SVS PB12-Ultra/2 Subwoofer - Signed

[dorokusai]

SVS PB12-Ultra/2 (http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-ultra2.cfm) Subwoofer - Piano Gloss - 9/10 - *SOLD* to Bluemdpicker

Until the PB13-Ultra, this was the bar standard in hardcore subwoofers. I'm downsizing but this subwoofer was always WAY too much for my home theater. This is the baddest subwoofer I've heard to date. The piano gloss finish is stunning and it's always been a conversation starter since I bought it.

I had it signed prior to shipment in 2005 by SVS elite....Erik Kroner(Design Engineer/CS), Ron Stimpson(Co-Owner) and Tom Vodhanel(Co-Owner/Subwoofer Legend).

*UPDATE* I talked directly with Ron from SVS since I'm going to buy a PC13 Ultra and he still feels this is the best subwoofer they've made. I recently bought the SVS AS-EQ1 per his suggestion and it dramatically changed the performance of this subwoofer BUT I really need some space so I can fit some larger speakers in my HT. I don't want to sell it but in order to change things sometimes you have to sell things. I highly recommend the AS-EQ1, it's awesome.

The subwoofer was $2400/shipped in 2005.

Specifications:

Twin TV-12 "Ultra" woofers SVS's best

1,000 watt BASH (R) amp with built-in PEQ

Flush-mount amp configuration

Computer Assisted Design (CAD) enclosure

Down-firing configuration
Distinctive SVS integrated base-plate

Compliant floor mounts, low center of gravity

Three 4" high-flow flared porting (in and out)
Built and tested by SVS in its Ohio factory.
Extra heavy-duty detachable 8 foot power cord
Finished in four veneers, gloss or textured black

Selectable 16Hz, 20Hz or 25Hz extension
+/- 2 dB 18 Hz-200 Hz anechoic in 20hz mode**

Size: Approx. 19" wide, 26.5" tall and 28" deep

Weight: 190 pounds

Woofer Specifications:

Cast aluminum frame

Under-hung motor, voice coil stays in gap during max power

97oz strontium ferrite magnets

Vented pole piece

High tension binding posts

Rigid Kevlar and aluminum cone
Inverted dust cap

Dual progressive Nomex spiders with sewn-in tinsel leads

Integral rubber mounting gasket

1" Santoprene surround capable of over 2" peak to peak excursion

Ultra high capacity 3" aluminum voice coil, with Kapton former

Copper shorting sleeve eliminates gap induction and reduces flux modulation distortion

Secrets Review - 2004 (http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_11_3/svs-pb2-ultra-subwoofer-9-2004.html)

Includes: Original everything and packaging.

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[Shizelbs]

I'm sure it won't come to this, but I'm interested when you are willing to ship this beast across the country.

[BIZILL]

damn mark. that shi* is the shi*. bump for ya.

[danger boy]

190 lbs.. dang.. that's a heavy weight.

[Keiko]

How much to ship to Hawaii, Mark? :p

:D jk...Good luck with your sale.

[jbhungvt]

Nice...
how much to ship to Northern VA. 20152?

thanks

[shawn474]

I have seen, heard and FELT this thing is person. It pressurizes a room and you feel this thing in your chest. I can echo the statement that this is the baddest sub I have ever seen. It's worth a road trip for anyone interested.

[dorokusai]

Nice...
how much to ship to Northern VA. 20152?

thanks

I'll deliver to NVA.

Thanks guys!! :D

[Sherardp]

I have PB12/Plus 2 in a dual configuration. This sub being sold was the big boy to mine so I know it will definitely slam almost any room. Nice sub mark, GL with sale.

[jbhungvt]

I'll deliver to NVA.

Thanks guys!! :D

In your post, you didn't indicate where you're located.

How is this compares to the PB13 Ultra? My friend recently bought the PB13 Ultra for $1600 shipped but haven't heard the PB12.

[dorokusai]

Damascus, MD.

