Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The SB-1000 Pro was a personal purchase in 2022.
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black ash: amzn.to/4e5Wwse
piano gloss black: amzn.to/3S3IZsu
piano gloss white: amzn.to/3Q07upX
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Test Gear...
Music listening:
All music was digital in lossless or hi-rez FLAC or DSD formats either played locally or streamed from Qobuz (FLAC only), all through Roon.
Chain 1...
Chord 2Go streamer (youtu.be/S3O7JNOJIqI) USB connection into Chord Hugo 2 DAC (youtu.be/uuSOYjFtcvY) RCA output into OG Schiit Saga then RCA connections to SB-1000 RCA in/out then to Adcom GFA-555ii amp driving Elac Uni-Fi UB-52 (youtu.be/I0A3A5PDEOI) or MartinLogan Motion B10 (youtu.be/D47YKAGN8iw) or Starke Sound Beta5 (youtu.be/AG6ejerLla8) or Radiant Acoustics Clarity 6.2 (review coming!)
Chain 2...
Sonore ultraRendu streamer (youtu.be/qEOOE9rP6Rs) USB output or Matrix TT-1 digital transport (review coming!) I2S output into LAiV Harmony DAC (youtu.be/GtKG5_ABzAg) XLR output into Niimbus HPA US5 Pro headphone amp/preamp (youtu.be/lLlPJyvGSIQ) XLR output into Sublime Acoustic K235 crossover (review coming!) then RCA output into SB-1000 Pros and XLR output into LAiV GaNM monoblock amps (review coming!) or Schiit Wotan amp (review coming!) driving Radiant Acoustics Clarity 6.2.
Chain 3...
Same as Chain 2 except replace Niimbus with Schiit Kara F (review pending) and switching b/w LaIV Harmony DAC connected to Matrix TT-1 via I2s and Schiit Gungnir 2 DAC (youtu.be/XzOPRleWXgE) connected to ultraRendu via USB.
Home Theater Setup...
Roku Ultra streaming from a variety of apps or Sony UBP-X800m2 blu-ray player HDMI connections to Denon AVR-2313CI receiver with the RCA subwoofer outputs connected to the SB-1000 Pro(s) using Audyssey RoomEQ, crossovers varying from 80 Hz for main speakers to 120 Hz for surround speakers.
Timestamps...
00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
02:18 Shameless Self Promotion
02:51 Caveats & Takeaways
05:53 About the SB-1000 Pro
08:04 Unit Tour
09:36 I/O and features
13:50 SVS Control App
15:54 Listening Contexts
23:11 Sound
30:48 Wrap-Up
The SB-1000 Pro was a personal purchase in 2022.
Buy from SVS through Amazon (affiliate links)...
black ash: amzn.to/4e5Wwse
piano gloss black: amzn.to/3S3IZsu
piano gloss white: amzn.to/3Q07upX
SVS product page: svsound.com/products/sb-1000-pro-subwoofer
Want to support the channel? Consider becoming a member! Or you can join my Patreon here:
patreon.com/wavetheory1
Or make a 1-time donation through PayPal here:
paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E
Follow me on…
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wavetheorysound.bsky.social
Instagram: instagram.com/wavetheorysound
Test Gear...
Music listening:
All music was digital in lossless or hi-rez FLAC or DSD formats either played locally or streamed from Qobuz (FLAC only), all through Roon.
Chain 1...
Chord 2Go streamer (youtu.be/S3O7JNOJIqI) USB connection into Chord Hugo 2 DAC (youtu.be/uuSOYjFtcvY) RCA output into OG Schiit Saga then RCA connections to SB-1000 RCA in/out then to Adcom GFA-555ii amp driving Elac Uni-Fi UB-52 (youtu.be/I0A3A5PDEOI) or MartinLogan Motion B10 (youtu.be/D47YKAGN8iw) or Starke Sound Beta5 (youtu.be/AG6ejerLla8) or Radiant Acoustics Clarity 6.2 (review coming!)
Chain 2...
Sonore ultraRendu streamer (youtu.be/qEOOE9rP6Rs) USB output or Matrix TT-1 digital transport (review coming!) I2S output into LAiV Harmony DAC (youtu.be/GtKG5_ABzAg) XLR output into Niimbus HPA US5 Pro headphone amp/preamp (youtu.be/lLlPJyvGSIQ) XLR output into Sublime Acoustic K235 crossover (review coming!) then RCA output into SB-1000 Pros and XLR output into LAiV GaNM monoblock amps (review coming!) or Schiit Wotan amp (review coming!) driving Radiant Acoustics Clarity 6.2.
Chain 3...
Same as Chain 2 except replace Niimbus with Schiit Kara F (review pending) and switching b/w LaIV Harmony DAC connected to Matrix TT-1 via I2s and Schiit Gungnir 2 DAC (youtu.be/XzOPRleWXgE) connected to ultraRendu via USB.
Home Theater Setup...
Roku Ultra streaming from a variety of apps or Sony UBP-X800m2 blu-ray player HDMI connections to Denon AVR-2313CI receiver with the RCA subwoofer outputs connected to the SB-1000 Pro(s) using Audyssey RoomEQ, crossovers varying from 80 Hz for main speakers to 120 Hz for surround speakers.
Timestamps...
00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
02:18 Shameless Self Promotion
02:51 Caveats & Takeaways
05:53 About the SB-1000 Pro
08:04 Unit Tour
09:36 I/O and features
13:50 SVS Control App
15:54 Listening Contexts
23:11 Sound
30:48 Wrap-Up
