Buy the SVS 3000 Micro while the KEF tracks this far above it — $1,701 today. Twelve hertz of stated extension is real, and so is a gap that size; the SVS is the smaller box, states the wider 30–200 Hz low-pass range and variable phase, and gives up an octave of paper depth to get there. Read the depth claims first, because for once they sit on one yardstick: 11 Hz against 23 Hz, both stated at ±3 dB, close to a full octave apart. Then read the price row, because a difference that size is exactly what this page turns on — and note that only one of these two is small enough to disappear into a room.
As tracked by Home Theater Builder: the KEF KC92 tracks at $2,500; the SVS 3000 Micro at $799.How we verify this data →
KEF's KC92 and SVS's 3000 Micro are the two sealed compacts this cross-shop keeps landing on — $2,500 vs $799 as tracked today. For once the depth claims can honestly be read side by side, and that is most of this page.
Specifications · side by side · per-field provenance
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Spec
KEF KC92
SVS 3000 Micro
Price
$2,500
$799
Brand
KEF
SVS
Driver Size Inches
9
8
Driver Count
2
2
Driver Config
dual opposing
not stated
Passive Or Powered
powered active
powered active
Amp Class
Class D
Class D
RMS Watts
1000
800
Freq Response Low HZ
11
23
Freq Response Tolerance
plus minus 3dB
plus minus 3dB
Max SPL DB
110
not stated
Sensitivity Measurement Context
unstated
not stated
Enclosure Type
sealed
sealed
Lp Crossover HZ Min
40
30
Lp Crossover HZ Max
140
200
Auto On
Yes
Yes
Built In Room Correction
Yes
Yes
App Control
Yes
Yes
Wireless Option
Yes
Yes
Speaker Level Inputs
Yes
not stated
LFE Input
Yes
Yes
Height Inches
13.9
10.9
Width Inches
13
11.7
Depth Inches
14.2
10.7
Finish Options
White Gloss, Black Gloss
not stated
Peak Watts
not stated
2500
Phase Control
not stated
variable 0 to 180
Phase Adjustment Range Degrees
not stated
0° – 180°
Weight Lbs
not stated
22.5
Shaded rows differ · green dot = lab-measured · amber = manufacturer-verified · blue = retailer/community-reported · grey = estimated · “not stated” means exactly that
Reading the numbers honestly
The depth comparison here is the rare one that survives our own rules: 11 Hz on the KEF against 23 Hz on the SVS, with ±3 dB stated on BOTH rows. Same tolerance, same kind of claim, so this is one yardstick and close to a full octave — no context gap to flag and nothing to hedge. Everything else is a trade. Drivers: dual 9-inch in a stated dual-opposing arrangement against a dual 8-inch pair whose arrangement our SVS row does not record. Amplifiers do NOT line up as columns — 1,000W RMS with no peak figure on the KEF against 800W RMS with a stated 2,500W peak on the SVS — so whichever number you read, the other row does not carry its twin. The KEF's 110 dB maximum SPL comes with the companion field beside it recording that figure's measurement context as UNSTATED, and our SVS row states no maximum-SPL figure at all, so the one output number on this page arrives with no test condition. Both are sealed with built-in room correction, app control, a wireless option and an LFE input; the SVS's auto-on entry is an inference in our data where the KEF's is manufacturer-stated. Setup and connection split cleanly: the SVS states a 30–200 Hz low-pass range and variable 0–180° phase, the KEF states 40–140 Hz, speaker-level inputs and two gloss finishes, and neither row states the other's pair. Cabinet: 10.9 × 11.7 × 10.7 inches and 22.5 lb against 13.9 × 13 × 14.2 inches with no weight figure recorded on the KEF row.
The verdict
Buy the SVS 3000 Micro while the KEF tracks this far above it — $1,701 today. Twelve hertz of stated extension is real, and so is a gap that size; the SVS is the smaller box, states the wider 30–200 Hz low-pass range and variable phase, and gives up an octave of paper depth to get there. Read the depth claims first, because for once they sit on one yardstick: 11 Hz against 23 Hz, both stated at ±3 dB, close to a full octave apart. Then read the price row, because a difference that size is exactly what this page turns on — and note that only one of these two is small enough to disappear into a room.
Stated depth on one yardstickKEF KC92 — 11 Hz against 23 Hz, both stated at ±3 dB — the same tolerance on both rows, so this is one of the few depth comparisons on the site that can honestly be ranked.
A subwoofer that hidesSVS 3000 Micro — 10.9 × 11.7 × 10.7 inches and a stated 22.5 lb, against a 13.9 × 13 × 14.2-inch cabinet whose weight our KEF row does not record.
Stated amplifierEither — 1,000W RMS with no peak figure recorded on the KEF against 800W RMS with a stated 2,500W peak on the SVS — the columns do not line up, so neither row is the bigger amplifier on paper.
Dialling it in from the subSVS 3000 Micro — A 30–200 Hz low-pass range and variable 0–180° phase on the SVS; the KEF states 40–140 Hz and no phase field at all.
A receiver with no subwoofer outputKEF KC92 — Speaker-level inputs are stated on the KEF row; our SVS row records an LFE input but no speaker-level input.
Room correction and app controlEither — Both rows state built-in room correction, app control and a wireless option; the SVS's auto-on entry is an inference in our data where the KEF's is manufacturer-stated.
The one genuinely like-for-like depth comparison on this page: 11 Hz against 23 Hz with ±3 dB stated on BOTH rows — same yardstick, close to a full octave, and no measurement-context gap to flag.
Driver areas are stated differently in kind: dual 9-inch drivers in a stated dual-opposing arrangement on the KEF, against a dual 8-inch pair whose arrangement our SVS row does not record.
The amplifier columns do not line up: 1,000W RMS with NO peak figure on the KEF against 800W RMS with a stated 2,500W peak on the SVS — two different halves of the same spec, so neither row is the bigger amp on paper.
The KEF's 110 dB maximum SPL arrives with its companion field beside it, and that field records the measurement context as UNSTATED — so the one output number on this page has no test condition attached, and our SVS row states no maximum-SPL figure at all.
Both are sealed designs with built-in room correction, app control, a wireless option and an LFE input; the SVS's auto-on entry is an inference in our data where the KEF's is manufacturer-stated.
Setup and connection split cleanly: the SVS states a 30–200 Hz low-pass range and variable 0–180° phase, the KEF states 40–140 Hz, speaker-level inputs and two gloss finishes, and neither row states the other's pair — at $2,500 vs $799 as tracked today.
