SVS Ultra tower Owner's Manual

new SVS Ultra Speaker! The SVS Ultra series loudspeakers were designed for audio enthusi- asts, by audio enthusiasts with over fifty years combined experience in the high-end audio arena, with a relentless passion for designing a stunning, acoustically impeccable loudspeaker that convincingly conveys the emotion of live music and home theater. The SVS Ultra series delivers a deep, detailed soundstage with incredible resolution, absolute transparency, and amazingly rich and articulated bass, outper- forming speakers two and three times their price. If you ever have any questions about your SVS product, ...

SETTING UP YOUR ULTRA SPEAKERS 3 FOOT OPTIONS 3 ACOUSTICS & ROOM PLACEMENT 4 ACOUSTICS 5 ROOM PLACEMENT 6 CONNECTION OPTIONS 7 ULTRA SURROUND WALL MOUNTING 8 SURROUND MODES (DUET) 9 SURROUND MODES (BIPOLE & DIPOLE) 10 CARING FOR YOUR ULTRA SPEAKERS 11 WARRANTY 11 FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS 12 ULTRA TOWER 12 ULTRA BOOKSHELF 13 ULTRA CENTER 14 ULTRA SURROUND 15 ...

The Ultra Tower speakers come packaged with two sets of foot support options that allow optimal placement on a variety of floor substrates. The Elastomer Isolation feet that come pre-installed on the Ultra Towers can be removed (unscrew to remove) and replaced with the included Threaded Metal Spike kit. Both sets of feet are threaded to allow easy leveling of the Ultra Towers if they should stand on an uneven surface. Elastomer Isolation Feet Threaded Metal Spikes The Ultra Bookshelf, Ultra Center and Ultra Surround also include stick-on bumper kits that can be attached to the bottom of your speakers to p ...

Front Left/Right Loudspeaker Placement and Room Acoustics: Proper placement of the front left/right speakers is essential to achieve the smoothest frequency response, optimal stereo imaging and the most spacious, three-dimensional soundstage. Stereo imaging and soundstage are affected by loudspeaker location and the listening position, relative to each other and room boundaries. Moving the loudspeakers away from room boundaries will tend to improve stereo imaging and spaciousness by attenuating and delaying boundary reflections, thus optimizing direct sound and helping to preserve spatial in ...

A note about Ultra Tower phase and A/V receiver auto-setup processes. The Ultra Tower side-firing woofer array is designed to provide a more accurate in-room bass response than a conventional front-firing tower by uniformly loading the room, thereby reducing amplitude variations caused by room modes. Since the woofers are side-firing, the bass at the listening position is a combination of direct and reflected sound waves. This may result in a phase warning during the A/V receiver auto-setup process. If a phase warning is encountered, it does not necessarily mean there is a problem with the Ultra ...

Center Channel Placement The center channel should be equidistant between the main speakers, and directly under the video display. To the extent possible, try to match the tweeter height of the center channel with the tweeter height of the main left/right speakers. Avoid placing the center channel too close to the ceiling or floor, as this will cause boundary reflections and degrade the sound quality. Surround Speakers Placement recommendations will vary depending on the specific channel in question and also the overall surround sound configuration. Below are some general height guidelines ...

POWER AMPLIFIER TO RIGHT SPEAKER SPEAKER LEVEL OUTPUTS POWER AMPLIFIERS SPEAKER LEVEL OUTPUTS SPEAKER LEVEL OUTPUTS POWER AMPLIFIER SPEAKER LEVEL OUTPUTS TO RIGHT SPEAKER Conventional Wiring All Ultra Speakers ship ready for conventional wiring. With the jumper straps in place, attach each Ultra Speaker to a separate amp channel from your receiver/power amplifier. Bi-wiring To Bi-wire any of the Ultra Speakers, first remove the jumper straps that come pre-installed on the terminals. With straps removed each pair of binding posts can be attached to THE SAME amp channel of your receiver/power amplifier ...

and mount the smaller of the two brackets to the back of the Ultra Surround with the supplied hardware. The bracket channel should be pointing downward. The larger bracket can be mounted to your wall. Select a location on your wall to mount the Ultra Surrounds. We recommend a height of 24-36 inches about ear level at the listening position. To hang the Ultra Surround, lift the speaker just above the bracket that was attached to the wall. Carefully move the speaker in towards the wall and lower it until the two brackets engage each other. SETTING UP YOUR ULTRA SPEAKERS SPEAKER MOUNTING Ultra Surround: ...

