SVS Sealed Subwoofers
Audiophile Quality Bass for Music and Home Theater
A subwoofer is a purpose-built loudspeaker solely responsible for playing low frequencies (bass). SVS sealed subwoofers deliver audiophile quality bass at massive output levels so you can hear and feel every heart-pounding or subtle detail with its full impact and clarity.
Sealed cabinet subwoofers are favorites of music lovers and home theater fans who crave punchy and pinpoint accurate bass that starts and stops on a dime. Sealed subwoofers are very effective at rendering musical instruments like bass guitars and kick drums in a convincing and natural way. These characteristics make the sealed subwoofer a natural choice for audiophiles and critical music applications.
Nearly all SVS sealed subwoofers play below 20Hz, the threshold of human hearing. Below this frequency, sound is only felt, and playback adds a deeply immersive, palpable effect that draws you further into movies, music and other audio experiences.
With a sealed subwoofer, the room itself also has the potential to boost bass below a certain frequency. You get more output than your subwoofer can produce by itself—for free. The effect is called “room gain” and the effect and how to optimize for is explained here, What is Room Gain?
Compared to ported cabinet subwoofers with similar sized drivers and amplifier power, sealed subwoofers are more compact and excel with punchiness, accuracy, and transient response. Ported subwoofers in comparison produce greater dynamic output and can generally play lower, but the cabinets are significantly larger. SVS is always narrowing the delta between ported and sealed subwoofer performance and for a more detailed explanation, check out the SVS Sound Experts article, Ported vs. Sealed Subwoofers.
Known as our “SB” (Sealed Box) models, SVS offers a range of sealed subwoofer options for all different home theaters and audio systems.
SVS President Gary Yacoubian shares five things to listen for when choosing a subwoofer for your home theater of HiFi system.
User Reviews
Dave H. Reviews the SB-2000
"Amazing that so much good sound can come from a smaller box. It has enough controls that integrating it into a system should be straight forward. And the qu...
Donn B. Reviews the SB-2000
"The SB-2000 hits hard, deep, and does so musically and with an effortlessness that makes me break out into a stupid grin every time I listen to music or wat...
Eugene Reviews the SB-2000
"I love the these subs. The bass is tight and floor shaking."- Eugene.
wros Reviews the SB-1000
"One of the best purchases made for my system. You will not be disappointed - every bit as advertised, a little monster in a box. Tight/punchy with great ran...
Joey G. Reviews the SB-1000
"Its perfectly suited for my needs, hits hard and very clean bass. Its especially impressive in handling quick, successive, hard-hitting bass notes"- Joey G.
Frederick J. Reviews the SB-1000
"Great sub, tight, fast, musical. Very pleased with this purchase. Highly recommended."- Frederick J.
Trevor T. Reviews the SB-1000
"A serious upgrade brings new life to my music with very tight loud bass. Really fills in the low end of my music. Customer service was great."- Trevor T.
Robert G. Reviews the SB-1000
"Easy set up, great for small room, delivers the punch to the music. Love the adjustments to fine tune the sub. Quality product produced by SVS."- Robert G.
Tony M. Reviews the SB16-Ultra
"Incredible bass. Soft and gentle when you want it. If you want to shake the building, it will do that also."- Tony M.
Rob W. Reviews the SB-4000
"There a very few absolutes in the universe but I’ll add some to the list. I will absolutely buy only SVS subs for any and all my future subwoofers. Not only...
Jim D. Reviews the SB-3000
"This sub has made all the difference! Amazing change that gave me the chest thump I was looking for even at low volumes."
Mark O. Reviews the SB-2000
"… a resounding two thumbs up and are easily one of the smartest audio investments I have ever made."- Mark O.
Rodney J. Reviews the SB-1000
"The SB-1000 has been excellent on all counts and I recommend this highly"- Rodney J.
Press Reviews
Future Audiophile Reviews SB-1000 Pro
“Audiophiles won’t find many sealed subwoofers in this price range that offer the combination of a 12-inch driver, 325 watts of power, and the ability to go ...