The PB13 hits lower....otherwise its almost identical if not better thru 20hz but that's when the PB13 kicks into overdrive. The PB13 in piano gloss black is $1800/shipped.

[ntrinh03]

What's the pick up location? ZIP?

[cfrizz]

Damascus, MD 20872

That beast rattled my insides! GL with the sale Mark.

[dorokusai]

Anyone?

[PSOVLSK]

I drove 3 hrs one way and paid $1000 for my Plus/2 over 3 years ago and it's still the best investment I've ever made in my system. And mine's not even piano black.

If you're within 300-400 miles of this and need a sub...GET IT!!! You WILL NOT be disappointed.

[MrNightly]

How big of a difference is the Plus/2 over the nsd/2?

[dorokusai]

It's an Ultra/2 not a Plus/2...and it digs deeper and stronger. That's two(2) TV12....check out the links.

[mufsoman]

Mark, I think you need to drive towards Chicago so I can take this sub off your hands!!!!

[dorokusai]

LOL...if my father still lived there, we could've worked something out :D

[leroyjr1]

Just wanted to mention it cost me roughly $150 to ship my plus/2 from Milwaukee to Dallas. It has the same size cab as the Ultra but weighs 50 less.

Mark do you still have the packaging?

[dorokusai]

Yes, but I'm not even trying to ship this thing. I already have back issues lol.

[mdm1699]

Yes, but I'm not even trying to ship this thing. I already have back issues lol.

I sent you a message. Thanks.

[dorokusai]

Replied.

Subwoofer is still for sale.

[dorokusai]

Last call before I just put it back into position, to crush my newly decorated HT room.

[Sherardp]

Someone should get this, what a deal for a sub that will put you in the "Full Nelson".

[dorokusai]

Local? Free delivery withing a couple hundred miles? I'd really like to get a SVS tube in the corner.

[sandworms]

oh babey that would be a helluva christmas present
drool drool

[dorokusai]

I can sign it for you also Sandworms....I'm more infamous than famous tho'.... :)

[beardog03]

that thing is a BEAST !!

too bad I wasn`t closer, I could trade ya my PC-Ultra !!

Somebody jump on this baby

[dorokusai]

That would be perfect Robert! :D

[beardog03]

I need to move to MD !

[ribd1]

Hello there, I am new to the forum. Stumbled across it looking for a SVS ultra...I am in NE Ohio...just under a six hour drive from you. Would you be willing to travel some? if so how far. Thanks for your time.

[ribd1]

Oh Yea...one more thing. Since I am new here and have no sales rating, if it helps, I have good feedback on Audiogon (ribd11)...Thanks.

[dorokusai]

I'm not against a road trip...how about Cumberland, MD? That's about 2 hours for me

[ribd1]

Thanks for the reply...I'm trying to put the whole thing together in my head. Could I pay via PayPal?? If you drive to Cumberland, then that gives me a little over four hours of travel one way...bare with me here...this is killing me!!

[dorokusai]

Email me.... mln@polkaudio.com

[Kex]

... bare with me here...this is killing me!!A word of advice, if I may: don't ever use the term "bare" when exchanging messages with dorokusai. Before you know it, strange things will be happening to you, and "bare" doesn't even begin to describe them. The correct spelling is "bear with me" in this case, but I'm not sure that will improve your situation much, unfortunately ... you're probably scr€wed at this point in any case.

Oh, and welcome to CP, BTW. Get protective gear ASAP before you post. You're gonna need it.

[ribd1]

Nice.....finally someone with my sense of humor. Sorry for the incorrect spelling/terminology but my heads been in a whirlwind thinking about this...and thanks for the welcome!

[doggie750]

this sub will give you answer to your questions.


Nice.....finally someone with my sense of humor. Sorry for the incorrect spelling/terminology but my heads been in a whirlwind thinking about this...and thanks for the welcome!

oh yeah what about this

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ONLY FORWARD IF YOU CAN READ THIS

[dorokusai]

This sub will blow your mind. Last call cuz once it gets put back into the new HT, I'm not moving it again.

