20-39 CS–Plus Features [continued]
Not quite sure where your sub's parts come from? How about a small factory in rural Ohio? The SVS CS-Plus is another example of a component set we're quite proud to highlight in detail. If a sub's brain is the amplifier, then the heart must be the woofer. The third generation Plus woofer (which we call the Plus 12.3) runs counter to virtually every trend in the industry: It's made by us, it's made in our Ohio factory, and we released it when we were good and ready, knowing full well that its predecessor was already unmatched in this price class. Oh, and it's expensive to make (but hey, you're worth it). More than ever it rivals its more expensive Ultra brother, taking the Plus legacy and upping the ante in every performance aspect a bit more.
SVS "Plus 12.3" Subwoofer
Driver, still more info
When you start out to better a design as good as the second generation
SVS Plus woofer, you have your hands full. The "old" woofer
(called the dB12.2 in house and used in all Plus subs till late
February 2006) was already the industry leader at this price point. Typically
rivaling drivers costing 2-3X as much, it was compact, reasonably
good looking, with excellent durability and off-the-map performance
exceeded only by our own Ultra woofers. Make an even better Plus
woofer, and keep the price the same? It was a very tough task
that might never have happened. It took over 2 years of developmental
work and experimentation with
emerging materials and design, all put through a gauntlet of extreme
testing in our R/D labs. Every "old" performance
chart was dissected;
some beta-testers got into the feedback loop; rare failed second
generation woofers we're put under the knife too.
It wasn't easy, or cheap, but our development team came up with
a clean sheet of paper design that looks better, works better, and
is more durable than the last Plus woofer. Looking close,
you'll see little touches like elegant black anodized finish that
helps dissipate heat, evidence of special spider tooling which keeps
that critical part aligned, with much more. This is a woofer
that'll keep its composure in anything from subtle, to extreme use. Even
less obvious, state of the art adhesives are expertly used in small
batch building runs to maintain quality unlike anything we've ever
done. Rather than sub-contract this bread-and-butter component,
all the custom design and assembly was done in-house, where production
will continue. In a day when whole product lines, whole brands,
are routinely sent to lowest cost bidders overseas, your Plus woofer
once again bucks the trend.
While our entry level ISD drivers remain the high-performance budget
choice in subs like the PB12-ISD, if you can afford to step up a
bit to the PB12-Plus, you will get more "bang for the buck" than
ever. Once again we can say, affordable performance doesn't
get any better than this. What sort of driver does your old
subwoofer have?
- Bi-filar
wound, high-temp, 4-layer 2"aluminum voice coil with Mil-spec
polyimide insulation
- High temperature
polyamide voice coil bobbin/former
- Dual
progressive poly-cotton spiders with integrated power leads
- Custom tooled spider landing for increased lateral stability
- Cast aluminum
frame with integrated cooling vents – epoxy powder-coat
finish
- Chrome
plated spring loaded push
terminals
- Integrated
single piece rubber wrap-around
gasket
- Black
anodized high grade aluminum
cone diaphragm with inverted
aluminum dust-cap
- High-excursion,
custom SBR surround (Styrene-Butadiene
Rubber)
- Dual
stacked select grade ferrite
magnets
- Low
carbon 1008 steel single
piece T-yoke and gap plate – electrophoresis
finish
- Absolute
highest quality acrylic adhesives
used throughout
- Extreme
excursion capability,
enhanced efficiency and durability
- Small batch, hand-built in
SVS's dedicated Ohio assembly
line
Integrated Base Plate with Down-firing Woofer and Floor Mounts
No matter how your rock rolls, or how low your organ goes, the shockwaves emanating from that high efficiency woofer propagate out from a fixed platform, our integrated base-plate. Not the floor, and not your ceiling. When you're in the midst of your favorite action movie scene you might wonder if such a stylish, modern looking enclosure can can really move your home theater (without moving around itself). Fortunately for SVS customers, all the drama will be on screen, and all around you in gut pounding, accurate bass. Your subwoofer will serenely be belting it out at all the right moments. Rock solid. Utterly unflappable. Once again, form follows function at SVS.
