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.