I had an SB16, not the ported box, but I never got it to sound musical in my Salon2 system. As soon as I replaced it with a JL F113/2, the situation improved even before fully dialing in the new sub. It wasn't a question of LF energy. There was plenty but the sound was grainy and disconnected even when being stingy with gain.
SVS sells these with the implication that you don't really need a crossover although they don't come directly out and say that. I don't think it's possible to get in the ballpark using the SVS 16s without the high pass leg. It as hard enough to tune the JLs without a crossover. The SVS' additional output makes it even harder. It's not as if the Revels can't keep up. Sometimes too much is just too much. I wish it were otherwise but I have to say my experience makes me skeptical of the high marks the SVS 16s receive in most reviews.
Last edited by Pampero; 04-01-2018 at 02:34 PM.
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