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The big SVS Ultra Evolution Pinnacle loudspeakers landed in my studio, looking to crush any and all other contenders for my listening attention.

Landscape orientation black and white photograph triptych panel of different various camera shots of the SVS Ultra Evolution Pinnacle Loudspeaker

They are as close to being the “Darth Vader” of loudspeakers as anything else I have encountered!

SVS’s Ultra Evolution line consists of seven individual models, three towers, two bookshelves, one center channel, and a surround/elevation speaker. Plenty of options for a customer to create a compelling variety of installations for various applications. As the flagship model of the line, the Ultra Evolution Pinnacle is designed and presented as the ultimate statement of what the line embodies.

Portrait orientation photograph ground level front angle view of the SVS Ultra Evolution Pinnacle Loudspeaker

When SVS decided to launch its latest range of loudspeakers, they decided to approach things a little differently from what had come before. Things like a completely unique (and distinctive-looking) cabinet, with a canted upper and lower front baffle that allows for physically time-aligning the drivers. A lower acoustic center of the speaker, with a centrally mounted tweeter, to help achieve more of a point-source projection of the sound. A pair of electrically active rear-facing bass drivers (not passive radiators) that help produce a more uniform bass response in-room. These, combined with the physical volume of the Ultra Evolution Pinnacle, aim to result in a speaker that will produce exceptional full-range performance with plenty of bass extension even in larger spaces.

SVS Ultra Evolution Pinnacle Loudspeaker Specifications
Frequency Response (Manufacturer):

24 Hz – 40 kHz (+/-3 dB)

Nominal Impedance:

6 Ohms

Sensitivity:

88 dB (2.83 dB @ 1-meter full space 300 Hz to 3 kHz)

Crossover Points:

140 Hz, 1.8 kHz

Dimensions:

49.61” (H) x 11.81” (W) x 18.14” (D) / 1260mm (H) x 300mm (W) x 460.7mm (D)

Net Weight:

96.7 pounds / 43.9 kgs

Product Name:

SVS Ultra Evolution Pinnacle Loudspeaker

Product Type:

3-Way Bass Reflex Floor-standing Loudspeakers with rear ports.

MSRP:

$2,499.99 each

Website:

SVS Ultra Evolution Pinnacle

Company:

SVS

Portrait orientation black and white photograph front angle view of the SVS Ultra Evolution Pinnacle Loudspeaker

We have reviewed several products from SVS in the past, most recently their SB17- Ultra R|Evolution subwoofer. We are looking forward to putting the Ultra Evolution Pinnacle through its paces to see how it shakes out as both a high-performance and a high-value proposition.

Be on the lookout for our full review to drop on the SECRETS website in the coming weeks.

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A native of Toronto Canada, Carlo's interest in audio began at a young age when, unbeknownst to his mother, he started taking apart her numerous transistor radios to see how they worked. This desire for “knowledge through deconstruction” continued through to the family’s 8-track tape player, turntable, headphones, and speakers. Carlo subsequently spent a lot of time in his room. Toronto was a fertile ground for Hi-Fi in the 1970s and 80s and Carlo spent much of his wayward youth hanging out in downtown Toronto stereo shops, listening to all manner of gear and picking the brains of the various store owners. Through that formative experience, Carlo developed an appreciation for good music and good sound reproduction. Also, as a budding graphic artist, the aesthetic aspects of a given piece of gear became increasingly of interest to his eyes. It was at about that time as well that Carlo began purchasing “Audio Magazine” on a regular basis and came to appreciate, in particular, the writing and reviewing of the late Leonard Feldman. Later on, he was also influenced by the writing and observations of the staff at Sound and Vision Canada, helmed at the time by Alan Loft. Carlo graduated from Sheridan College with a degree in Classical Animation and was subsequently employed by Walt Disney Consumer Products for 10 years as a Character Artist and Art Director. Having become disenchanted with Los Angeles, he then decided to strike out on his own. Carlo started his own company and has been freelancing artwork, from his home studio, primarily for the toy and publishing industries since 2001. In 2013, on a bit of a lark, Carlo answered a “Call for Writers” ad from an AV website that he had been regularly reading for about 5 years called Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity. He had come to appreciate the website’s combination of subjective impressions along with the objective bench-testing available in several of the reviews. The “B-Team” must have been working that day because by some miracle he was hired as a writer and his first review for the site was published early in 2014. Carlo has been continually writing, editing, traveling, listening, and learning on the company’s behalf ever since. Carlo currently lives in Granville, Ohio with his wife, two sons, and a very old, but chill dachshund.

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