[dorokusai]

Off the market. Just got an offer from my friends Ed and Ron @ SVS that I cannot refuse. I love this hobby.

[Shizelbs]

Care to elaborate?

[dorokusai]

I would have to kill myself.

Nothing crazy but Ron swears by the AS-EQ1 and I'm going to try one out....that's all. I didn't really care if this sold anyways. I'm told I won't care about a PB13 "upgrade" after this piece works its magic.

[danz1906]

Off the market. Just got an offer from my friends Ed and Ron @ SVS that I cannot refuse. I love this hobby.

I see dual Ultra-13s in your future;)

[dorokusai]

That's just insane....I already have way too much subwoofer Danz :D

[danz1906]

That's just insane....I already have way too much subwoofer Danz :D

Sure you do:p So did you get a Ultra-13????

[BIZILL]

Sure you do:p So did you get a Ultra-13????

he is getting this... sort of like the velodyne product. hope it works for you mark. post up a review if you'd be so kind...

http://www.svsound.com/products-parts-subeq.cfm

[danz1906]

he is getting this... sort of like the velodyne product. hope it works for you mark. post up a review if you'd be so kind...

http://www.svsound.com/products-parts-subeq.cfm

Which Sub is he going to use it with???

[BIZILL]

i'm assuming the one here that he didn't sell.

[danz1906]

i'm assuming the one here that he didn't sell.

I see that now, I look forward to his review.

[dorokusai]

Yes, correct on both counts. I'll post some comments on how it turns out Polkies.

[BIZILL]

hey mark, you ever have any hand's on experience with the velodyne offering? i'm just wondering. if so, we'd all like to know how the svs stacks up against it.

[dorokusai]

The only experience I have with Velo is either vintage, HGS or a couple DD series. Velodyne used to be the bar standard in my world a decade ago but I'm on my 5th SVS and have no plans to change anything. The Velodyne just didn't hit as hard as the SVS but keep in mind I never did a H2H....those comments are just based on my memory.

The only subwoofer that I've liked more than the various SVS so far has been the REL T series. It's a really nice subwoofer for musical applications, not HT, and seamlessly blended well with a handful of different loudspeakers I was playing with at the time. It's quick and very tight.

Since then I have steered more towards a smaller, less low end brutal subwoofer for music and a more obnoxiously angry subwoofer for HT.

[George Grand]

I get hard as a rock reading the shit you write.

[dorokusai]

You make me feel younger everytime I see you, which reminds me......

[kuntasensei]

If the AS-EQ1 does for your SVS what MultEQ XT did for my 20-39CS+, I can't wait to read about it. I actually ditched the ART-351 EQ I was using on mine because Audyssey did such a great job of taming my room-induced peaks.

[dorokusai]

Ron has been raging about it for awhile but I just never committed. He stated that if I didn't like it, I can punch him in the belly at CES next year. That's a helluva challenge in my book :)

Now you have me even more excited KS.

[kuntasensei]

I'll go ahead and warn you... After the EQ'ing, there's a bit of a shock at the way it sounds because you're not used to it, even if you were doing some equalization before like I was. Give yourself a little time with it post-equalization to see how it performs with material you're used to hearing. When I first experienced MultEQ's equalization of my sub, my first impression was that there was suddenly too much mid-bass. Then I looked back at my old EQ charts and realized that I was just thinking that because Audyssey had managed to fix a bit of cancellation between my mains and subwoofer around 65Hz.

The best way I can describe it is "brutal". That sucker now gives me musical bass when called for, but the punch-in-the-chest bass with the right movie soundtrack. Considering the AS-EQ1 has higher filter resolution than MultEQ XT does, I think you're gonna be happy with the results.

[dorokusai]

I'm expecting that KS but I'm sure it will still cause me some mental adjustment. I was using some basic room correction when I was running the B&K. That really helped compared to when I just went plug and play with the subwoofer ages ago.

