SVS Prime Tower Floor Standing Speaker

SVS Prime Tower Speaker

The SVS Prime Tower is a reference-grade floorstanding speaker built to deliver airy, detailed highs, richly textured mids, and convincing low-end impact that brings music and movies to life. Its carefully engineered driver array—anchored by a 1" aluminum dome tweeter, a dedicated 4.5" midrange in a sealed sub-enclosure, and dual 6.5" woofers—creates a wide, stable soundstage with clear dialogue and pinpoint imaging across a large listening area.

At the heart of its performance is the SVS SoundMatch 3.5-way crossover, which uses a tapered woofer array so each woofer is filtered for smoother integration, better dispersion, and a more consistent experience throughout the room. Add in dual wide-flared rear-firing ports for deep, accurate bass and a cabinet engineered to reduce diffraction and resonance, and you get a tower speaker that feels equally at home in a high-end 2-channel setup or a powerful home theater front stage. The SVS Prime Tower Speakers are part of ListenUp's SVS Floor Standing Tower Speakers Collection.

What It's Good At:

• Producing big, room-filling sound with precise imaging and a broad sweet spot
• Delivering clean, crisp dialogue and vocals with a dedicated sealed midrange chamber
• Creating airy, unveiled treble detail that stays smooth even at higher volumes
• Providing deep, articulate bass impact with dual 6.5" woofers and rear-firing ports
• Blending seamlessly with AV receivers and amps thanks to an 8-ohm load and sensible power range
• Elevating systems with premium crossover parts and resonance-reducing cabinet engineering

SVS Prime Tower Speaker Full Specifications:

• Speaker type: Floor Standing Tower Loudspeaker
• Rated bandwidth: 30 Hz–25 kHz (±3 dB)
• Nominal impedance: 8 ohms
• Sensitivity: 87 dB (2.83V @ 1 meter full-space, 300–3kHz)
• Recommended amplifier power: 20–250 watts
• Finish options: Black ash and piano gloss black
• Binding posts: Single set of 5-way binding posts
• Ports: Dual 1.7" wide-flared rear-firing ports
• Grille: Cloth grille with pin/cup retention system
• Feet: Elastomer stick-on bumper feet (adds 3mm to height)
• Included feet: Spiked metal screw-in feet included (adjustable for level)
• Cabinet dimensions: 36" (H) x 8" (W) x 11.1" (D)
• Overall dimensions: 36.6" (H) x 8" (W) x 11.6" (D) (includes grille and feet)
• Shipped dimensions: 41.3" (H) x 14.1" (W) x 17.3" (D)
• Weight: 40.1 lb
• Shipped weight: 46.3 lb
• Tweeter: 1" aluminum dome tweeter
• Tweeter features FEA-optimized diffuser for airy and unveiled presentation
• Aluminum dome for exceptional transient response
• Midrange: 4.5" midrange driver
• 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
• Woofers: Dual 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: 3.5-way crossover with premium-grade capacitors, air-core inductors and heavy-trace printed circuit boards
• Tapered woofer array optimizes the transition to the midrange driver and reduces vertical axis lobing
• Midrange-to-tweeter crossover: 2.1 kHz (12 dB/octave slopes)
• Top woofer (Combined Woofer) to midrange crossover: 350 Hz (12 dB/octave slopes)
• Bottom woofer low pass frequency: 165 Hz (customized filter Q and slope)
• Cabinet construction: Separate sealed midrange enclosure shifts standing waves beyond the driver pass band, improving sound quality
• Separate woofer enclosures with optimized port tuning frequencies for smooth and accurate bass response
• Acoustically transparent and FEA optimized grilles minimize diffraction
• Chamfered front baffle and flush-mounted drivers reduce edge diffraction and improved on-axis high frequency response
• FEA-optimized cabinet and bracing eliminates resonances

SVS Prime Tower Speaker Q&A:

Is the SVS Prime Tower sold as a single speaker or a pair?

The Prime Tower is sold as a single speaker (each), so order two for a stereo pair.

What kind of amplifier or AV receiver power does it need?

SVS recommends 20–250 watts per channel, making it a great match for most quality AV receivers and stereo amplifiers.

Does the Prime Tower work well for home theater and music?

Yes—its wide soundstage, clear midrange, and deep bass output make it ideal for 2-channel stereo and home theater front L/R duties.

How low does the Prime Tower play? Do I still need a subwoofer?

It’s rated to 30 Hz (±3 dB) for impressive low-end reach. Many listeners still add a subwoofer for the deepest effects and maximum headroom, especially in home theater.

Is it ported or sealed? Where are the ports located?

It’s a ported tower with dual 1.7" wide-flared rear-firing ports, designed for powerful, controlled bass.

Can I bi-wire or bi-amp the SVS Prime Tower?

The speaker uses a single set of 5-way binding posts, so it’s designed for standard single-wire connection.

What finishes are available?

The Prime Tower is offered in Black Ash and Piano Gloss Black finishes.

What are the overall dimensions and weight?

Overall dimensions are 36.6" H x 8" W x 11.6" D (including grille and feet), and it weighs 40.1 lb per speaker.

SVS Prime Tower Speaker Downloads:

SVS Prime Tower Owner's Manual