In this review, we will be comparing Prime Wireless Pro and Sonos Five, two Powered Bookshelf speakers from SVS and Sonos. Being Powered speakers, 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 Prime Wireless Pro and Sonos Five first before getting into our more
detailed comparison.
In the following sections, we will get into more detail in order to better understand how the SVS Prime Wireless Pro and Sonos Five compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one of these loudspeakers is the better choice for you.
Drivers
Both Prime Wireless Pro and Sonos Five are 2-way speakers.
| Driver |
SVS Prime Wireless Pro |
Sonos Five |
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Driver Setup
|
2-way
|
2-way
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Tweeter
|
1-inch
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3 x 0.8-inch
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|
Midrange
|
- |
- |
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Woofer
|
1 x 5.25-inch
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3 x 2.75-inch
|
Prime Wireless Pro features a 1" aluminum Dome Tweeter and 1 x 5.25" Polypropylen cone Woofer with a Crossover frequency at 2000Hz. On the other hand, the Sonos Five features a 3 x 0.8" Dome Tweeter and 3 x 2.75" Cone Woofer .
Frequency Response
Prime Wireless Pro has a frequency range of 42-25k Hz whereas Sonos Five has a frequency range of . With a minimum frequency of Hz, the Sonos Five can go significantly deeper on the low side and provide stronger bass compared to the Prime Wireless Pro's min frequency of 42Hz.
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 Bookshelf class in our database.
Prime Wireless Pro has a rear firing port whereas Sonos Five has a front firing ports. Sonos Five's front-firing port gives more flexibility in placement in regards to proximity to walls compared to SVS Prime Wireless Pro with its rear-firing port.
Size of a speaker can sometimes become 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 Prime Wireless Pro's and Sonos Five's external dimensions. SVS Prime Wireless Pro has external dimensions of 295 x 180 x 228mm ( 11.61 x 7.09 x 8.96 inch) whereas Sonos Five has external dimensions of 201.6 x 363.5 x 174.6mm ( 7.9375 x 14.3125 x 6.875inch) .
Sonos Five is 93.4mm shorter and 53.4mm less deeper than SVS Prime Wireless Pro but it is also 183.5mm wider.
Base Surface Area Comparison
Base surface area of a loudspeaker may become a determining factor when the space in your room or desk is limited.
The base surface area of the SVS Prime Wireless Pro is approximately 414.0cm2 / 64.2inch2 and base area of the Sonos Five is approximately 634.7cm2 / 98.4inch2. The Prime Wireless Pro requires 35% less surface area than the Sonos Five which gives it a small advantage on placement in tight spaces.