December 20, 2006

Review: SVS SBS-01 Home Theater Speaker System

As I've stated the past, a good home theater sound system is just as important as the HDTV you choose. SoundandVisionMag.com has a nice review of the middle to high-end SBS-01Home Theater Speaker System from SVS. The reviewer was impressed with how the SBS-01 handled the sounds from "Pirates of the Caribbean"::

I was impressed with the SVS SBS-01system. The front satellites were commanding throughout, remaining punchy without sounding strained, even at loud levels. Later, on board with the skeleton pirates, the percussive orchestral score and sound effects punctuate the action, and the sats complied with taut response. The center speaker was alert to its dialogue duty, anchoring the voices to the images, but with good dispersion and intelligibility. The SBS-01 satellites functioning as surrounds lacked the ambient spread of dipoles, but their wide dispersion created a truly surrounding sound field unmarred by any obvious squirting of sound from specific localized points. In that opening scene with the ship, I was truly immersed in the middle of the raid, with cannonball and other effects whizzing through my room.

Overall the reviewer states:

Though unassuming, the SVS SBS-01 home theater speaker system offers great sonic performance for the money. The sats deliver smooth, unfatiguing sound that will warm you on the coldest nights. And if you can find a back strong enough to lift it, the sub will hammer out all the bass you'll need. If you're after a system that takes a commanding position between low-cost and silly-expensive, the SBS-01 hits a sweet spot.

At an MSRP of around $1000, the SBS-01 might be a little expensive for some but it still might be a system you'll want to look at.

At SoundandVisionMag.com

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