Features
Height Effects Speaker: The SVS Ultra Elevation is a versatile height effects/surround loudspeaker that can play many roles in a home theater sound system. Designed to easily mount directly to the wall with the multi-purpose wall/ceiling bracket, the SVS Ultra Elevation can be used as direct-radiating height effects speakers for immersive object-based audio formats such as Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Auro 3D that unleash the ultimate home audio experience by incorporating sound effects from overhead. The Ultra Elevation speaker can also be used for front and surround channels to provide crisp, dynamic sound in rooms of all shapes with all different architectural features.
- The standard approach to height effects speakers, bouncing sound off the ceiling from below, requires perfect room conditions and frequency response limiting of the speaker, both of which negatively affect sound quality. Unfortunately, this method doesn't work well in many rooms (due to room shape, ceiling design and a number of other factors) and even when it does work, not all listening positions enjoy the same level of impact or immersive effects as they do with a full-range, direct radiating solution like the SVS Ultra Elevation.
- The SVS Ultra Elevation is an optimal height effects speaker because it directly radiates full-range sound to the listener, refuting the compromised ceiling bounce approach. This novel solution provides an uncompromised listening experience for anyone who wants to enjoy maximum sonic impact from their state-of-the-art home theater. Mount it high on a wall near the ceiling using the simple multi-angle wall bracket (patent pending) and object based surround sound (like Dolby Atmos & DTS:X) can be enjoyed at full fidelity in any room, without the compromises of ceiling bounce or in-ceiling speakers.
2-Way Driver Design: The SVS Ultra Elevation height effects speaker employs a 2-way driver design featuring a 1" diamond coated aluminum dome tweeter and a 5.25" glass fiber cone mid/bass woofer that are seamlessly blended by a premium 2-way crossover network (with premium-grade capacitors, inductors, resistors, and heavy-trace printed circuit board) for a sound that is revealing, detailed, and dynamic.
- Diamond Coated Aluminum Dome Tweeter: Through a process called Vapor Deposition, a layer of diamond carbon is applied to the aluminum dome tweeter to vastly improve rigidity and acoustic properties. This breakthrough in material science raises the frequency response well beyond the limits of human hearing resulting in effortless, airy, and unveiled highs with no measurable distortion. The diamond coating also pushes low frequency extension of the tweeter deeper for more seamless blending with the midrange. An Organic cell lattice tweeter diffuser protects the dome and employs semi-random pattern derived from organic cell structures to improve off-axis response and maximize the listening "sweet spot".
- Glass Fiber Composite Cone Woofer: The 5.25" glass fiber composite cone woofer with rubber surround offers superb stiffness-to-mass ratio that conveys stunning dynamics with flawless tonal accuracy, and deep, accurate bass. The glass fiber composite cone woofer sits inside a precision-cast aluminum-alloy basket to ensure precise alignment of critical components and maximize thermal dissipation. Its vented aluminum voice coil former maximizes thermal control while minimizing air compression artifacts at high drive levels.
Time Aligned Cabinet Geometry: The acoustically tuned enclosure of the SVS Ultra Elevation height effects speaker optimizes low frequency tuning and eliminates any potential for cabinet resonances, resulting in pristine sound across the frequency spectrum. FEA-optimized 3/4" MDF cabinet construction, bracing, and acoustic insulation eliminate acoustic and structural resonances, ensuring an inert enclosure and an uncolored response, even at the highest drive levels. The extra-thick 1" angled front baffle provides a rigid, resonance-free mounting surface for the drivers, plus aligns the sonic radiation point of the tweeter and woofer on a vertical plane ensuring sound from each driver reaches your ears at the exact same instant - maximizing phase coherence for a more convincing and immersive soundstage with pinpoint accuracy and imaging.
- Rear-Firing Port: The speaker enclosure is a bass reflex design with a rear-firing 1.4" wide-flared port to provide greater efficiency and bigger bass response.
