Comparing Svs PB16-Ultra and SVS SB16-Ultra
Experts recommend SVS SB16-Ultra more than Svs PB16-Ultra
As of 4 Mar 2023, experts prefer SVS SB16-Ultra over Svs PB16-Ultra, but both Subwoofers have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, SVS SB16-Ultra received 1 recommendation: from Digital Trends (24 Jan 2023). Svs PB16-Ultra was also endorsed 1 times: by Crutchfield (22 Nov 2022). However, experts generally ranked Svs PB16-Ultra lower than SVS SB16-Ultra in their articles, which caused it to rank lower in ReviewFinder ranking.
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Endorsement summary:
- On 22 Nov 2022
Crutchfield ranked Svs PB16-Ultra as #7 Rank Subwoofer Comment ... ... ... #7 out of 7 Svs PB16-Ultra Hardest-hitting powered subwooferSource: www.crutchfield.com - On 24 Jan 2023
Digital Trends ranked SVS SB16-Ultra as #1 Rank Subwoofer Comment #1 out of 6 SVS SB16-Ultra The best overall subwoofer... ... ... Source: www.digitaltrends.com
Verdict
After counting and adding up the 89 expert endorsements of the March rankings, SVS SB16-Ultra outranks Svs PB16-Ultra. This is not to say that Svs PB16-Ultra is a bad option. Like SVS SB16-Ultra, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Svs PB16-Ultra 
SVS SB16-Ultra 
| Rank | Change | Price | Subwoofer | BestCovery  | The Master Switch  | Digital Trends | Crutchfield | Lifewire  | What Hi-Fi  | Wirecutter  | The Sound Junky  | Woofer Guy  | Rolling Stone  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $599 |  SVS SB-1000 Pro | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | 8 | - |
| 2 | - | $808 |  Sonos Sub | 19 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 12 | - |
| 3 | +3 | $200 |  Monoprice 9723 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | -1 | $340 |  Polk Audio HTS 10 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
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Expert reviews [5]
- with a score: 1
- without a score: 4
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Expert reviews [15]
- with a score: 0
- without a score: 15
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Svs PB16-Ultra is a well-known and one of the most expensive options. It's in the top 3 bestselling subwoofers and has many popular alternatives in the same price range, such as SVS PB-4000 or SVS SB-4000 .
Svs PB16-Ultra is $2450 more expensive than an average subwoofer ($449).
SVS SB16-Ultra is a well-known option at the top of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling subwoofers and has quite a few popular alternatives in the same price range, such as SVS PB-4000 or SVS SB-4000 .
SVS SB16-Ultra is $1850 more expensive than the average subwoofer ($449).
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