The sophisticated SVS SoundMatch 3-way crossover ensures seamless driver integration and wide dispersion, crucial for off-axis listeners. Its robust, internally braced MDF cabinet with dual rear-firing ports minimizes resonances, allowing the drivers to perform optimally. With a compact form factor (7.7 inches H×18.6 inches W×9.2 inches D and 20.2 lbs) and premium finishes like Black Ash and Piano Gloss Black, the Prime Center provides exceptional dialogue clarity and front soundstage presence, perfectly timbre-matched to other SVS Prime speakers for an immersive home cinema experience.
Features
Prime Driver & Tweeter Design
- Innovative SoundMatch Crossover Design
- Performance Driven Cabinet Design and Geometry
Specifications
Frequency Response / Acoustic Data - Rated bandwidth: 48 Hz-25 kHz (±3 dB) - Nominal impedance: 8 ohms. - Sensitivity: 86 dB (2.83V @ 1 meter full-space, 300-3kHz) - Recommended amplifier power: 20-200 watts.
Speaker Specs - Black ash and piano gloss black finish options - Single set of 5-way binding posts - Dual 1” wide-flared rear-firing ports - Cloth grille with pin/cup retention system - Elastomer stick-on bumper feet (adds 3mm to height) - Center Channel Loudspeaker - Cabinet Dimensions: 7.6" (H) X 18.6" (W) X 8.6" (D) - Overall Dimensions: 7.7" (H) X 18.6" (W) X 9.2" (D) (includes grille and bumper feet) - Shipped Dimensions: Shipped Dimensions: 12.2" (H) X 23" (W) X 13.4" (D) - Weight Unboxed: 20.2 pounds - Shipped Weight: 23.3 pounds
Driver Specs: 1” Aluminum Dome Tweeter: - FEA-optimized diffuser for airy and unveiled presentation - Aluminum dome for exceptional transient response
3.5” Midrange Driver: - Polypropylene cone for excellent stiffness/mass ratio and pistonic behavior - Cast ABS-fiberglass composite basket ensures precision component alignment and excellent thermal transfer - Vented voice coil former minimizes air compression artifacts
Dual 5.25” Woofers: - Long stroke motor and suspension for high output - Polypropylene cone for excellent stiffness/mass ratio and pistonic behavior - Aluminum shorting ring to reduce gap inductance, lower distortion, and enhance high frequency response - Cast ABS-fiberglass composite basket ensures precision component alignment and excellent thermal transfer - Vented voice coil former minimizes air compression artifacts
Crossover & Cabinet Specs: Crossover: - 3-way crossover with premium-grade capacitors, air-core inductors and heavy-trace printed circuit boards - Midrange-to-tweeter crossover: 2.4 kHz (12 dB/octave slopes) - Woofer-to-midrange crossover: 350 Hz (12 dB/octave slopes)
Cabinet: - Separate sealed midrange enclosure shifts standing waves beyond the driver pass band, improving sound quality - Separate sealed midrange enclosure shifts standing waves beyond the driver pass band, improving sound quality - Chamfered front baffle and flush-mounted drivers reduce edge diffraction and improved on-axis high frequency response - FEA-optimized cabinet and bracing eliminates resonances
