Prime Bookshelf Speakers

Sold as a Pair

Introducing the Prime Bookshelf speakers from SVS. These are designed for 2-Channel Hi-Fi and home theater systems. These are very high regarded speakers for the price. We have them in the shop for our clients to demo for their own homes. They are utilizing some of the technologies from the Ultra series of speakers and also shared some of the designs. If you are looking for a pair of bookshelf speakers under 1K price point then please come have a listen to these wonderful speakers from SVS.

Here are the specs for these speakers:

Frequency Response / Acoustic Data:

Rated bandwidth: 48 Hz-25 kHz (±3 dB)
Nominal impedance: 8 ohms.

Sensitivity: 87 dB (2.83V @ 1 meter full-space, 300-3kHz)
Recommended amplifier power: 20-150 watts.

Speaker Specs:

Bookshelf Loudspeaker
Black ash and piano gloss black finish options
Single set of 5-way binding posts
1.7” wide-flared rear-firing port
Cloth grille with pin/cup retention system
Elastomer stick-on bumper feet (adds 3mm to height)

Cabinet Dimensions: 13.2" (H) X 8" (W) X 9.4" (D)
Overall Dimensions: 13.3" (H) X 8" (W) X 10.3" (D) (includes grille and bumper feet)
Shipped Dimensions-2 Pack: 17.6" (H) X 22.4" (W) X 14.4” (D)
Weight: 15.5 pounds
Shipped Weight-2 Pack: 34.7 pounds

Driver Specs:

1” Aluminum Dome Tweeter:

FEA-optimized diffuser for airy and unveiled presentation
Aluminum dome for exceptional transient response

6.5” Woofers:

Long stroke motor and suspension for high output
Polypropylene cone for excellent stiffness/mass ratio and pistonic behavior
Aluminum shorting ring to reduce gap inductance, lower distortion, and enhance high frequency response
Cast ABS-fiberglass composite basket ensures precision component alignment and excellent thermal transfer
Vented voice coil former minimizes air compression artifacts

Crossover & Cabinet Specs:

Crossover:

2-way crossover with premium-grade capacitors, air-core inductors and heavy-trace printed circuit boards
Crossover network delivers outstanding phase coherency and time domain behavior
Tweeter-to-woofer crossover: 2.3 kHz (12 dB/octave slopes)

Cabinet:

Acoustically transparent and FEA optimized grilles minimize diffraction
FEA-optimized cabinet and bracing eliminates resonances
Chamfered front baffle and flush-mounted drivers reduce edge diffraction and improved on-axis high frequency response