Really......Cerwin Vega's?

halo71
halo71 Posts: 4,606
edited February 2011 in Speakers
Never knew they made anything that looked this nice. Wonder what these sound like. Well I think they look kinda sexy.:eek:

http://austin.craigslist.org/ele/2195799837.html

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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited February 2011
    Ohhh and they're in Austin:wink:
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited February 2011
    Very nice speakers.
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited February 2011
    Very intresting. They look like they might sound good.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited February 2011
    thuffman03 wrote: »
    They look like they might sound good.

    Very doubtful, a sexy cabinet with the same crappy components doesn't mean it sounds good.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • thesurfer
    thesurfer Posts: 574
    edited February 2011
    Yes ive had cerwin vegas,, LOUD, but not at all accurate,, There good for what they are,, party speakers,, critical audiophiles need not apply,,
    Not an Audiophile, just a dude who loves music, and decent gear to hear it with.
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited February 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Very doubtful, a sexy cabinet with the same crappy components doesn't mean it sounds good.

    H9

    Pretty much why I said "might sound good". I have never heard a CV that I liked. But they are pretty! LOL
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited February 2011
    I have a friend, in fact one of my best friends, who had Cerwin Vegas and I happily listen to them whenever I'm over to his place. We've scratched the surface about audiophile vs. just plain loud and we are at polar opposites. He's happy with his system, so I just listen and make no comments.

    They do play loud and they "thump", just not what I'm into, but he is, so as a friend I just keep my opinions to myself.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited February 2011
    They look like the old JSE Infinite Slope speakers. I'd at least get a demo, it's not like he's asking a TON for them.

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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited February 2011
    So were they always known as bass bloated party speakers? And maybe looks are deceiving but I have seen many models that look like they'd be really nice speakers. Maybe just a gold plated **** I suppose.

    examples...

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    --Gary--
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  • On3s&Z3r0s
    On3s&Z3r0s Posts: 1,013
    edited February 2011
    I'm only partly ashamed to admit there will always be a soft spot in my heart for CV's. One of my roomates in college had a great pair... not sure what they were exactly, but they had some big ol 15" woofers and two mids with a tweeter. They sounded great for the kind of stuff we were listening to then. I've heard some floorstanders with integrated powered subwoofers (not the LSi25's) that didn't sound as smoothly integrated into the bass. And they could even do a respectable job of handling some acoustic stuff when we wanted to let the ladies know we had a sensitive side. :cool:

    I'd actually have considered trying the ones in Austin out if they hadn't replaced the woofers with Daytons.
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    I used three Strokers in my Tahoe for a bit. They didn't sound solid, but had enough SPL to shatter 4 windows :biggrin:
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  • Monster Jam
    Monster Jam Posts: 919
    edited February 2011
    On3s&Z3r0s wrote: »
    I'm only partly ashamed to admit there will always be a soft spot in my heart for CV's.

    +1 on this comment. CV rocked in high school! NWA never sounded so good! The whole block could hear Eazy-E belting out his rap lines!

    The the floorstanders with 15" that my buddy had came with LED-like guages that measured the power output from the speakers (or something to that degree).

    Rock on!
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited February 2011
    JimAckley wrote: »
    I used three Strokers in my Tahoe for a bit. They didn't sound solid, but had enough SPL to shatter 4 windows :biggrin:

    Had two Strokers in the back of a 93 Cavalier popped the back window right out of the car. Thought it was a fluke until it did it again to the replacement.

    CV isn't all bad. Great for a party when you maybe had one or ten to many.
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