Prime Bookshelf - Piano Gloss - Outlet - 1057

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Prime Bookshelf - Piano Gloss - Outlet - 1057

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Standing out among the crowd of bookshelf speakers is no easy task, yet the Prime Bookshelf defies convention to outperform reference monitors costing twice as much or more. Every aspect of the Prime Bookshelf speaker was designed for sonic excellence. From the premium grade driver and sophisticated SoundMatch crossover to the extra-thick baffle, internal bracing, and FEA optimized tweeter diffuser, the Prime Bookshelf speaker’s design and engineering credentials put it in the realm of much costlier, and much larger speakers.

Prime Driver & Tweeter Design

Thoughtfully designed for acoustic excellence, the Prime Bookshelf speaker’s 6.5-inch woofer is mounted in its own dedicated and completely sealed compartment to ensure smooth, precise and clear midrange and bass output that’s free from coloration. The cone material is extremely light and rigid and maintains a flat frequency response with excellent handling across the foundational mid-range frequencies. Low frequency extension is shockingly deep and effortless considering the cabinet size and the Prime Bookshelf speaker can hit reference volume with amazing clarity, no distortion and headroom to spare.

The Prime Bookshelf speaker’s 1-inch aluminum dome tweeter is light, efficient, and rigid, and plays crystal clear at high volumes. The clarity offers a sense of utter transparency, while offering an ‘airy’ presentation and incredibly unveiled highs so female vocals and dialogue and high pitched sound effects and musical content always sound crisp, smooth and natural.

Innovative SoundMatch Crossover Design

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Since premium drivers require an equally capable crossover, no expense was spared with the innovative SVS SoundMatch 2-way crossover. Its tapered array is designed to minimize the potential for beaming. This creates an expansive, yet focused and precise soundstage, with accurate frequency response at all listening positions in the room. The precise tuning of the SoundMatch Crossover also ensures pinpoint accuracy of highs, mids, and lows, while maintaining pristine signal purity.

Performance Driven Cabinet Design and Geometry

Tapered edges on the Prime Bookshelf speaker’s front baffle, known as chamfers, minimize edge diffraction for clear and precise soundstaging. The cabinet’s presence offers a modern industrial feel with acoustic enhancements like shorting rings and a tweeter diffuser which add performance-driven style. All advancements are packed into a compact but attractive cabinet, that’s easily mountable anywhere, and available in stunning piano gloss black or premium black ash finish.

Frequency Response / Acoustic Data:

  • Rated bandwidth: 48 Hz-25 kHz (±3 dB)
  • Nominal impedance: 8 ohms.
  • Sensitivity: 87 dB (2.83V @ 1 meter full-space, 300-3kHz)
  • Recommended amplifier power: 20-150 watts.

Speaker Specs:

  • Bookshelf Loudspeaker
  • Black ash and piano gloss black finish options
  • Single set of 5-way binding posts
  • 1.7” wide-flared rear-firing port
  • Cloth grille with pin/cup retention system
  • Elastomer stick-on bumper feet (adds 3mm to height)
  • Cabinet Dimensions: 13.2" (H) X 8" (W) X 9.4" (D)
  • Overall Dimensions: 13.3" (H) X 8" (W) X 10.3" (D) (includes grille and bumper feet)
  • Shipped Dimensions-2 Pack: 17.6" (H) X 22.4" (W) X 14.4” (D)
  • Weight: 15.5 pounds
  • Shipped Weight-2 Pack: 34.7 pounds

Driver Specs:

1” Aluminum Dome Tweeter:

  • FEA-optimized diffuser for airy and unveiled presentation
  • Aluminum dome for exceptional transient response

6.5” Woofers:

  • Long stroke motor and suspension for high output
  • 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

Crossover & Cabinet Specs:

Crossover:

  • 2-way crossover with premium-grade capacitors, air-core inductors and heavy-trace printed circuit boards
  • Crossover network delivers outstanding phase coherency and time domain behavior
  • Tweeter-to-woofer crossover: 2.3 kHz (12 dB/octave slopes)

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
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MM
02/15/2024
Michael M.
United States United States

The Best

I published my 5 star review 2/14/24 and here are some pics. The Kanto stands and Center tilt 'stand' are my favorite brand stands. Please note the weight limit on the center stand, but a piece of wood or metal could fix that.

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MM
02/14/2024
Mike M.
United States United States

WOW!!!

I waited a long time to close in on my SVS HT dream system now complete with the Prime bkshelf, center, 4 Elevations, and 2 PB1000 subs. I'm such a fan of SVS that if they sold dirt I'd buy it. Aside from their audiophile reference grade speakers and accessories - they have the best US based customer service in the field. Kudos to all.

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10/22/2022
Fred S.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Prime Surround System

From the time I opened the boxes to the end of a movie I had a smile on my face! Very quality product and piano gloss looks fabulous.

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GH
04/19/2022
Gregory H.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Great bookshelf speaker set

Still in the burn in period , but these really added what my current set up was missing. I will be purchasing another set for zone b . I can’t believe the total sound and output these have .

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KB
06/16/2020
Keith B.
US US

Prime Bookshelves

Great speakers! I use them for my side surrounds but I have them in the back because not much sound comes out the rear surround terminals.

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