SVS Prime Elevations and Canton AR800 | Battle of the Dolby Atmos!

[@keepingupwiththejones2933]

I have 4 of the SVS Prime Elevation speakers. They are very versatile speakers . Do a great job as my Atmos speakers.

[@TyTimp]

I went with the SVS Prime Elevations for one reason. They can be ceiling mounted.

[@classicgalactica5879]

We have rather limited space for home theater, so we use Prime Elevation speakers for all channels, with SVS SB 2000 subs. Beautiful and impactful sound.

[@allycat2336]

Great video I really like that you go into detail about the products and give the pros and cons for both. I also like that you are not bias to which one is better.☺️

[@davidgerald285]

I have four pairs of elevations, used for heights channels, a big improvement over the dali alteco c-1's they have replaced.

[@MrElchav]

Oh really? I too just bought these to replace a pair of Dali Altecos

[@victorvalenzuela6949]

Canton speaker is bigger so you should get bigger sound and cost. Thanks SVS for my budget..💰 and to match my PB-1000 Pro 👍🏼🙏🏼✌🏼

[@skyrider5768]

Nice review, thanks. Just ordered a pair of Cantons. Pity they can't accept banana plugs. Will they accept spade connectors, or are you limited to bare wire connections?

[@Kpaceguy]

They accept banana plugs but it'll sit weird on the wall. Spades are fine

[@skyrider5768]

@@Kpaceguy Great, good to know, thank you. Should have made clear that these will be wall mounted, therefore was looking for an alternative to banana plugs.

[@Kpaceguy]

@@skyrider5768 I figured so

[@TheFandangovideoguy]

fantastic! I'm planning to finally setup my atmos system in my new home and I was thinking bout getting in-ceiling speakers but too much work and I can't be sure that my setup will stay put forever so....I'm thinking these SVS Prime elevations might work...I was thinking at the front high on the front wall -front height- and then 2 at the back of the room behind my couch also as height...room is open concept so I don't have a left wall (my left when facing my TV) to hang anything on..still not sure what to do about surrounds...argh...now hanging these SVS ON the ceiling looks risky. Will that bracket really hold? they may protrude too much...does anyone make flatter speakers ON ceiling? crazy question...but the SVS prime elevation are within my budget...I don't seem to find the Canton anywhere..thanks

[@lysholmrado]

Love my AR-500 wish they had the magnetic grills though. About to pick up another pair for the rear.

[@sergelanglois753]

Hey KPACEGUY. I will go with the CANTON AR800. The thing is in Quebec/Canada it s almost impossible to find a dealer who sale Canton Speakers. I did some looking but it s rare. I will continue to look at it untill I find a dealer 😂😂😂. And have a good price too 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽. Great video and informatif for the ATMOS speakers 👋🏽👋🏽

[@alau0115]

Serge, I wonder if you have ended up finding the Canton AR800 in Canada? Thanks.

[@sergelanglois753]

@@alau0115 No not yet. Anyway with all the pandemic thing , It s all close here. I ll see later on this year fot the Canton 👍🏽👋🏽

[@nonametofame]

Your review highlights the importance of timbre matching ALL your speakers. I think the Elevations are a good compromise, but can't replace using the same family of speakers for all channels. The elevations are best integrated with other SVS speakers. It may explain why they're not optimal with either the previous Polk setup or your current Canton system. Don't think height speakers are as important as surrounds? Just fire up Midway's Atmos track.

[@Kpaceguy]

I agree

[@alanchan8205]

How are these compared to Klipsch BP-500SA and KEF Q50? Any thoughts?

[@Kpaceguy]

I think all this are better than klipsch. I haven't heard the q50s

[@TylerStout]

How is the dispersion of both speakers? Like if you move around the couch with either do you notice the sound change more or do they both provide a good job of dispersing the sound evenly accross the listening space? Would need to compare with them both in the same spot tho. EDIT: the pink noise in the receiver's levels is a good tool for testing this. I plan on going in-ceiling when I go atmos as I don't want that visual impact that front height or speakers mounted to the ceiling gives. Also the wattage range speaker have isn't as important for how loud you can play them things like impedance and sensitivity matter arguably more as a 4 ohm speaker will be harder to drive than an 8 ohm and a speaker with 64W RMS with 93db sensitivity will play louder than a speaker with 128W RMS and 87db sensitivity even when pushing them to their respective highest potential.

