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A Cylindrical Behemoth The SVS PC-2000 Pro Subwoofer is Big, Solidly Built, and It Will Blow Your Mind By Henry Clifford SVS recently sent me their new PC-2000 Pro Subwoofer to test out. I’d heard about these cylindrical behemoths through word of mouth and couldn’t wait to get my mitts on one. SVS designed the PC-2000 to sit where floor space is at a premium or maybe a corner installation might be ideal. Its down-firing 12inch driver, Sledge amplifier, and rear-facing port are all neatly encased in a towering 34.3-inch tall glossy enclosure resting on extra-cushy rubber feet. It’s big, solidly built, and heavy. How would it sound? I couldn’t wait to find out. Unboxing the SVS PC-2000 The SVS PC-2000 box arrives unassuming and large with an opening slit down the side. It feels like opening up the crate in A Christmas Story. There could be anything in there! Underneath the top cardboard insulator lies the PC-2000 wrapped in foam and plastic just waiting to be unshackled from its cocoon. The rest of the packaging is wonderfully simple. SVS has done a great job of becoming two inches wide and two miles deep in terms of their business focus. I’m not sure if “We Do Subwoofers” is under consideration for the company slogan, but I’d vote for that. After hefting the PC-2000 out of the box, there’s a power cord and manual left lying at the bottom of the cavernous bay. I grabbed them both and set about plugging it all in. SVS PC-2000 Installation While the PC-2000 may be designed to save floor space, I have to say, this thing is huge. Like, trash can huge. The kind of huge that appeals to people who might say things like, “Oh that? That’s my new SVS subwoofer. Want me to melt your face off?” I have it on good authority that some people buy two of these since apparently a single massive Howitzer cannon wasn’t enough to sufficiently chatter their neighbors’ teeth.
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Residential Tech Today | Nov/Dec 2021