Secrets of Home Theater HiFi Places SB-3000 in “Recommended Gear 2023”
“Considering the combination of build quality, features, and performance, it is hard to imagine that you can get a better subwoofer at its price point. A gre...
HiFi Sound Enthusiast Reviews SB-1000 Pro
“Impresses in performance. Tight and responsive with very impressive impact. This subwoofer is compact, easy to tune, and just elevates the musical experie...
Mania Reviews SB-4000
"Reproduces extremely convincing bass: deep and clear, energetic in movies, and natural in music. Looking at the capabilities and design of the SVS SB 4000, ...
TNT Audio Reviews Dual SB-2000 Pro s
"Astounding value, very responsive and transparent sound. The app can control multiple subs quite easily, well done! Brought my system to a whole new level."
Home Theater Review Honors 3000 Micro with “Editor’s Choice” Award
"The magic of these subs has always been getting the most “depth” from a small footprint…A subwoofer for audiophiles and bass head theater enthusiasts combin...
HiFi Chicken Reviews the 3000 Micro
“The 3000 Micro surprised me. The amount of bass you get out of such a small subwoofer is impressive. Not only how much bass you get, but how clean and clea...
3000 Micro Receives Home Theater Review's "Best of the Year" Award
"A technological tour de force. It is the most badass small subwoofer you can buy. Impressive, tight, accurate bass from an enclosure measuring only 10.9″ x ...
Guias de Compras reviews SB-1000
“Es tan nítido, preciso y ágil que, de nuevo, no había escuchado nada igual con anterioridad…Reproduciendo frecuencias tan profundas que llegan hasta los 24h...
Qobuz Reviews 3000 Micro
“Incredible performance! Whether you're rattling the foundations with serious bass or adding some fullness to your setup, it's hard to see how you could not ...
Home Theater Review Ranks 3000 Micro “Best 8-inch ”
“Powerful and precise, this dual-8″ subwoofer looks impossibly small given the bass it produces. This sub can legit play down to 23 Hz thanks to the 800-watt...
Soundstage Reviews SB16-Ultra
“One of the biggest, baddest, best sealed-box subwoofers you can buy. Includes a modern feature set to ease installation, has output capability to spare for ...
AV Online (Hungary) Reviews 3000 Micro , Earns “Highly Recommended” Award
“Produced a considerable amount of bass, and thanks to its closed design, it also gave speed and control to the force. Merged with speakers like a lamb. Slee...
Home Theater Forum Reviews SB16-Ultra
“Flat in-room response down to 15Hz. Bullet-proof construction, which goes far beyond any consumer driver I’m aware of, from any manufacturer. Not once have ...
High-Res Music Streaming Site Qobuz Hypes 3000 Micro for “Big Bass in a Small Package” in Review
“Incredible performance! Whether you're rattling the foundations with serious bass or adding some fullness to your setup, it's hard to see how you could not ...
Home Theater HiFi Reviews the SB-3000
"The SVS SB-3000 is a great subwoofer, period. I like many things about this subwoofer: its compact size, its handsome look, its great build quality, its gri...
HomeTheaterReview.com Reviews the SB-3000
"A seriously sophisticated audio device, one that can render subtle differences in bass inflection, but with the capacity to slam hard. The power of the sub...
The Master Switch Honors SB-3000 with “Favorite Gear Reviewed 2020”
"Truly impressed us. The audio quality felt so clean and natural, delivering excellent raw power while never compromising on detail and clarity. We couldn’t...
HiFi+ Reviews the SB-2000 Pro
"The SVS SB-2000 Pro sub surprised me… in a good way. It would be all too easy to dismiss all subs as ‘home cinema stuff’ but this is more about audiophile ...
Residential Tech Today Reviews the SB-1000 Pro
"A capable workhorse. I can’t believe bass like this exists under $500. Run, do not walk to your SVS dealer and pick one (or two) up. If you’ve got the budge...
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