Buy the SVS SB-1000 Pro unless your room is large or you listen loud — the like-for-like floors are 20 vs 19 Hz (both ±3 dB), so the step-up ($250 more as tracked today) buys output (550W vs 325W RMS), not depth.
As tracked by Home Theater Builder: the SVS SB-2000 Pro tracks at $850; the SVS SB-1000 Pro at $600.How we verify this data →
Buy the SB-2000 Pro if your room is large or you listen loud: it brings 550W RMS to the SB-1000 Pro's 325W, while the stated floors sit one hertz apart — 19 Hz vs 20 Hz, both stated at ±3 dB. In a small or medium room, the SB-1000 Pro does the same job for $250 less as tracked today.
Specifications · side by side · per-field provenance
● SOURCE-TRACKED
Spec
SVS SB-2000 Pro
SVS SB-1000 Pro
Price
$850
$600
Brand
SVS
SVS
Driver size (in)
12
12
Driver count
1
1
Driver configuration
single
single
Passive or powered
powered active
powered active
Amplifier class
Class D
Class D
RMS power (W)
550
325
Peak power (W)
1500
820
Frequency response, low (Hz)
19
20
Frequency response tolerance
plus minus 3dB
plus minus 3dB
Enclosure type
sealed
sealed
Low-pass crossover, min (Hz)
30
not stated
Low-pass crossover, max (Hz)
200
not stated
Phase control
variable 0 to 180
not stated
Phase adjustment range (°)
0° – 180°
not stated
Auto on
Yes
Yes
App control
Yes
Yes
Wireless option
Yes
Yes
LFE input
Yes
Yes
Height (in)
14.6
13.5
Width (in)
14.2
13
Depth (in)
17.1
14.8
Weight (lbs)
38.6
26
Down firing
not stated
No
Built-in room correction
not stated
Yes
RCA inputs
not stated
2
Speaker level inputs
not stated
Yes
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
Both extension figures are stated at ±3 dB, so this is honest: 19 Hz (SB-2000 Pro) vs 20 Hz (SB-1000 Pro) — one hertz. The step-up ($250 as tracked today) does not buy depth; it buys amplifier: 550W vs 325W RMS, which is headroom and output, not extension. Spec sheets love to imply bigger equals deeper; here the like-for-like numbers say otherwise.
The verdict
Buy the SVS SB-1000 Pro unless your room is large or you listen loud — the like-for-like floors are 20 vs 19 Hz (both ±3 dB), so the step-up ($250 more as tracked today) buys output (550W vs 325W RMS), not depth.
