SVS ULTRA 16 SUBS

The new SB16 Ultra and PB16 Ultra subwoofers now available from SVS are the biggest and most powerful it has ever developed and feature new 406mm (16-inch) drivers and 1,500-watt amplifiers. Now available in Australia, the SB-16 Ultra sells for $3,999 and the PB-16 for $4,499 (RRP). Both subwoofers have a 406mm bass driver with a 203mm-diameter edge-wound voice coil that’s driven by an ‘Ultra Sledge’ STA-1500D amplifier Class-D amplifier rated by SVS as being able to deliver 1,500-watts continuous power. Both subwoofers use a 50MHz Analog Devices DSP device to enable continuously variable volume/gain control, continuously variable (0–180 degrees) phase control and continuously variable (50–160 Hz) 12dB/ octave low pass filter and three user-adjustable parametric equalisation circuits. SVS quotes the SB-16 Ultra’s frequency response at 16 to 460Hz ±3dB and the PB-16 Ultra’s frequency response at 15–280Hz ±3dB (standard mode); 13–280Hz ±3dB (extended mode) and 14–360Hz ±3dB (sealed mode).

Both new subwoofers can be controlled via smartphone, using a free app developed by SVS that gives control over all functions including the DSP and parametric equalisation circuitry. ‘The culmination of all SVS’s design advancements means the new PB16-Ultra and SP16-Ultra represent the greatest leap forward in subwoofer performance since the inception of the subwoofer,’ said Shane Lewis of Final Link Audio, which distributes SVS in Australia. ‘Groundbreaking technology, rigorous design and extreme testing in both real-world and laboratory environments has allowed SVS to achieve massive output levels, extreme low-frequency extension, a near-perfect frequency response and lightningfast transient response.’ For further information, please contact Final Link Audio on (03) 9746 0394 or visit the website at www.finallink.com.au