Katarzyna Petru
During CES 2026, 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 Dolby Atmos support through virtualization.
The American brand SVS has been associated for years with high-performance audio equipment for home theaters, particularly with powerful subwoofers. Therefore, the decision to enter the soundbar segment, which inherently limits the size of the enclosure and the ability to install large drivers – an area that SVS has traditionally avoided – is all the more surprising. However, SVS's move is in line with a broader trend. Recently, other traditional audio brands have also ventured into the soundbar market, including KEF with the XIO model and Marshall with the Heston 120.
Soundbar SVS R|Evolution
The first SVS R|Evolution soundbar is a 3.1 system consisting of nine drivers. The design can be expanded to a 5.1 or 5.2 configuration through the addition of R|Evolution Wireless Surround Speakers and a second subwoofer.
The soundbar offers a total power of 180 W for the left, right, and center channels. The standard package includes a wireless subwoofer with a 12-inch driver and an amplifier with 600 W of power. Connection to the television is made via HDMI eARC.
Dolby Atmos without upward-firing speakers
The system supports Dolby Atmos in the form of virtualization; however, neither the soundbar nor the rear speakers have upward-firing drivers. On board, there is also a dialogue enhancement system developed by Dolby. Although the soundbar's design is mainly optimized for movies, series, and television, SVS also declares 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 provided. SVS announces the market debut of the R|Evolution series at the end of the second quarter of 2026.