It sounds like you're dialed in pretty good and I'd love to hear it. Thanks for the well wishes. I'm off to wax my subwoofer and dig out some cables :D

[BIZILL]

The only experience I have with Velo is either vintage, HGS or a couple DD series. Velodyne used to be the bar standard in my world a decade ago but I'm on my 5th SVS and have no plans to change anything. The Velodyne just didn't hit as hard as the SVS but keep in mind I never did a H2H....those comments are just based on my memory.

The only subwoofer that I've liked more than the various SVS so far has been the REL T series. It's a really nice subwoofer for musical applications, not HT, and seamlessly blended well with a handful of different loudspeakers I was playing with at the time. It's quick and very tight.

Since then I have steered more towards a smaller, less low end brutal subwoofer for music and a more obnoxiously angry subwoofer for HT.

no, i meant do you have any experience with this: http://www.velodyne.com/products/product.aspx?ID=15&sid=9

[dorokusai]

Price lowered and back up for sale....I just need the space.

[calgoose]

whats the new lower price?

[leroyjr1]

whats the new lower price?


Read the first post, he edited his price. He knows magic.:)

$1150

[calgoose]

ahh! nice

[dorokusai]

I had to sleep with Harry Potter for that....I hope you appreciate it Polkies.

[sandworms]

SVS PB12-Ultra/2 Subwoofer - Piano Gloss - 9/10 - $1000/ Pickup
??

[leroyjr1]

SVS PB12-Ultra/2 Subwoofer - Piano Gloss - 9/10 - $1000/ Pickup
??

You should use the PM to send offers.

[Toolfan66]

It's well worth the asking price.

[dorokusai]

It's the baddest subwoofer I've ever heard but I haven't heard them all I guess.

[PolkMaster1]

Is this sub apartment friendly? Will it take out my neighbors? Seriously, I want this sub!

[dorokusai]

It's very apartment friendly, just don't turn it on.

[PolkMaster1]

Man, that thing is bigger than my apt! Then again, the mousehole is bigger than my apt. I think I will go out and get one of these!

How far is the drive from Newark New Jersey to Delaware?

[dorokusai]

Dunno....under an hour? Someone from NJ will have to answer that.

[ESavinon]

Man, that thing is bigger than my apt! Then again, the mousehole is bigger than my apt. I think I will go out and get one of these!

How far is the drive from Newark New Jersey to Delaware?

About an hour and a half.

[BIZILL]

someone PLEASE just buy this thing. this is making me sick! great price for a great product. wtf? do it already.

[ESavinon]

I'll take it.

[dorokusai]

Sold to the man in the yellow hat.

[dorokusai]

This is back up for sale since I never heard anything from Ed. Delivery is an option depending on where you live.

[Demiurge]

You should donate that to me.

[dorokusai]

You had me at hello David.

[Demiurge]

Your magnanimity knows no bounds.

[ESavinon]

I still want it.

[dorokusai]

When I see ya' I see ya. Until then, it's in a climate controlled enviroment.

[ESavinon]

Thanks. I'm still waiting for Uncle Sam to give back what I'm owed.

[dorokusai]

I heard he's got a bad case of hives.

[ESavinon]

Yes he does. He likes to borrow but he doesn't like to give back.

[cnh]

Out of curiosity, what are you replacing the SVS with? Is this part of the HT redo with the two Polk soundbars and the Onkyo TX-SR5007? Is that the room that sub was in?

cnh

[dorokusai]

Yes and no. I'm still running the dual SurroundBars with the SVS.

I'm going to switch it up again and run the LSi9 from CAA with dual LSiC center channels in parallel for a front stage using the same Onkyo. Depending on how I can route the AC wiring, I'll use the new Polk Wireless Surround F/X for rear channels instead of OWM.

As long as my front stage is solid, due to the overall room change, the rears should be easy.

[BlueMDPicker]

This is back up for sale since I never heard anything from Ed. Delivery is an option depending on where you live.

Second dibs.

[rjaudi]

Is this subwoofer still available? I am near Ellicott City, MD.

[sandworms]

You should use the PM to send offers.

I have no idea why I wrote that ?