Loudspeakers

The sheer scope of the SB17-Ultra R|Evolution series’s low-pass (LPF), slope, phase, polarity, output level, room gain compensation, parametric EQ and placement scenarios enables many possible performance combinations. Managing them, therefore, is not really suited to a standard display panel – which is where SVS’s custom app comes in. Free to download for iOS, Android and Amazon Fire devices, this software quickly pairs with your SVS subwoofer(s) over Bluetooth and offers full control over setup and fine-tuning.

The presentation is intuitive and includes useful descriptions of each feature and adjustment – of particular interest to some will be parametric EQ, with Q factor adjustment, covering frequencies from 20Hz to 200Hz. The app informs the user that the PEQ mode ‘works best when used with acoustic measurements’ but that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun with it. For those seeking a less intensive calibration, SVS is adding an Auto EQ feature later this year that will use a microphone room measurement to crunch the numbers.