Want another example of thinking outside the box? How about something simple, like putting our drivers in the preferred downward firing position. Easier said than done in a slender column oriented subwoofer! But doing it this way makes for the most stable enclosure. Its low center of gravity and an inherently well-protected woofer mean years of rock-solid performance. Bass that goes this low, starts there too. Who needs a top-heavy sub? Get SVS and forgetaboutit!
So maybe you have a hard floor and it's time to setup your sub? You won't find hard plastic feet or metal spikes that will vibrate on your SV Subwoofer. Instead the default mounting configuration is a set of compliant disks perfectly suited for wood, vinyl or tile flooring. Because our subs have such a low center of gravity the same setup works just as well on thickly padded and carpeted floors too.
"Tri-Power" High Flow Ports
 Ordinary ports won't do to vent the intense pressures and frequencies of our ported subwoofers. These are heavily flared (both inside the sub and the outer flare, too) patented, high-flow ports. You can rest assured they are costly, but just because some makers skimp by without them doesn't mean any of your SVS subwoofers ever will.
CNC'd to mount flush with high-density seals, and flanked by enhanced hand laminated black finished Baltic Birch end-caps (a whopping 1.5" thick). You will want to keep peeking under our specially damped 15" black mesh grill just to see them.
If you think these look like highly engineered bass tuning ports... you'd be right, and our Plus and Ultra models come with three (yes three!). But how they sound, when coupled with an SVS driver, is something to be heard to be believed. Insert one of the included "port blockers" (one is inserted into a port area photo below) and you have taken your subwoofer nearly 5Hz lower in "tune". Drop it another few Hz by inserting two. Great for those intent on tweaking their sound as they want it in their room.
Resonance Free, Protective Top Port Grill
 No driver to damage up top there, but who needs the kids dropping their toy cars into your sub? Specially modified for total resonance damping, these stylish grills are as good looking as they are functional. Did we mention that the special damping features were added because we once detected a hint of harmonics emanating from the grill (on a special test tone)?? Yes, someone did sweat the details on the performance of each component in your next sub. We're the largest user of these grills in the entire industry. Some OEMs have people buy their own grills.
We can't figure that out either.
Heavy Duty Gold Plate Binding Posts
 Never will you see cheap spring-clip binding posts on a SV Subwoofer. We use heavy-duty brass "binders" that can take up to 12 gauge speaker wire, spades, or pins. Due to base-plate clearances banana plugs will not fit on these subs.
Simple, high quality, and ready for plenty of power. They say "it's the little things that count". Here's proof we believe it.
If you really want to go "high-zoot" look to connect your sub with our exclusive Better Cables wire sets. The perfect match for your SVS!
Architectural-Grade Black Fabric Exterior
Some audio enclosures and grills are made from some pretty cheap materials. At SVS we don't cut corners in an effort to increase profits. We just hand select excellent materials that we'd want (and have) in our own homes. Specially laminated and extra thick MDF baffles, and costly high-end fabrics. All still brought to you at affordable prices. And we think that logo is pretty hot too.
Pro-Grade Interconnect
 Don't get the idea that because this is a "standard interconnect" there is anything "standard" about it! These one meter (about 3') cables are packed in with every SVS CS, and CS-Plus subwoofer package which includes a Samson amp. While not quite as fine as our Better Cables offerings, these cables are made just for us in the US with such niceties as gold center pin Neutrik RCA connectors, US-built 1/4" mono right angle jacks and beefy shielded pro-grade copper cabling.
We offer upgrades to Better Cables if you prefer to spend more (Better Cables interconnects come at no extra cost with CS-Ultra and SS subwoofer amp/sub packages), but really there is no need. See, most companies, if they even include a "pack in" cable, provide some pretty cheesy items in our experience. At SVS, our standard cables are probably better than most high end interconnects. So while you can go up from here, keep in mind that your CS and CS-Plus already come with some of the nicest interconnects you have probably ever used.
NOTE: Subwoofer systems ordered with one of SVS's equalizer offerings also come with a matching 1/4" to 1/4" pro-grade cable. CS-Ultra packages ordered with an equalizer include Better Cable versions.
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