SVS and Polk Bookshelves

svsfanboy
svsfanboy Posts: 12
edited February 2008 in Speakers
I am planning on buying a pair of new bookshelf speakers.

From all the reviews I have read, I am deciding between either the SVS SBS-01 or the Polk RTi6.

Does anyone have any experience with the SVS bookshelves? From the reviews I have read, they seem like giant killers.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited February 2008
    The SVS speakers have a lower sensitivity than most speakers, meaning they will require more power to drive. This isn't a shock, since they use a sealed design (whereas Polks are ported). They're nice speakers... but ultimately, it's personal preference. I'm fine with my Polks, though I am using a SVS subwoofer.
    Equipment list:
    Onkyo TX-NR3010 9.2 AVR
    Emotiva XPA-3 amp
    Polk RTi70 mains, CSi40 center, RTi38 surrounds, RTi28 rears and heights
    SVS 20-39CS+ subwoofer powered by Crown XLS1500
    Oppo BDP-93 Blu-ray player
    DarbeeVision DVP5000 video processor
    Epson 8500UB 1080p projector
    Elite Screens Sable 120" CineWhite screen
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited February 2008
    I'm very satisfied with my Polk RT7/SVS PB13-Ultra combo. It's a great sounding combination. I've yet to come across a speaker that has made me want to part with my RT7s.
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  • svsfanboy
    svsfanboy Posts: 12
    edited February 2008
    Really. So you guys think the Polks are better than the SVS bookshelves?

    This is strange, since from all the reviews I have read, the SVS bookshelves are definitely giant killers, besting speakers costing 3 times as much. One person I talked to even compared the SVS bookshelf to the much more expensive Polk LSi9, and he preferred the SVS bookshelf. He said that the SVS bookshelf sounds cleaner to him, and has better detail.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited February 2008
    Something stinks in here.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • svsfanboy
    svsfanboy Posts: 12
    edited February 2008
    Face wrote: »
    Something stinks in here.

    The only thing that might stink in here might be your one week old unddies.:D
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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    edited February 2008
    Sounds like you've already got your mind made up. Snatch up a nice amp to drive em properly and enjoy your SVS's.
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  • polkseller
    polkseller Posts: 184
    edited February 2008
    Polk bookshelves are better than many bookshelves on the market for the price or even for twice the price, period.

    read this here, lower quality polk monitor bookshelves destroying all other manifacturers..imagine what polk can do with the RTI and LSI line...
    http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/speakers/bookshelf/bookshelf-speaker-faceoff-2007

    in fact, polk monitor bookshelf surely kills the SVS... : simply read this for the Svs:

    Minus:
    LOW sensitivity 85db ( needs lots of power, more than twice/triple the power than comparable polk speaker in fact to play at the same volume)

    no bass output ( lows only 68 hz ???)
    so-so look
    No flat frequency response with 5db bumps in many areas of the audio spectrum

    Plus:
    Good crossovers.... wow

    simply put, theses surely not compare to polk offers. Polk speakers have more than 50 U.S patents on every speakers..
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited February 2008
    In fairness, those SVS speakers are designed to be used on a system with 80Hz crossovers, and they state so... so a 68Hz low end with their sealed design is not unreasonable.

    I'm sure the SVS speakers sound great. Given their return policy, it'd certainly be worth auditioning them in-home if one was curious. That said, I'm sticking with my Polks. I've heard good things about the SVS speakers, but I like the sound of my Polks and they definitely look better in my room than I imagine those SVS speakers looking.

    Not trying to continue feeding the troll. Just dropping some knowledge. ;)
    Equipment list:
    Onkyo TX-NR3010 9.2 AVR
    Emotiva XPA-3 amp
    Polk RTi70 mains, CSi40 center, RTi38 surrounds, RTi28 rears and heights
    SVS 20-39CS+ subwoofer powered by Crown XLS1500
    Oppo BDP-93 Blu-ray player
    DarbeeVision DVP5000 video processor
    Epson 8500UB 1080p projector
    Elite Screens Sable 120" CineWhite screen
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  • AudioFilet
    AudioFilet Posts: 235
    edited February 2008
    kuntasensei wrote: »
    I've heard good things about the SVS speakers, but I like the sound of my Polks and they definitely look better in my room than I imagine those SVS speakers looking.

    I would have to second this, you just can't go wrong with the Polks. I just got my new RTi A3's, and love them. Moderate sonic improvement over the RTi6, and they look fantastic, even better than my LSi 9's.
    2 Channel rig:
    LSi9"s (modified xover's) & HSU Sub
    Harman Kardon HK 990 Amp
    Onkyo C-S5VL SACD
    Music Hall MMF 5.1
    Furman Elite 15

    HT rig:
    HK AVR-745 & Polk Monitor Series
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited February 2008
    Exit, stage left. . .as in gone
    -Ignorance is strength -
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