A Look Inside The New SVS Ultra Evolution Bookshelf Speaker

[@generationbehindhifi]

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[@jimzahora7819]

What speaker stands are those, I just picked up a pair of the SVS Ultra Evolution and a pair of Martin Logain XT B100 for a side by side to choose which to place in my setup but need stands and its not proving easy.

[@generationbehindhifi]

@@jimzahora7819 They are B&W stands that I had bought when I owned a pair of B&W 805 Diamonds. I think the model name is "B&W FS-805". They are nice stands but kind of expensive (about $800 new back in the day).

[@RdandTrk1]

Oh man, been waiting for this one. Can't wait for your review. From what I've seen in this video, and my past experience with SVSs' bookshelf speakers, I bet these are going sound good.

[@generationbehindhifi]

The new Ultra Evolution bookshelves are one of my favorite speakers in that sub $1000 price point. IMO SVS did a great job on them! :)

[@bruceandt]

I am now a fan. Give me specs. Give me the real. Other reviewers never dive into the components. This is where the informed consumer thrives. Well done sir!

[@generationbehindhifi]

Thank you!

[@davidw.r.7801]

These look like a great buy. Been looking for a great bookshelf speaker, and with so many companies releasing new models it's going to be a challenge narrowing it down.

[@slickill5738]

You show a super important aspect of speakers that few others do. Very much appreciated , your content deserves a much wider audience. Thanks again !

[@ryanchappell5962]

I hope this channel blows up so we can look inside of everything!

[@JC.LC.]

I like your style of reviews and totally agree that a good review would show the construction of the cabinet, the crossover, and driver.

[@jameskirk796]

I really appreciate reviewers that give spec results of the speakers. Great job here. Thanks!

[@EveryDayJay415]

Your channel won’t be this size forever keep up the good work! I was excited for this one

[@fotbon]

You're a cool dude. 0% pretense 100% comprehension.

[@jollyroger3778]

As a scientist I really appreciate your look inside construction and breakdown of the components of the speaker, new subscriber here.

[@chrishartness905]

I'd like to see a tear down comparison of the new line versus the previous ultras line so we can make a decision to upgrade or not!

[@generationbehindhifi]

The biggest difference I can hear between the old and the new series is in the tweeter. SVS has really gotten this new tweeter dialed in just right and it is so smooth and detailed. I will talk more about this in my review video which will be out on 5/1/24.

[@pabloosvaldopenizzotto1098]

Great video! I love your analysis and TS parameters comments! I find this very useful. Thanks

[@BobbyBass-x6i]

Thanks for another look inside the build video. Very informative. I have 2 SB 1000 Pros and they sound great and I’ve had excellent customer service from SVS. Looking forward to your video on how the bookshelves sound. Rock on!

[@RdandTrk1]

Hey awesome! I’m rocking two SB1000 non pros! I’m breaking all the rules with them. I have them corner loaded and vertically stacked, and you know what? It sounds great!

[@BoRerunn]

Emotivas new Bookshelf speakers should be on your radar 🫵😎

[@generationbehindhifi]

For sure! They look nice from what I can see. I need to have a garage sale first before I buy anymore speakers!!!

[@minimaann]

Excellent review! Will also like to see a look inside of the new bookshelf from Dayton audio - OPAL1

[@generationbehindhifi]

Yeah! The OPAL1 look very interesting.

[@peterotremba8980]

I feel like you can compare the svs speakers to other speakers twice the price!

[@dksculpture]

Looks well made. The crossovers appear to be the weakest link.

[@donjaun540]

Very nice. I also like your speaker stands. 😊

[@generationbehindhifi]

Thanks. Those are older speaker stands made for the B&W Nautilus 805 speaker.

[@Porchewaitombi]

SVS shuld think of making a monitor and a bigger Center speaker 🤙🤙🤙👍👍👍💖

[@askmatt7283]

I am using their center as a monitor and it sounds great

[@craigenputtock]

Looks like a nice speaker

[@joaquinbarreto9398]

Excellent video

[@PATRICEBAUDER]

Bonjour de la France............ vous réalisez le meilleur travail examen enceintes acoustiques........... C'est fantastique, vous faites de très bonnes vidéos..........Grand bravo............

[@generationbehindhifi]

Merci pour les mots gentils!

[@ChicagoRob2]

Nice speaker. Should have beveled the back-side of the woofer mounting hole, though.

[@Douglas_Blake_579]

Is there any way you can improve the contrast on your Impedance graphs. The trace lines are very hard to see.

