Katarzyna Petru
During the CES 2026 exhibition, SVS officially announced its entry into the soundbar market, presenting its first line of such products under the name R|Evolution. The new solutions aim to combine a compact form with powerful bass and support for Dolby Atmos in the form of virtualization.
The American brand SVS has long been associated with high-performance audio equipment for home theatres, particularly with powerful subwoofers. Therefore, the decision to enter the soundbar segment, which inherently limits the volume of the enclosure and the possibilities for mounting large drivers — an area from which SVS has previously shied away — is all the more surprising. However, SVS's move aligns with a broader trend. Recently, other traditional audio brands have also entered the soundbar market, including KEF with the XIO model and Marshall with the Heston 120.
Soundbar SVS R|Evolution
The first soundbar SVS R|Evolution is a 3.1 system made up of nine drivers. The design can be expanded to a 5.1 or 5.2 configuration with the addition of wireless rear speakers R|Evolution Wireless Surround Speakers and a second subwoofer.
The soundbar offers a total power output of 180 W for the left, right, and central channels. The set comes standard with a wireless subwoofer featuring a 12-inch driver and an amplifier with a power output of 600 W. Connection to the television is achieved via HDMI eARC.
Dolby Atmos without upward-firing speakers
The system supports Dolby Atmos in the form of virtualisation, however, neither the soundbar nor the rear speakers feature drivers that fire upwards. Instead, it includes a dialogue enhancement system developed by Dolby. Although the form of the soundbar is optimised mainly for movies, series, and television, SVS also claims broad support for music. The device supports WiFi, AirPlay 2, Chromecast, Spotify Connect, Bluetooth, and high-resolution audio up to 24-bit / 96 kHz.
Premiere in the second half of 2026
So far, no official prices have been announced. SVS announces the market debut of the R|Evolution series at the end of the second quarter of 2026.
