Great bass, airy soundstage

Read the CNET review, it says it all...great bass, expansive soundstage, well built, "audiophile" quality build.

Great price

Nothing

For the money absolutely the best speakers I have owned

For the money absolutely the best speakers I have owned. I use these for stereo audio recordings... I play vinyl records, CDs, and live streaming from my laptop through a Parasound 2.1 Integrated amp. I live in an apartment so I can't turn the volume too high..

SVS Prime Tower and Center Loudspeaker Review

The SVS Prime Tower and Center loudspeakers offer compact size, yet perform with homage paid to SVS's sub roots. Our review reveals wide sweet spot, brisk dynamics and extended bass at budget pricing.

Throw a massive; engrossing soundstage; Attractive yet low-key aesthetics; Excellent fit/finish and build quality; Tactile; punchy bass; very deep extension; Highly listenable tonality; Generous 45 day trial period

Needs a quality AVR for best performance; Slight mid-bass emphasis in my room; Slightly forward tonal presence may be unforgiving on poor quality recordings

SVS Prime Tower review: Audiophile performance for much less

Three-way speakers have been around about as long as hi-fi itself, and divide up the three components of sound -- bass, midrange and treble -- with each frequency range getting its own driver in the pursuit of greater fidelity. They're a lot more complicated to engineer than the more common two-way design, and not every company gets it right.

The SVS Prime Tower's highly transparent sound will appeal to audiophiles hankering for big-speaker sound at a price they can afford.

The SVS Prime Tower is a well-built and great-sounding speaker for the money; The "3.5-way" design offers significantly more detail than standard two-way offerings; The speakers are capable of quite deep bass and work well in a home theater context; They're available in a stunning high-gloss black finish.

The sound's highly detailed character can lack warmth; The rear panel's twin bass ports need a foot or more of clearance from the wall behind the speaker.