CEDIA Expo is the place to make grand debuts and audio provider SVS certainly did that by introducing a new flagship line. The manufacturer of high-performance speakers, subwoofers, wireless audio, cables, and accessories indeed had a big CEDIA Expo 2024 as it introduced the SVS Ultra Evolution to the crowd at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.

Consisting of seven models featuring advancements in driver design, cabinet architecture, and component materials, the speakers deliver reference quality sound, according to the Ohio-based company.

SVS Ultra Evolution Design Features Aid Audio Quality

At first glance, the most striking design feature of the Ultra Evolution is the acoustically centered time alignment cabinet architecture, the company suggests. A curve in the front baffle aligns the sound emanation point of the tweeter and each driver, so each arrives at a listener’s ear at the same time.

This maximizes phase coherence for “a more convincing and immersive soundstage with precise accuracy and imaging,” SVS adds.

For the tower models, midrange drivers and woofers positioned above and below the tweeter allow for seamless crossover blending to create an idealized “point-source” where sound flows from a single point in front of the speaker to optimize dispersion characteristics.

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The diamond-coated aluminum dome tweeter is also new for SVS. Using a technology called vapor deposition, a layer of diamond carbon is grown on the surface of the aluminum dome to improve rigidity and acoustic properties, the company explains.

This is said to raise the frequency response well beyond the limits of human hearing resulting in effortless, airy, and unveiled highs with no measurable distortion. It also helps low frequency extension of the tweeter blend with the midrange.

An organic cell lattice tweeter diffuser protects the tweeter from physical damage, and SVS engineers prototyped dozens of grille patterns to determine which provided the best acoustic performance.

Ultra Evolution also includes three new subwoofers. Similar in design to the brand’s 3000 Micro Subwoofer, dual opposing active woofers on the top and bottom of the cabinet in a force-balance array deliver effortless low frequencies.

By having eight woofers from a pair of speakers, all firing in unison in different directions deep bass fills the listening area, smoothing out peaks and nulls.

Midrange drivers and woofers across all models feature glass fiber composite cones chosen for the superb stiffness-to-mass ratio and ability to convey stunning dynamics and pinpoint tonal accuracy.

Meanwhile, acoustically tuned internal chambers for the midrange drivers enhance separation and eliminate the potential for cabinet resonances, resulting in pristine sound across the frequency spectrum, the company says. Aluminum-alloy baskets ensure precise alignment of components and maximize thermal dissipation.

Comprehensive Lineup to Create Full-Throttle Theater Surround Sound

Also notable on the new speakers are chamfered front baffles to minimize edge diffraction for optimal off-axis frequency response. Crossovers feature premium-grade capacitors, inductors, resistors, and heavy-trace printed circuit board.

Voicing of the new SVS Ultra Evolution is timbre-matched to all other SVS Prime and original Ultra models so users can mix between the three series. All speakers include detachable neodymium magnetic grilles. Elastomer bumper feet and metal spike feet attachments are available for tower models.

Ultra Evolution contains three floorstanding speakers and two bookshelf speakers sharing the same design features and form factors with varying driver and cabinet dimensions. Plus, a dedicated three-way center channel speaker and versatile Ultra Elevation surround-sound/Dolby Atmos speaker round out the lineup.

“Ultra Evolution redefines what’s possible in its price range and well beyond by creating audio experiences that transcend their class and bring reference performance to more people than ever,” says SVS President Gary Yacoubian.

“I am so incredibly proud of what our design team accomplished. We really had no constraints and left no stone unturned. These new speakers represent the culmination of all our life’s work, and it shows in every aspect of design and performance. The sound is addictive, I literally can’t stop listening to them!”

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