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SVS Ported vs Sealed Subwoofer Size Comparison: If you want Small and Tight, go Sealed!

Published: January 17, 2024

 

SVS PB-4000 Ported Subwoofer
SVS PB-4000 Ported Subwoofer

 

This is an age-old question: ported subwoofer or sealed subwoofer, which one to choose? There are many nicely written articles on this subject and I won't go into details but instead compare real life scaled sizes of popular subs by SVS to give a better idea about how big the difference is.

Here is a side-by-side size comparison of how the SVS PB series ported subwoofers (PB-1000 Pro, PB-2000 Pro, PB-3000 and PB-4000) compare with its SB series sealed box subwoofers (SB-1000 Pro,SB-2000 Pro,SB-3000,SB-4000). The first four subs are ported models which are clearly larger than the last four sealed box subs in the series: 

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SVS PB vs SB Size Comparison
SVS PB vs SB Size Comparison

 

As seen here, the difference between the largest PB (SVS PB-4000) and the largest SB (SVS SB-4000) series subwoofers is huge!

SVS SB-4000 vs PB-4000 Size Comparison
SVS SB-4000 vs PB-4000 Size Comparison

 

Even the smallest of the PB series, the SVS SB-1000 Pro is taller than the SVS SB-4000:

SVS SB-4000 vs PB-1000 Pro Size Comparison
SVS SB-4000 vs PB-1000 Pro Size Comparison

 

SVS PB-4000 vs SVS PB-3000 vs SVS PB-2000 Pro vs SVS PB-1000 Pro vs SVS SB-4000 vs SVS SB-3000 vs SVS SB-2000 Pro vs SVS SB-1000 Pro Specs and Feature Comparison

Now let's compare the specs and features of these eight SVS subwoofers for further comparison.


FEATURE and SPECS COMPARISON
ModelSVS PB-4000SVS PB-3000SVS PB-2000 ProSVS PB-1000 ProSVS SB-4000SVS SB-3000SVS SB-2000 ProSVS SB-1000 Pro
Speaker TypePowered SubwooferPowered SubwooferPowered SubwooferPowered SubwooferPowered SubwooferPowered SubwooferPowered SubwooferPowered Subwoofer
Enclosure TypePortedPortedPortedPortedSealedSealedSealedSealed
Driver Setup1-way1-way1-way1-way1-way1-way1-way1-way
Max Power (RMS)1200 watts800 watts550 watts325 watts1200 watts800 watts550 watts325 watts
Woofer1 x 13.5" Composite/Glass Fiber Woofer1 x 13" Aluminum Woofer1 x 12" Aluminum Woofer1 x 12" Fiber-composite Woofer1 x 13.5" Composite/Glass Fiber Woofer1 x 13" Aluminum Woofer1 x 12" Aluminum Woofer1 x 12" Fiber-composite Woofer
Frequency Range / Low16Hz16Hz16Hz17Hz19Hz18Hz19Hz20Hz
Frequency Range / High200kHz200kHz290kHz260kHz310kHz270kHz240kHz270kHz
Port Positionfrontfrontfrontfrontfrontfrontfrontfront
Video ShieldNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
GrilleYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Height596.0mm558.0mm534.0mm479.0mm466.0mm397.0mm370.0mm343.0mm
Width521.0mm466.0mm442.0mm380.0mm453.0mm388.0mm361.0mm331.0mm
Depth762.0mm661.0mm609.0mm509.0mm532.0mm453.0mm434.0mm402.0mm
Weight69.64kg37.36kg29.45kg19.30kg46.50kg24.77kg17.55kg11.82kg
MSRP(pair)2300USD1600USD1100USD799USD1800USD1100USD900USD600USD
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