- Magnetic Grille: The included acoustically transparent grilles help contribute to reduced edge diffraction and improved on-axis high frequency response. The grilles attach magnetically to the front of the speakers.
Binding Posts: The SVS Ultra Elevation height effects loudspeaker is outfitted with a set of sturdy binding posts to ensure a secure connection to many types of cable and connectors. The binding post terminals will accept banana plugs (single or dual), pin-connectors, spade-lugs and bare wire (up to 10AWG).
Applications: The SVS Ultra Elevation's angled front baffle, multi-purpose wall bracket (patent pending), and advanced engineering enable it to perform amazingly as height effects, surround, surround back, and front speakers. The Ultra Elevation is acoustically engineered to offer the same amazing performance no matter what role its playing.
- Height Effects: Use Ultra Elevation as down-firing height effects speakers for vast improvement over compromised "ceiling bounce" solutions or for easier installation versus in-ceiling speaker solutions. In this setup, the SVS Ultra Elevation speakers can be mounted to the side walls or rear wall (with the woofer and tweeter angled down), as close to the ceiling as possible. Or, it can be mounted on the ceiling so it fires directly downward.
- Surround/Surround Backs: Use Ultra Elevation as surround or surround back speakers, placed on side wall for rear effects or rear wall for side effects when optimal placement is not possible. As a side surround, the Elevation can be placed towards the back of the room in a front firing position. For rear surround channels, the speakers can be placed on a side wall in a rear firing position. Since the angled front baffle is directing the sound towards the back wall, it will provide rear surround effects and a diffuse soundfield. For the best sense of spaciousness, we recommend the tweeter height of your speaker be about 2' above ear level at the listening position. If overhead effects speakers are already being used in other channels of the system, we recommend mounting the Ultra Elevation closer to ear level when used as surround speakers.
- Up or Down Firing Fronts: Use can also use the Ultra Elevation as up or down-firing front speakers placed above or below the listening area. The speakers can be placed down closer to the floor and angled up towards the listening area, or placed across the top of the front wall and angled down towards the listening area.
Mounting Options: The SVS Ultra Elevation speaker addresses a multitude of mounting & placement challenges thanks to its angled front baffle design and multi-angle wall/ceiling bracket. Even in the most challenging rooms, installation is a snap with the included template and mounting hardware.
- Multi-Angle Wall/Ceiling Bracket: Since the Ultra Elevation will often be wall or ceiling mounted, SVS engineers specially designed the innovative multi-angle wall bracket so you can easily position and install the speaker in almost any direction to get the best performance possible. It offers four different wall-mount directions (up or down-firing and side or rear-firing); and can also be mounted to ceiling so it fires directly downward. Always install the multi-angle wall/ceiling bracket with two or more screws into a stud or ceiling joist to ensure secure and stable mounting.
- 1/4"-20 Threaded Insert: The SVS Ultra Elevation also features a 1/4"-20 insert that works with many other mounting brackets (sold separately).
- Rubber Feet: The SVS Ultra Elevation Speakers include stick-on bumpers that can be attached to the bottom to offer protection when placed on speaker stands, desktops, shelves and other surfaces. These rubber feet add approximately 0.125" to the overall height of the speakers.
Note: Dedicated room treatments like absorbers, diffusers and bass traps (all sold separately) can greatly improve the sound quality of any listening environment, and are encouraged to extract the absolute best performance from any loudspeaker system.
Ultra Evolution Series: The new Ultra Evolution Series by SVS consists of seven speaker models including three floorstanding loudspeakers (Tower/Titan/Pinnacle), two bookshelf speakers (Nano/Bookshelf), one center channel speaker (Center), and a height speaker (Elevation). The Ultra Evolution Series features SVS advancements in driver design, cabinet architecture, and component materials.
Optional Powered Sub: A SVS powered sub (sold separately) makes a great addition to the Ultra Evolution series of loudspeakers for deeper and more immersive bass.