anyone ever heard or used a cerwin vega sub

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edited August 2006 in Speakers
Any help would be great? They are pretty cheap.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited August 2006
    The saying "You get what you pay for" doesn't hold true under every circumstance. I think it's safe to say that it does in this case however...

    if you're looking for alot of loud, boomy bass, then it'll work fine. If you're looking for any articulation or accuracy, I'd look elsewhere.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited August 2006
    Had a pair of bookshelves years ago.......best bet it to save up for something of better quality.
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited August 2006
    One of the Bro's McGowan uses (used?) a CV sub to compliment the bottom most octave of his SDA 1C's in a home theater setup. I'd venture to say some of the older models may be 'decent' for the $, I haven't seen them do anything worth owning (sub wise) in the past decade for sure.

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  • ronnie
    ronnie Posts: 150
    edited August 2006
    even though im partial with CV's, i would look else were. probably work great for alot of rap music, but not accurate enough for all around pleasure and accuracy......cheap is a true sign of it's lacking something
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited August 2006
    I didn't see the 'Texas' at first, what part? If it's anywhere near Dallas, come by a pick up this Canton 10" slot ported job I've got sitting around doing nothing for $50.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited August 2006
    Sweet offer and maybe worth a day trip even if not around Dallas.

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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited August 2006
    I have a friend who had both a CV 10" and 15"... both crap, both boomy as hell, both w/ tons of port noise and major lag.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited August 2006
    RuSsMaN wrote:
    I didn't see the 'Texas' at first, what part? If it's anywhere near Dallas, come by a pick up this Canton 10" slot ported job I've got sitting around doing nothing for $50.

    The Canton is a nice little unit at $50 it's a no brainer. Forget the CV as they are not musical at all. Boomy, sloppy, noisy.

    H9

    P.s. Not trying to offend but I have my own nick-name for CV. Constantly Vomiting after listening to them.
    "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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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited August 2006
    heiney9 wrote:
    P.s. Not trying to offend but I have my own nick-name for CV. Constantly Vomiting after listening to them.


    Love it :)

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  • ronnie
    ronnie Posts: 150
    edited August 2006
    heiney9 wrote:

    H9

    P.s. Not trying to offend but I have my own nick-name for CV. Constantly Vomiting after listening to them.

    come on now....there is so many people who have started out rocking to music to Cerwin Vega's and or another bang for the buck speaker....Really they have not been around for so long without a ton of people buying their product....sure there not the best .....but i have listened to alot worse
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    Polk RTi6 (surround and surround back)
    Acoustic Research 12in 200 watt sub(8 years old and still hits hard:D)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,782
    edited August 2006
    I have a friend who owns some CVs (subs and spooks)...

    Quote...

    "I think I have the biggest speakers out of all of us." - CV Dude

    "My speakers are about the same size man..." - Me

    "Well I have the biggest woofers." - CV Dude

    "Well, you got me there." - Me
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited August 2006
    ronnie wrote:
    come on now....there is so many people who have started out rocking to music to Cerwin Vega's and or another bang for the buck speaker....Really they have not been around for so long without a ton of people buying their product....sure there not the best .....but i have listened to alot worse

    Yep, I know we all had to start somewhere. They just are so far removed from what I'm used to now that I get that nauseous feeling everytime I hear them. My best friend has a whole HT set-up with CV's. I convinced him to buy a Polk PSW-650 sub a few years ago and he was blown away by Polk. He's moving soon and he's getting a whole Polk HT system on my rec. So no more listening and vomiting to his HT :p;)

    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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  • ronnie
    ronnie Posts: 150
    edited August 2006
    SID, your just a in your face S.O.B;)
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    Adcom GFA555 x 2 :D
    Yamaha CD685 cd changer
    Yamaha Dvd c950 dvd changer
    Polk RTi12 mains
    Polk CSi3 center
    Polk psw303
    Polk RTi6 (surround and surround back)
    Acoustic Research 12in 200 watt sub(8 years old and still hits hard:D)
    WindyWillys cooling fan (works great)
    Mitsubishi 52in big screen
    blue jeans cables
    AR interconnects
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,782
    edited August 2006
    ronnie wrote:
    SID, your just a in your face S.O.B;)

    Man... when it comes to audio and people that try to push Bose and Cerwin Vega on me (I have friends that have both)...

    I like to give them a reality check. The bose guy...

    Quote...

    "I think FM sounds as good as a CD." - Bose Guy

    "Dude, you're a moron." - Me

    None the less, the CV system is very loud.. it sounds horrid.. "flat" - my friend has them eqd like crazy (bout like I have my computer speakers) and they sound decent. Honestly though, Id give about 20 bucks for the speakers and subs.

    I like his amp, pretty nice yammer hammer.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,782
    edited August 2006
    Honestly though, the appeal to CV is BIG speakers. Nothing more or less. My friend likes his CVs because they are LOUD and BIG. My system probally goes just as loud, it just dosnt look as big...

    I sometimes think any kind of detail in music scares people...

    LIKE OMG, I can hear the cymbals - lets pull out the earmuffs...
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited August 2006
    So I guess I will just save my money. Dont you want to hear all the details?
    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited August 2006
    Why wouldn't you take up Russman offer for $50 I sure you could sell it down the road for that amount.

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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited August 2006
    I had 2 CV subs at one time. I bought a 10" - 100 watt open box from BB. It was pretty good actually. The smaller driver was faster than their bigger subs. I did return it because I was having problems with the amp.

    A year later, a local electronics store put thier CV subs on clearance. A friend of mine and I each bought the 15" sub. It was huge and my buddy used it as an end table. We watched Armagedon at his place and the bass was really loud, but sloppy and boomy. I took mine home and when played, had something knocking around inside. I opened it up and the port tube had come off. I decided to return it also. I think that some good dacron and some other tweaks would make it sound better but I wanted more. I think I am going to get an SVS eventually.
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