[@generationbehindhifi]

I'll see what I can do. Currently I'm taking a screenshot using the windows snipping tool, but I'll see if I can capture it in a higher resolution. Thanks for the feedback.

[@Douglas_Blake_579]

@@generationbehindhifi Can you not set the colours in the impedance graphing software? Alternatively, If you load the captured file into something like IRFan View the "auto adjust colours" function might solve the problem for you. BTW... nice channel, keep up the good work.

[@generationbehindhifi]

@@Douglas_Blake_579 I never tried to adjust any of the colors in the software before. You're the first person that has said they are having issues viewing the data from the impedance sweeps. Are you trying to view it on your phone, computer, or screen? If I could change the colors, what do you think would be better to make it easier to read? I'll take a look into IRFan View and changing the colors in the software program. Thanks for that suggestion. If I offered the impedance graphs in the community section during the release of each video would that help? Thanks! I really appreciate the support.

[@Douglas_Blake_579]

@@generationbehindhifi I suppose it is possible the problem is at my end... but I'm not seeing it anywhere else, so I think I would rank that as "unlikely". I just took a look at the DATS software and there are 2 options that might help. The first will display "bold" traces using wider lines and the second one allows you to choose a lighter background colour for the graphs, which might also improve things a bit. I do hope this is helpful...

[@generationbehindhifi]

@@Douglas_Blake_579 It's very helpful, Doug! I made a note of it for my next video and will do what I can. As always I appreciate the help and feedback from you! It's always very constructive.

[@jeevanmotors4275]

Bro in our Country svs asking price for per pair is more than 2OOO Pounds Why any valid reason but on your country just 4OO huge differences

[@RennieAsh]

Would love some basic FR measurements if possible. Could be useful for some?

[@generationbehindhifi]

I'll leave that to Erin's Audio Corner. I'm sure he will be getting his hands on a pair.

[@Porchewaitombi]

Very nice video, between SVS ultra evolution and monitor audio bronze 100 Wich one do you remember for movie and music in your opinion?

[@generationbehindhifi]

Definitely the Ultra Evolution! The Bronze 100 are nice speakers, but not Ultra Evolution nice.

[@RennieAsh]

9:48 maybe for sealing

[@BobFrostV]

Nice video, subscribed

[@derrickgarcia303]

How would you compare this speakers to KEF LS50 Meta?

[@generationbehindhifi]

I like the Ultra Evolutions better. They have much better bass output than the LS50s, but don't take my word for it. Try them out for yourself. Both companies have great in home trial periods.

[@rcauthen324]

Is it worth upgrading my SVS Ultra bookshelf for the new Ultra Evolution bookshelf?

[@generationbehindhifi]

Yes, I think its a worth while upgrade. I will talk about this in my review video which will be out next month. I use to own the previous Ultra series and didn't care for them, but the new Ultra Evolution is very impressive for the money!

[@rcauthen324]

@@generationbehindhifi Thanks. I look forward to your review.

[@bruceandt]

Are you up to review speakers from fans? If you could get your hands on the Musician Night 1. Would be incredible to watch your review.

[@generationbehindhifi]

Sure. I wouldn't be against reviewing speakers from fans, however I am worried about the risks associated with shipping speakers that don't belong to me. I would feel terrible if something happened to them in transit.

[@tpn8402]

Hard to tell from the video but how is the crossover connected to the binding posts? Were those actual wires or like.. metal tabs?

[@generationbehindhifi]

Speaker wire is being used to connect the binding posts to the crossover.

[@tpn8402]

​@@generationbehindhifi Thanks! Looking forward to the review. I like what you're doing with your channel. Do you plan on doing more measurements in the future?

[@generationbehindhifi]

@@tpn8402 Thank you! I think I'll leave the measurement part to Erin's Audio Corner. He does a great job with that! I might do some in room measurements with speakers to show the response curves. However, I don't know how valuable it would be since speakers will yield different results in different rooms.

[@tpn8402]

@@generationbehindhifi yeah, that could be nice to get some basic idea of the speaker's tonality. But like you said, I don't know how much the room would mess with the usefulness of that.. I just don't know enough about measurements. Maybe you could lend Erin some speakers he hasn't measured yet haha

[@Chuck--]

@@generationbehindhifi - Some people put an over-emphasis on measurements. If you change out the cheaper parts in the x-over for better ones, it will sound better even though they will measure the same. It all boils down to how it sounds to you.

[@Chuck--]

" Ultra Evolution" using a polyester cap and not a polypropylene on the tweeter?