For Duet mode, perform the following steps: • Remove the jumper straps as shown in the below diagram. • For the right side surround, connect the amplifier wires to the lower (Duet 2) binding posts. • For the right rear surround, connect the amplifier wires to the upper (Duet 1) binding posts. • For the left side surround, connect the amplifier wires to the upper (Duet 1) binding posts. • For the left rear surround, connect the amplifier wires to the lower (Duet 2) binding posts. Duet Mode - Duet mode is a unique configuration which allows a single Ultra Surround speaker to be used a ...

10 Bipole Mode Bipole mode is the factory default configuration. For bipole configuration, perform the following steps: • Attach the jumper straps as shown in the below diagram. • Connect the amplifier wires to the lower (Duet 2) binding posts. Dipole Mode For dipole configuration, perform the following steps: • Remove the jumper straps (failure to do so could damage the amplifier). • Install the dipole wiring kit as shown in the below diagram. • For the right surround channel, connect the amplifier wires to the lower (Duet 2) binding posts. • For the left surround c ...

Your Ultra Speakers may be gently cleaned as follows: • Use a dry microfiber duster to remove any loose surface dust. • Use a water-damp microfiber cloth to remove fingerprints, smudges and other contaminants. Wipe in one direction only, and for wood finishes wipe with the grain. • Follow any damp cleaning immediately with a dry microfiber cloth. Again dry wipe in one direction only, and for wood finishes dry in the direction of the grain. • For piano gloss finishes, consult a furniture restoration professional to remove any micro-scratches, swirl marks and drinking glass rings. 5-YEAR UNC ...

• Rated bandwidth: 28 Hz-32 kHz (± 3 dB). • Nominal impedance: 8 ohms. • Sensitivity: 88 dB (2.83V @ 1 meter full-space, 300-3kHz). • Recommended amplifier power: 20-300 watts Loudspeaker Physical Description: • Dimensions (HxWxD): 45" x 13.8" x 16.25", 114.3 x 35 x 41.3 cm. • Weight: 75.4 lbs., 34.2 kgs. • Dual gold-plated 5-way binding posts. • 3.5” wide-flared rear-firing port. • Cloth grille with pin/cup retention system. Driver Array and Technical Highlights: • 1" tweeter features FEA-optimized diffuser and aluminum dome. • 6.5" midrange driver features composite ...

• Rated bandwidth: 45 Hz-32 kHz (± 3 dB). • Nominal impedance: 8 ohms. • Sensitivity: 87 dB (2.83V @ 1 meter full-space, 300-3kHz). • Recommended amplifier power: 20-150 watts Loudspeaker Physical Description: • Dimensions (HxWxD): 14.9" x 8.5" x 10", 37.8 x 21.6 x 25.4 cm. • Weight: 19 lbs., 8.6 kgs. • Dual gold-plated 5-way binding posts. • 1.7” rear-firing port. • Cloth grille with pin/cup retention system. Driver Array and Technical Highlights: • 1" tweeter features FEA-optimized diffuser and aluminum dome. • 6.5" woofer features composite glass-fiber cone, al ...

ULTRA CENTER Frequency Response and Electro-Acoustic Data: • Rated bandwidth: 45 Hz-32 kHz (± 3 dB). • Nominal impedance: 8 ohms. • Sensitivity: 87 dB (2.83V @ 1 meter full-space, 300-3kHz). • Recommended amplifier power: 20-225 watts Loudspeaker Physical Description: • Dimensions (HxWxD): 8" x 22" x 10", 20.3 x 55.9 x 25.4cm • Weight: 31 lbs., 14.1 kgs. • Dual gold-plated 5-way binding posts. • Dual 1.7” rear-firing ports. • Cloth grille with pin/cup retention system. Driver Array and Technical Highlights: • Vertically aligned tweeter and midrange improves horizontal axis polar response, ...

ULTRA SURROUND Frequency Response and Electro-Acoustic Data: • Rated bandwidth: 58 Hz-32 kHz (± 3 dB). • Nominal impedance: 8 ohms. • Sensitivity: 87 dB (2.83V @ 1 meter full-space, 300-3kHz). • Recommended amplifier power: 20-250 watts Loudspeaker Physical Description: • Dual Baffle Surround Loudspeaker • Dimensions (HxWxD): 14" x 12.3" x 5.4", 35.6 x 31.2 x 13.7 cm. • Weight: 18 lbs., 8.1 kgs. • Dual independent gold-plated 5-way binding posts. • Cloth grille with pin/cup retention system. • Aluminum wall mounting bracket with safety catch feature to help prevent inadvertent removal. Driv ...