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Cerwin Vega VS-150

ShepsCrook

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So I picked up a pair of Cerwin Vega VS-150 monsters. Not sure what I'll do with these... probably just resell them. To my understanding, with the right receiver 4Ohm, these things THUMP and should based on their 15" woofer.

Maker: Cerwin Vega
Model: VS150 ( Velocity sensitive )
3 ways speaker,
400 watt max power.
Freq: 28 - 22000kHz
sensitive 1W ,1M 102d
Impedance : 4Ohm
Base: VSW15 15"
mid: DXM6 6,5"
tweeter: VS-T3 1"
Lf driver vc size: 2,06"
Crossover frequencies: 400 hz, 6 khz.
Protection: Self-resetting PTC (high frequency)
Bass reflex cabinet
Port tuning: 33hz
Port dimensions: (2) 4” dia. X 10” long
Dimensions:
H:35.5 w:19 D:19.5
90lbs each
Speaker Finish Wood grain Vinyl
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Cerwin "Party Speaker' Vega checking in. In all seriousness the VS150s are one of the better Vega's. These would probably make the best garage speakers ever, and would also hold the fort as fronts in home audio. 2.0 that everyone will think is 2.2, sure why not. I'd say give em a listen before selling. Especially considering for Vega's those cabinets are in great shape.
 
They should be decent speakers, especially for loud/party listening. This was one of their later models though, after they started cost-cutting a bit. The real gems are the D-9 and AT-15, the predecessors to this model, with the D-9 being the best. Those models both use dual midrange drivers and tweeters with horns to increase output. The VS-150 cuts that down to a single midrange and a tweeter with no horn or waveguide. The D-9 for example had the crossover point between the dual-mids and the horn tweeter at 3500Hz, meaning that the tweeter handled everything above that. It also had a dedicated circuit breaker to protect the tweeter (the most common component to fail during party listening). The VS-150 omits the circuit breaker, but instead has the crossover point WAY up at 6000Hz. That's really too high. At that high of a frequency, you will have a lot of your treble actually coming from the midrange, not the tweeter. In a case like this when a driver (the midrange) handles frequencies so far above it's ideal range, you end up with directivity issues where the speakers project sound forward like a cannon. If you are standing directly in front of the speakers, everything should sound fine. But step to either side, and those treble frequencies that the midrange has to handle will start to drop out. This is not ideal and was done purely to protect the tweeter, so that they could get away with omitting the circuit breaker and use a cheaper tweeter in general. The tweeter only having to handle 6000Hz and above dramatically reduces the burden on the tweeter, but it was an acoustic compromise in order to reduce costs.

But overall they should be okay, especially if your focus is on having good low-end output without using subs.
 
I used to run AT-15s on an Adcom GTP-450 and GFA-545 combo, and it fucking pounded lol.

Even 12s will remove pictures from the walls on multiple levels of your home if you have a good amp.

I had an H/K 680i that was an absolute beast with 12s.
 
ShepsCrook said:
So I picked up a pair of Cerwin Vega VS-150 monsters. Not sure what I'll do with these... probably just resell them. To my understanding, with the right receiver 4Ohm, these things THUMP and should based on their 15" woofer.

Maker: Cerwin Vega
Model: VS150 ( Velocity sensitive )
3 ways speaker,
400 watt max power.
Freq: 28 - 22000kHz
sensitive 1W ,1M 102d
Impedance : 4Ohm
Base: VSW15 15"
mid: DXM6 6,5"
tweeter: VS-T3 1"
Lf driver vc size: 2,06"
Crossover frequencies: 400 hz, 6 khz.
Protection: Self-resetting PTC (high frequency)
Bass reflex cabinet
Port tuning: 33hz
Port dimensions: (2) 4” dia. X 10” long
Dimensions:
H:35.5 w:19 D:19.5
90lbs each
Speaker Finish Wood grain VinylView attachment 698215
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I own a set of these. Bought them brand new at Circuit City back in the Stone Age. Went I got them home I discovered that one of the boxes contained bit's and pieces of what used to be a speaker. It had obviously had a hard fall. i took it back immediately and they exchanged it for another. i opened the box before I left the store just to be sure. They sound good to my old ears.

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I have a pair of Vegas too, but they are a little newer. They can party for sure, but their Vifa tweeters means they can sound good too. I have Def Techs, Tannoys, Energys, and my Vegas sound just as nice, but with more of everything lol..

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Also, this is not really a necro if the post is still near the top of the page 🤘
 
freeagentt said:
I have a pair of Vegas too, but they are a little newer. They can party for sure, but their Vifa tweeters means they can sound good too. I have Def Techs, Tannoys, Energys, and my Vegas sound just as nice, but with more of everything lol..

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Not sure how that table lamp stays on top without falling over and breaking into a thousand pieces? Is it velcroed on? 😄
 
freeagentt said:
I have a pair of Vegas too, but they are a little newer. They can party for sure, but their Vifa tweeters means they can sound good too. I have Def Techs, Tannoys, Energys, and my Vegas sound just as nice, but with more of everything lol..

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Is the woofer in your subwoofer smaller than the one in your mains? Or are they just the same size.
 
toast0 said:
Is the woofer in your subwoofer smaller than the one in your mains? Or are they just the same size.
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Heheh.. yeah. I have had that sub forever. It is a Monitor Audio FB-210. It has 2x 10s in it. On the left is a Def Tech PF700 with a single 12. They are turned off right now.. I might pull them out.. they sound good with movies, gives that extra little bit. And I do mean little because the Cerwins are rated to 26Hz, my subs really do not do that much better.

Also, those are CLSC-15's. I need a little more power, but I think I like them better than my buds VS150s. When I drove those VS150 with my old Adcom GFA-545 it was quite intense.. but to be fair he had a small living room. My space all together was about triple the size of his.
 
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