[@generationbehindhifi]

Did you see the "MET" stamped on the capacitor in the video? That stands for metallized polyester film.

[@Chuck--]

@@generationbehindhifi That is what I'm saying... a speaker in their Ultra Evolution line should have a polypropylene cap in the tweeter circuit not a MET.

[@generationbehindhifi]

@@Chuck-- IMO I think the cabinet and diamond tweeter more than make up for it. The cabinet construction and tweeter are the best I have seen and heard in this price range so far. Changing a cap on a crossover board is easy, but redesigning a cabinet that sings or replacing a tweeter that is subpar isn't. IMO I think SVS hit a homerun with these.

[@Chuck--]

@@generationbehindhifi I have the SVS Utra Center (original) and am not satisfied with the sound quality. I've considered the GR Reseach crossover redesign with high quality parts, but do not trust that it will perform like I want. I question how someone in 2-3 days can design a x-over network by computer models and not listen to the results b4 selling it.

[@Holyfamily71]

Speaker RMS ?????

[@scottlowell493]

$1600 less than my former focal aria 906, but has better parts all the way.

[@Brunello143]

The price of this speaker is ridiculous. Except for the tweeter, it's a mass-produced product and the crossover may work, but the components are abysmally bad. It would be OK for less than half the price.

[@generationbehindhifi]

Speaker design is all about compromises and at $1200 per pair you're not going to get the best of everything. If you really think this speaker is "ridiculous" priced, then please don't take a look at my Focal Aria 906 look inside video (MSRP $2200 pair). Personally I'm quite happy with Evolution bookshelf. The quality of the drivers and cabinet on them are in line with other speakers in this price category. If you know of a speaker with even better damped drivers and superior construction quality of the cabinet for $1200 or less, I'm all ears.

[@Brunello143]

@generationbehindhifi For $1200 I can build something much better. With better chassis and a better crossover. For me, the crossover in the high frequency range would be Mundorf foil coils and Mundorf capacitors or Jantzen capacitors. I would also use other chassis. Viva has a very good 7" bass/midrange driver with a paper membrane and a Peerless / Tymphany XT25TG-30/04 (XT-300/K4). I will construct the housing in period-correct fashion and in 25mm multiplex. This can then be veneered or painted. I prefer automotive paint. It sounds better, guaranteed.

[@generationbehindhifi]

@@Brunello143 C'mon. That isn't a fair comparison. :) That's great you can build a better set yourself, but many can't. If you know of a better set of bookshelves for $1200 I'm all ears.

[@psyphonyxaudio]

Tear down to me earns a sub =)

[@rushgush]

they wanna charge 1900 cnd for it. 🤦🏻🤦🏻

[@thegoat164]

It's the same price as the Ultra bookshelf, so doesn't cost anymore for the Ultra Evolution.

[@rushgush]

still, is this really a 2000 dollar speaker?

[@thegoat164]

@@rushgush It is NOW! EVERYTHING has gone up from groceries to houses. I'm in Ontario, and when I bought the SVS Ultra Bookshelf from Electronics For Less Canada in 2018 I paid around $1570 total cnd, and now it costs $1890 cnd. An over $300 cnd increase in price.

[@rushgush]

yeah, prices are gross

[@ThomasKahalepuna]

I think measurements are ridiculous

[@danemoreno88]

Looks like they are using the same aluminum wires smh

[@generationbehindhifi]

I reached out to SVS and they claim its "tinned copper wire".

[@danemoreno88]

@@generationbehindhifi I’m glad I went a different route speaker wise these are more alike the original than new same crappy crossovers and parts only thing new is the curve in the cabinet

[@generationbehindhifi]

@@danemoreno88 I disagree and this is coming from a guy who has owned both Ultra series. I am not a fan of the previous generation, but I am of this one. Anyways, I’m not here to sell you on them, I have no skin in the game either way. My job with this channel is to provide you with the data so you can make an informed decision. However I would question your ability to interpret the data if you think these are "crappy" as you say. The cabinet, well damped drivers, and tweeter tell a different story. Best of luck in your search!

[@danemoreno88]

@@generationbehindhifi no problem this is just my opinion on the money they are asking for the new series I had a the whole set of last gen ultras I loved but not naive to the sub par parts they did use and looks like continue to use I’m glad you made this video to show us what’s inside I have power sound audio speakers now Tom V owns it he’s the v in svs

[@arckanum332]

@@danemoreno88 For $599 each you're going to get cheap crossovers., unless you go with JTR and spend $1300 each for their bookshelf speakers