What crossover setting should I use with the PB-3000?

Set your speakers to Small with an 80 Hz crossover: the standard starting point for a receiver and subwoofer, whichever subwoofer you use.

How do I connect the PB-3000 to the AVR-X1800H?

Run a subwoofer cable from the AVR-X1800H's sub out 1 to the PB-3000's line-level input.

Does the SVS PB-3000 work with the Denon AVR-X1800H?

Verdict

Yes

The PB-3000 has a line-level input, and the AVR-X1800H's 2 subwoofer outputs feed it.

Connection

Line-level

Sub out to its LFE input

Sub outputs

On the AVR-X1800H

Amplifier

800 W

Built into the PB-3000

How to connect them

Run a subwoofer cable from the AVR-X1800H's sub out 1 to the PB-3000's line-level input.
Set speakers to Small with an 80 Hz crossover.
Run Audyssey MultEQ XT with its microphone at your seat.

Plan the PB-3000 and AVR-X1800H in your own room.

Draw your room in 3D, place both, and see every connection checked and how loud they play at your seat. Designing is free.

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The specs that decide it

SVS PB-3000

Amplifier: 800 W
Low end: 16 Hz
Inputs: Line
MSRP: $1,500 each (MSRP, September 2026)

All PB-3000 specs and pairings

Denon AVR-X1800H

Amplifier channels: 7
Subwoofer outputs: 2
MSRP: $849 each (MSRP, September 2026)

All AVR-X1800H specs and pairings

Questions about the PB-3000 and AVR-X1800H

Does the PB-3000 connect to the AVR-X1800H?: Yes. The PB-3000 has a line-level input, and the AVR-X1800H's 2 subwoofer outputs feed it.
What crossover setting should I use with the PB-3000?: Set your speakers to Small with an 80 Hz crossover: the standard starting point for a receiver and subwoofer, whichever subwoofer you use.
How do I connect the PB-3000 to the AVR-X1800H?: Run a subwoofer cable from the AVR-X1800H's sub out 1 to the PB-3000's line-level input.

Swap one of them

SVS PB-3000 + Yamaha RX-V6AConnects
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SVS SB-1000 Pro + Denon AVR-X1800HConnects

References

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