Brad I’m continually impressed with the quality as well as the thoroughness of your reviews. SVS has some incredible offerings, and I was quite impressed myself with the PB3000 Pro. Keep up the great work.
Have wanted these but due to budget, had to go with dual PB 2000 pro. Plan is to upgrade to dual PB 3000 within a year though. Would love to see your detailed comparison of PB 2000 Pro and PB 3000.
Nice, look forwards to the full review. Can you please explain how you set the subs up, even if quick intro on your miniDSP and AVR settings, i.e. the sub volume when hot calibrate, do you use DynamicEQ etc etc. Thanks!
How important is it to have adjustable phase control on a subwoofer, or is a simple two-way 0/180 switch sufficient? Alternatively, can a miniDSP control a sub's phase?
What EQ profile were you running on your 20 to 20'000 Hz profile - I mean did you have any house curve's applied (dirac default house curve, harman +6, harman +10, custom, etc...) Also, what crossover hz did you use for music and LFE for gaming & movie?
Amazing video. Can you advise on what subwoofer I should get. My Room is 12x21 I have a budget is around $1,500 and I’m will get a 2nd one with a other $1,500 as well
Hey Brad I really enjoy your videos, also, I’m a big fan of your channel a while ago. You did a multi part series on mini DSPI followed along and you help me tremendously. Unfortunately now I need to make a tweak because my rear subwoofers are clipping and I can’t seem to get back into my mini DSP to adjust that Channel any help from you would be greatly appreciated.🤞🏻👍
That does sound about right. I have them set to -17 to hit around 78-79dB in my room. For reference, I had to set my PB2000 Pros to -14 to hit that same volume level, so the reduction of the volume control falls right in line with the increase in amplifier power on the PB3000.
I went from a pair of ML Depth-i subs to SVS PB-3000 subs. The Depth-i’s have nowhere near enough power or “depth” to compete with the PB-3000’s. As you say, the PB-3000’s have enough power to energize the room at moderate volumes (-35dB Anthem MRX-1120 in pre-amp mode w/Monolith 5X bed layer/Outlaw 7000X Atmos) say around 58 dB avg. Kick that up to 85 dB and you feel things in your chest and your seat without breaking your eardrums with plenty of headroom. Feeling the diesel rev in the Fury tank battles was astonishing. It sounds as if you are already experiencing some of that out of the box. Getting them dialed in with miniDSP-2x4HD and integrated with the front end will be extremely pleasing for you I am sure.
PB3000 is truly the last great absolute bang for buck sub SVS makes. Unfortunately their offerings above that has fallen below the rung, especially when significantly better subs are available at a similar price point. I do hope you post waterfall and spectrogram graphs for your full review of the PB3000 though. All SPL graphs doesn't always tell the full story of what's happening in the room.
I always said bass is all the same lol that was when I had $200 subwoofers. Then I bought the pb2000 and wow was I wrong lol. Tron Legacy bicycle scene is amazing
The hz rating is misleading because it doesn't give you the volume it's at nor the distortion and compression information. SVS likely rates it at a 75 or 85dB sweep which is easy (hence basically every subwoofer manufacturer claims below 20hz). The PB2000 Pro will run out of steam, and when you compare it when playing movies with bass managed system and house curves, that -3dB spec is meaningless. That's why you noticed the bass clarity differences. It's even more noticeable with movies.
No the mono 15 easily outperforms the pb3000. Svs does not have the price to performance ratio that they use to have. Much better performing subs on the market for the same and less money.
I just realized I get dopamine extractions from TH-cam's making dumb faces for click bait... Also you all are reviewing the same thing and it makes me wonder why pushing the meta
Please do your audience and yourself a favor and get a PSA or Rythmik. They are both in a whole new level of performance vs the SVS. Try edge of tomorrow intro with a PSA and you won't stop smiling!
@shaolin95 if they are willing to send out subwoofers to review, I'll gladly check them out. The fact is that neither company have responded to my emails.
@@HomeTheaterGamer they don't have the marketing SVS has to send subs like that sadly. That's part of why you get much better performance for your money but also why they are not know like svs
Brad I’m continually impressed with the quality as well as the thoroughness of your reviews. SVS has some incredible offerings, and I was quite impressed myself with the PB3000 Pro. Keep up the great work.
Have wanted these but due to budget, had to go with dual PB 2000 pro. Plan is to upgrade to dual PB 3000 within a year though.
Would love to see your detailed comparison of PB 2000 Pro and PB 3000.
Great video once again - Thanks HTG!
Great Video. Very detailed and easy to understand. The Sub is just way too big for my room IMO. What is the smallest subwoofer what you can recommend?
Nice, look forwards to the full review. Can you please explain how you set the subs up, even if quick intro on your miniDSP and AVR settings, i.e. the sub volume when hot calibrate, do you use DynamicEQ etc etc. Thanks!
