The SVS 16" Ultra Series Subwoofer has been a welcome addition to my recording studio. One might think that a recording studio operates at high volume but, in fact, our average volume is around 85 dBa, or just above conversation level.

This review began when I ran into Gary Yacoubian, president of SVS, in a crowded hallway at Las Vegas's Venetian Hotel, during the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show. He smiled and introduced himself. "Larry, I enjoyed your review of ourSB13-Ultra.

A friend who owns a local hi-fi store once brought me into the store's listening room to hear some of their best audio equipment: A pair of Wilson Sasha loudspeakers ($26,900 for the pair) driven by a Ayre KX-R Twenty preamp ($27,500) and a pair of Ayre MX-R Twenty reference mono block amplifiers...