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PORTED Subwoofer Showdown / Klipsch RP-1600SW vs SVS PB16-Ultra Head to Head!!

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PORTED Subwoofer Showdown / Klipsch RP-1600SW vs SVS PB16-Ultra Head to Head!! 972-905-0556 @ ***CLICK SHOW MORE*** - sales@puremediasystems.com - www.PureMediaSystems.com - www.facebook.com/puremediasystems -www.instagram.com/puremediasystem In this video, we show you an objective, real world, head to head comparison of the all new Klipsch RP-1600SW, and SVS PB16-Ultra subwoofers! This video is NOT sponsored. All equipment was purchased by us with our own money. in order to have a fair comparison, the gain on both subwoofers were set to max, the master system volume was not changed, and the output from Room EQ Wizard (REW) was set to -18dB. Klipsch RP-1600SW vs SVS SB16-Ultra Head to Head!: https://youtu.be/tqaFczWK1g8 MONSTER BASS! / ALL NEW Klipsch Reference Premiere SUBWOOFER Unboxing & Demo!: https://youtu.be/Jmikcsos_DA Klipsch RP-1000SW: https://www.klipsch.com/products/rp-1000sw-subwoofer Klipsch RP-1200SW: https://www.klipsch.com/products/rp-1200sw-subwoofer Klipsch RP-1400SW: https://www.klipsch.com/products/rp-1400sw-subwoofer Klipsch RP-1600SW: https://www.klipsch.com/products/rp-1600sw-subwoofer Klipsch THX-6000-LCR: https://www.klipsch.com/products/thx-6000-lcr-bookshelf-speaker Klipsch THX-5000-LCR: https://www.klipsch.com/products/thx-5000-lcr-loudspeaker Klipsch THX-8000-L: https://www.klipsch.com/products/thx-8000-l Klipsch THX-8000-S: https://www.klipsch.com/products/thx-8000-s Kaleidescape: The Ultimate Movie Player. Kaleidescape is the only digital provider of movies with lossless audio and full reference video quality. Kaleidescape elevates every component in your theater. https://www.kaleidescape.com/ SVS SB16-Ultra: https://www.svsound.com/products/sb16-ultra SVS PB16-Ultra: https://www.svsound.com/products/pb16-ultra Image by starline on Freepik

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In this video I put two big ported subs head-to-head in a real-world, objective way: the Klipsch RP-1600SW versus the SVS PB16-Ultra. Charles is with me, and we’re doing straight frequency sweeps with calibrated mics and Room EQ Wizard—no EQ tricks. To keep it as apples-to-apples as we can, we set both subwoofer gains to max, didn’t touch the master volume, and set REW output to -18 dB so we’ve got headroom and nothing is clipping while we run a bunch of repeatable sweeps. What surprised us is just how strong (and smooth) the RP-1600SW is down low, even compared to a much larger, heavier PB16-Ultra with a lot more amp power. We re-ran the measurements multiple times because the results weren’t what I expected, but the sweeps stayed consistent. We also talk about real install considerations—room size (about 17x12), keeping the subs in the same location behind our acoustically transparent screen wall, and what you’ll actually experience at “movie loud” levels. Bottom line: Klipsch is a serious player now, and the value/performance story here is hard to ignore—especially with the big price difference.

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