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Why Doesn't anybody remember Cerwin Vega?
Oh I very much do... but more the large PA systems.Why Doesn't anybody remember Cerwin Vega?
One movie theater like this one in the 1
The new Cerwin Vega Speakers are still vintage looking and have powerful bass. The only thing is the new speakers like the SL15 (3 way with 15" Woofers have no internal insulation. So you'll need to remove the woofers and add insulation. Once that's done they're crystal clear and excellent for Movies and music without any need for Subwoofers.The Cerwin Vegas that I remember were far from hi-fi.
This was back in the 70s and they featured their famous red surrounds on the largest woofers you could fit in the enclosure topped off by a piezo tweeter... the original boom zing speakers. I guess they made some better options as well.
I guess there is that.CVs were awesome for that. I don't think I ever saw blown drivers (plenty of blown fuses). A few chewed up foam woofer surrounds from mice and small dogs. Great value party speakers.
We sold Yamaha NS-xxxx series, Jamo Concert series, Pioneer, Energy and Cerwin Vega!.
CVs were for the boys who wanted a rig to play AC/DC all night and loud. The guys who wanted to build their own bar-room/pool room complete with lit-up glass door drinks fridges, lots of alcohol and car memorabilia carefully hung on the wall. Neon signs and chrome bar stools.
CVs were awesome for that. I don't think I ever saw blown drivers (plenty of blown fuses). A few chewed up foam woofer surrounds from mice and small dogs. Great value party Cerwin Vega has fuse so its impossible to blow. The SL-15 are rated at 600 watts into 8 ohms with 94 db sensitivity. It's almost impossible to blow them. I ment remove the 15" Woofers just to add internal insulation and put the woofers back in. Without the installation they sound boxy and boomy. Once the installation is added they sound excellent.
The first stereo I purchased was in 1980 with a pair of Cerwin Vega HED 123's.
They have been re-foamed and are still working to this day in my sons home...
That's basically how I remember them when I was young and everyone had them. My brother's friend blasting the doors and hendrix on an old pair back in the day. Evidently tradition lives on...We sold Yamaha NS-xxxx series, Jamo Concert series, Pioneer, Energy and Cerwin Vega!.
CVs were for the boys who wanted a rig to play AC/DC all night and loud. The guys who wanted to build their own bar-room/pool room complete with lit-up glass door drinks fridges, lots of alcohol and car memorabilia carefully hung on the wall. Neon signs and chrome bar stools.
CVs were awesome for that. I don't think I ever saw blown drivers (plenty of blown fuses). A few chewed up foam woofer surrounds from mice and small dogs. Great value party speakers.