How important is it to have adjustable phase control on a subwoofer, or is a simple two-way 0/180 switch sufficient? Alternatively, can a miniDSP control a sub's phase?
Been waiting a while for this video, thanks man, I'll be saving up for these guys...minus the kitten. Lol
Thanks for the comment and sticking around. I hope to have the review out in the next week or two. Sorry for the delay.
You definitely don't want the kitten. We're kitten sitting and she is bananas. 😂
Bought this beast but still unboxed have to wait a bit.😊
What EQ profile were you running on your 20 to 20'000 Hz profile - I mean did you have any house curve's applied (dirac default house curve, harman +6, harman +10, custom, etc...)
Also, what crossover hz did you use for music and LFE for gaming & movie?
Please do a comparison of the pb 2000 pro vs these!
Amazing video. Can you advise on what subwoofer I should get.
My Room is 12x21 I have a budget is around $1,500 and I’m will get a 2nd one with a other $1,500 as well
Hey Brad
I really enjoy your videos, also, I’m a big fan of your channel a while ago. You did a multi part series on mini DSPI followed along and you help me tremendously. Unfortunately now I need to make a tweak because my rear subwoofers are clipping and I can’t seem to get back into my mini DSP to adjust that Channel any help from you would be greatly appreciated.🤞🏻👍
Do a comparison of them all please
Just ordered one pb3000 after your video but in my 20 square room i have to turn pb3000 volumne till -20 to fit 75 db is this normal?
That does sound about right. I have them set to -17 to hit around 78-79dB in my room. For reference, I had to set my PB2000 Pros to -14 to hit that same volume level, so the reduction of the volume control falls right in line with the increase in amplifier power on the PB3000.
@@HomeTheaterGamer much thx👍
I went from a pair of ML Depth-i subs to SVS PB-3000 subs. The Depth-i’s have nowhere near enough power or “depth” to compete with the PB-3000’s. As you say, the PB-3000’s have enough power to energize the room at moderate volumes (-35dB Anthem MRX-1120 in pre-amp mode w/Monolith 5X bed layer/Outlaw 7000X Atmos) say around 58 dB avg.
Kick that up to 85 dB and you feel things in your chest and your seat without breaking your eardrums with plenty of headroom. Feeling the diesel rev in the Fury tank battles was astonishing. It sounds as if you are already experiencing some of that out of the box. Getting them dialed in with miniDSP-2x4HD and integrated with the front end will be extremely pleasing for you I am sure.
I use the SVS Soundpath wireless adapter for my Butt Kickers. It works great! No delay
PB3000 is truly the last great absolute bang for buck sub SVS makes. Unfortunately their offerings above that has fallen below the rung, especially when significantly better subs are available at a similar price point.
I do hope you post waterfall and spectrogram graphs for your full review of the PB3000 though. All SPL graphs doesn't always tell the full story of what's happening in the room.
I always said bass is all the same lol that was when I had $200 subwoofers. Then I bought the pb2000 and wow was I wrong lol. Tron Legacy bicycle scene is amazing
The hz rating is misleading because it doesn't give you the volume it's at nor the distortion and compression information. SVS likely rates it at a 75 or 85dB sweep which is easy (hence basically every subwoofer manufacturer claims below 20hz). The PB2000 Pro will run out of steam, and when you compare it when playing movies with bass managed system and house curves, that -3dB spec is meaningless.
That's why you noticed the bass clarity differences. It's even more noticeable with movies.
Buddy you believe pb3000 is better from monolith 15?
I wanna sell my 2 pb2000s to get a pb3000 but idk 😬
Try monolith subwoofer
Is this better from monolith 15 buddy!??🙄
No the mono 15 easily outperforms the pb3000. Svs does not have the price to performance ratio that they use to have. Much better performing subs on the market for the same and less money.
@@Ctripp2448 im saying it because i have 2 monoliths 15 🤣 and im gonna buy 2 monoliths 12"
I just realized I get dopamine extractions from TH-cam's making dumb faces for click bait... Also you all are reviewing the same thing and it makes me wonder why pushing the meta
You know, and I only say this because I care… there are a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.
Well, those are a lot of words.
Please do your audience and yourself a favor and get a PSA or Rythmik. They are both in a whole new level of performance vs the SVS. Try edge of tomorrow intro with a PSA and you won't stop smiling!
@MAJOR PAIN unless you are trying to be funny...power sound audio...check AVSForum
@shaolin95 if they are willing to send out subwoofers to review, I'll gladly check them out. The fact is that neither company have responded to my emails.
Monolith 16 thx ultra. It is an 18” by other company’s standards. You can get it for $1,699. Insane.
@@lawrence09151 still can't compare to PSA or Rythmik plus you have to send the whole damn thing for any warranty work!
@@HomeTheaterGamer they don't have the marketing SVS has to send subs like that sadly. That's part of why you get much better performance for your money but also why they are not know like svs
Just skip this sub and buy pb16 ultra
Haha. If you’re buying I’ll get a couple!