In this review, we will be comparing SB-4000 and SB 5000 R Evolution, two Powered Subwoofer speakers by SVS. Being Powered subwoofers, they both have built-in amplifiers so you don't need an external power amp or an integrated amp to power them. Let's have a brief look at the main features of SVS SB-4000 and SVS SB 5000 R Evolution first before getting into our more detailed comparison.
The sections below take each area in turn: driver and amplifier, frequency response, physical size and connectivity.
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Drivers
The efficiency of a subwoofer is directly proportional to the total radiating are squared hence the woofer quantity and diameter.Both SVS SB-4000and SVS SB 5000 R Evolution have a single woofer setup however the SVS SB-4000's woofer is 13.5-inch whereas the SVS SB 5000 R Evolution features a 15-inch woofer.
Frequency Response
SB-4000 has a frequency range of 19-310 Hz whereas SB 5000 R Evolution has a frequency range of 17-280 Hz. With a minimum frequency of 17Hz, the SB 5000 R Evolution can go slightly deeper then the SB-4000's min frequency of 19Hz.
Below graphs depict how these two speakers compare with the max, min and average values of the Min and Max Frequencies of other speakers in the Subwoofer class in our database.
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Physical Specs
The size of a speaker can sometimes be an important decision factor due to space constraints or in some cases purely for esthetic reasons. In this section, we are going to compare SVS SB-4000's and SVS SB 5000 R Evolution's external dimensions. SVS SB-4000 has external dimensions of 466.0 x 453.0 x 532.0mm (18-5/16 x 17-13/16 x 20-15/16inch) whereas SVS SB 5000 R Evolution has external dimensions of ().
SVS SB-4000 is clearly the larger of the two speakers. Its body is 0.60000000000002mm wider, 0.89999999999998mm taller and 36.7mm deeper than SVS SB 5000 R Evolution.