Summary of Contents for PB12-ISD

Page 1: ...and calibration Page 7 8 Powered box amp features Pages 9 11 Parametric EQ Ultra and select Plus subs only Pages 12 13 Variable tuning Pages 14 15 Bass demos Last update 03 April 2005 OWNERS GUIDE SVS...

Page 2: ...refully tuned in our labs by bass authority and Sub human Tom Vodhanel You re unlikely to have heard or felt bass like this before unless it was in a top notch commercial movie theater or high end hig...

Page 3: ...great lengths to allow for downward firing woofers Coupled with our unique base plates which minimize driver reactive forces and even strengthen the cabinet itself you ll find our subs can take a trem...

Page 4: ...er you put the sub in front or to the rear of your seating area usually makes surprisingly little audible difference Deep movie and music bass like that from Dolby Digital DD 5 1 channel DVDs and digi...

Page 5: ...n the procedures to do this Generally this requires ensuring the receiver s test tones or a spe cial test disk like Avia play back at the same volume from each of your system s full range speakers Tha...

Page 6: ...ver processor master volume is set at 00 dB or some other easy to remember reference level Finally ensure your SVS s volume control is set no more than 1 4 to 1 3rd up at first It s also critical to c...

Page 7: ...toming resulting in a loud clack Location and measurement You should take the above measurements from your preferred seat for watching movies Be advised strong bass levels can vary significantly simpl...

Page 8: ...the auto on light will turn red switching the sub back off When running and sensing a signal the auto on LED will be green Sometimes with very low listening levels your subwoofer might not get enough...

Page 9: ...e acoustical output is more desirable for their environment in many cases allowing the worst peak to be flattened By manipu lating the input signal with your PEQ you can cut a wide or narrow peak in r...

Page 10: ...ring several times the amplifier power to achieve You can see then how critical the below chart is if you are using your PEQ to even out or flatten the room response of your bass Add the following to...

Page 11: ...40Hz Why If we used 40Hz as our center frequency and 50Hz as our high point cutoff we would only at tenuate the curve down to 30Hz This will leave a small bump in response near 25Hz because the correc...

Page 12: ...do it To insert a port plug simply squeeze the foam on one end and press the plug into a port flare until it is about 1 lower than the edge of the surface of the sub You can remove the plug by insert...

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Page 14: ...t Scene 8 20 00 into the movie 2 Robot Landing Train Impact Scene 10 25 40 3 Green Boom Scene 27 1 11 40 Antz Another good family movie though not perhaps for small children Extremely loud bass above...

Page 15: ...dern sci fi horror classic this one rocks from intro to final scene 1 Ship drop Scene 9 41 20 2 Awakenings Scene 15 1 12 52 Apocalypse Now Making This Vietnam war movie Francis Ford Copolla nearly wen...

Page 16: ...materials and workmanship SVS will repair or replace any item at its discretion and return to the customer as soon as possible Naturally this warranty does not cover any product subjected to misuse ab...

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