[@Kpaceguy]

Yes the cantons are 4 to 8 ohms and that's why i said they'll be a tad harder to drive but not by much since at their lowest Impedance they arent asking more than 100w or so. The cantons do seem wider because of the bigger wave guide and driver size. Which is probably why I hear them more. What I like about them is that I hear them perfectly but I don't hear where they are. I just hear that they're above me! Love em!

[@michaelhiggins3469]

I have 3 pairs of he SVS PE speakers and a pair of the Prime Satellites well.

[@J0NN1EWALK3R]

Nice video, not many reviews on different type of atmos. Curious to know if yo tried the kef R8a atmos ,can’t find any reviews.

[@Kpaceguy]

I have not. Most people haven't because there are so many options that cost less

[@J0NN1EWALK3R]

True, I bit of money to spend on atmos speakers, but nice to match if using kef R2C and R4’s .

[@kenshinesca]

Do you think the atmos certification for the atmos speakers actually makes a difference? Right now I'm using 4 wall mounted Polk OWM3 speakers. I think they lack bass but I'm not sure how much bass you would get from little speakers like these compared to the rest of the components in a 9.2 setup. Love the mounting options of the Polks though. I've used a few different cheap options for atmos modules and haven't really noticed much difference. BTW I think the Canton's sound better because you're on that buyers high ;)

[@Kpaceguy]

I do not. I just think they are constructed so that when they hang on a wall or ceiling or on top of speaker, they are angled the way they need to be to reach your ear. The only thing that you want to make of when using nontraditional atmos speakers is that they can be angled correctly and can play the majority of frequencies needed

[@waymonfrench2077]

@@Kpaceguy whats up K what movie and music mode you use on your reciever oh what sub gain on those 4000s

[@Kpaceguy]

@@waymonfrench2077 dolby atmos on movies, 2ch stereo music. Dual pb4000s

[@waymonfrench2077]

@@Kpaceguy oh ok ,another nice video I was hoping you'd do a comparison with those 2 thanks bro?

[@zatara5299]

Thanksss!!

[@Kpaceguy]

Yes sir!

[@zatara5299]

@@Kpaceguy awesome Video.

[@Kpaceguy]

Thank you sir

[@juanvenegas278]

Hi, do you think front height speakers, in my case JBL SCS500 system not atmos enable, are doing the same job as an atmos enable speakers, since they are angled toward my listening position ?

[@Kpaceguy]

Yes

[@AbuJ3fr]

sorry for this question, but is it OK to use them as sides surround speakers ?

[@Kpaceguy]

Svs yes. Cantons won't sit correctly.

[@AbuJ3fr]

@@Kpaceguy won't sit correctly, but would it function correctly? as a surround speaker i mean.

[@Kpaceguy]

Yes it'll play whatever you plug into it

[@AbuJ3fr]

@@Kpaceguy thanks dear 👍

[@lglg471]

good video

[@Kpaceguy]

I appreciate it

[@dwalker112]

I wish Canton made the speaker grills white. Black grills with white speakers just look tacky to me.

[@Kpaceguy]

I love it

[@walterdockins8475]

Speakers grill are real easy to re-cover in white for the diy types.

[@PIPERBOYWILLIAMS]

I usually hate on you but good review

[@Kpaceguy]

Change is good lol thanks for watching

[@RaeseanMorton]

K-Pace They're are no where near the same price point. A pair of Elevations will cost you between 4 and 5 hundred dollars for a pair. Those Cantons are $1500 a pair. They better be that good for that price point. That's ridiculous! 😒

[@Kpaceguy]

At the time of the video price was equal

[@Kareggan]

Not really a good comparisson... The Canton's are basically double the price. Maybe the AR-400 from the GLE series would be a better choise?

[@Kpaceguy]

Possibly BUT at the time they were $100 bucks more and of course I own these so it's all I could go off of

[@Kareggan]

@@Kpaceguy Ahh, then it's ofcourse understandable!

[@AudioClownHT]

The elevation is 549:- in Sweden 🙇

[@Kpaceguy]

For just 1??!