The R500 features a 5 inch Uni-Q driver array, which consists of both mid-and-high-frequency drivers. The purpose of the array is to have both frequencies coming from the same place, allowing them to integrate perfectly and create a convincingly natural sound. The R500 floorstanding speaker also features two 5.25 inch low-frequency drivers above and below the Uni-Q array, which ensures a clean, deep and uncompressed bass output with superb dynamics. The R500 sits on an aluminum plate supported by four steel "plinth" spikes with locking knobs for easy height adjustment. The plinths also serve to ground the R500, resulting in a rigid connection that eliminates any rocking resonances.

The Prime Tower is a reference-grade loudspeaker with pinpoint accuracy, exceptional tonal balance, effortless bass response and all the qualities of the best high-end floorstanding speakers available. A stunning achievement for two-channel audiophile or surround sound home theater systems alike, especially considering the performance value. Cone material is extremely light and rigid and maintains a flat frequency response with excellent handling across the foundational mid-range frequencies and below. Tapered edges on the Prime Tower speaker's front baffle, known as chamfers, minimize edge diffraction for clear and precise soundstaging. A proprietary SVS SoundMatch 3.5-way crossover enhanced by expertly refined topology ensures accurate frequency response and silky-smooth transitions between drivers as well as pinpoint imaging and phase coherency.