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Audio Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Reverend on February 02, 2010, 02:34:30 PM

Title: Cerwin Vegass
Post by: Reverend on February 02, 2010, 02:34:30 PM

Can someone explain the appeal of these?  They are always priced way more then what they were sold for 20 years ago, every ad on CL notes "banging bass yo", and the one pair I heard sounded like monkey ass. 

Title: Re: Cerwin Vegass
Post by: Slim-Shaddy on February 02, 2010, 03:18:29 PM

High efficiency. Good power handling. Very boomy bass. To those that could care less about sound quality and don't care if they are deaf by 40, these are extremely appealing speakers.

Title: Re: Cerwin Vegass
Post by: Falcon on February 02, 2010, 04:02:04 PM

Great for party's, for the near deaf folk's. ;D Better than most Blose speaker's. Other than that I can think of nothing good about them  ::)
   They did make some pretty good speakers many year's ago, the H.E.D. series were good sounding. IMO

Title: Re: Cerwin Vegass
Post by: BB3 on February 02, 2010, 05:31:05 PM

Quote from: RevAmish on February 02, 2010, 02:34:30 PM

Can someone explain the appeal of these?  They are always priced way more then what they were sold for 20 years ago, every ad on CL notes "banging bass yo", and the one pair I heard sounded like monkey ass. 

I'm With You REV.......I Just Don't Get It ???

Title: Re: Cerwin Vegass
Post by: mikey813 on February 02, 2010, 06:35:49 PM

I agree to RevAmish. I have not heard a pair of Cerwin Vegas and liked them.

Title: Re: Cerwin Vegass
Post by: Kingman on February 02, 2010, 06:59:41 PM

Never heard any, but if they sound good loud, I'd probably like them. Just leave off the boomy bass!  ;D  :P  ;D

Title: Re: Cerwin Vegass
Post by: paden501 on February 02, 2010, 08:08:40 PM

Quote from: Kingman on February 02, 2010, 06:59:41 PM

Never heard any, but if they sound good loud, I'd probably like them. Just leave off the boomy bass!  ;D  :P  ;D

That's just it though.  With the volume up loud, all you can hear is the boomy bass.  CVs are like cheap subwoofers w/ a tweeter thrown in just for fun.

I'm not a fan.

Title: Re: Cerwin Vegass
Post by: Slim-Shaddy on February 02, 2010, 09:30:57 PM

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/ele/1583360709.html (http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/ele/1583360709.html)

Title: Re: Cerwin Vegass
Post by: bmwr75 on February 02, 2010, 09:41:40 PM

Had a pair of D7s for a while.  I thought they actually sounded pretty good on rock-n-roll.  But not good enough to keep. Sold them to an appreciative fellow that was recreating his stereo system from the 70s.

Title: Re: Cerwin Vegass
Post by: F1nut on February 04, 2010, 04:16:11 AM

Douse with gasoline, strike match, stand back and enjoy the bonfire.

Title: Re: Cerwin Vegass
Post by: Reverend on February 05, 2010, 12:02:41 PM

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/msg/1587092719.html (http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/msg/1587092719.html)

$600?  You have to be f**king kidding me.

Title: Re: Cerwin Vegass
Post by: Magnaryder on February 17, 2010, 06:28:52 PM

Quote from: F1nut on February 04, 2010, 04:16:11 AM

Douse with gasoline, strike match, stand back and enjoy the bonfire.

OR.....hook up to REALLY BIG power amp...same conclusion!!!

ray

Title: Re: Cerwin Vegass
Post by: BB3 on February 17, 2010, 09:11:37 PM

Ray, between You And Jesse I Don't Know Which Of You Made The Funnier Statement? ;D

Oh, And REV.....You're Dead On With Your Comment(s).

Take Care You Guys.-----Bill(BB3)

Title: Re: Cerwin Vegass
Post by: thuffman03 on February 17, 2010, 10:21:10 PM

Lots of sloppy base.  Good for frat partys or like F1 said...Good for a bond fire.