Cerwin-Vega SL-12 12″ 3-Way Floor Tower Spea

Proven Design, lots of kick
I needed to replace an old, old set of 3-way speakers and these speakers are a close match. They’re a proven design that was perfected in the 1970’s These CerwinVega! SL-12’s are for loud rock n roll, and have the punch to get LOUD. They are rated for 300W each, and will rock a large party.But realistically, who listens to their music at 300 watts? My wife and I listen to music at less than 0.1W most of the time, 1W is loud, and 10W is the loudest we can stand, and it can annoy the neighbors. So what’s going on?First I researched the math about perceived loudness, decibels, and power. You can look it up, but it shows you need 10 times as much power to sound twice as loud. So 300 watts is only twice as loud as 30 watts, as heard by the human ear. So why buy these speakers?I auditioned the newer design speakers with similar power ratings. These have multiple, identical small drivers, passive radiators, etc., and they just do not sound good without sub-woofers. They don’t tell you about the sub-woofer until you become very interested in the main speakers. And who wants all the stereo bass jammed into one channel? Rock and roll has some interesting performances where you would want your bass in stereo.I’m using a vintage receiver that is rated for 40W RMS. Even at very low volume levels, the sound is rich and warm, and you can still feel the lowest base frequencies going into your body. For me, this is the best thing about these speakers. You won’t get that with small speakers. The 12″ woofers are like two sub-woofers, without the extra cabinets. It just gets better at higher volumes.The biggest caution that I can throw out is that if you are going to underpower these speakers, stay comfortably below the rated power of your amp/receiver and stay in the volume range that it still sounds clear. Turning the volume higher his can cause “clipping,” a form of distortion which will cause the tweeters to overheat and fail. Stay within the capability of your amp.I gave only 4 stars to the quality of material. There are no defects whatsoever, but the cabinet materials and visual design are just plain and unremarkable. Take off the covers to reveal the intense red color of the speaker cones.One last thing: Serious audiophiles look down on this brand. That’s because CerwinVega! speakers are too much fun!

NO NEED TO ADD SUB-WOOFERS WITH THESE
Cerwin-Vega SL-15 15″ 3-Way Floor Tower SpeakerIn my humble opinion I don`t think you will need a sub woofer with these, so you will save money in the long run setting up a 2 ch. system. You can go look up the specs on these speakers and from what I read there is no reason these can`t be used for all kinds of music listening. Keep in mind I have sensitive ear problems and high sharp sound bothers them, and I can tell you the highs from these speakers are not overly sharp like some new speakers that I have heard these days, maybe the tone from the woofers just balances it all out, so I will say it`s a warm sound.These speakers made my vintage Pioneer sound better then it ever has, it always had detail, but never had enough bass tone, till now, it`s only around 12 Watts per channel too, the CV speakers are efficient enough to get some pretty good volume even at 12 Watts in my small living room, if I want to move some air I switch to my Onyko it`s 85Watt, latter I have a 150 Watt amp I will try, and then do a follow-up, but in a small room it might be overkill with these speakers, I don`t want to blow out my ears. Right now, I`m probably going to listen to a lot more of my old Pioneer.These type large old school floor standers are hard to find these days, the ones that are out there are mostly over priced too, and some of those are just big shelf speakers on stands, I don`t like the tall skinny tower speakers, I feel (I don`t know for sure, just what I have experienced) that they are designed for good movie dialog sound in case you just buy two, and they really don`t sound good for music unless they are in a complete surround speaker system.These CV sL-15 speakers are some big box speakers, check how deep they are, that was where I could have measured better, but they fit pretty good otherwise.Product Dimensions19.7 inches Deep (front-to-back) x 16.6 Wide x 35.9 inches tall.Item Weight 72.5 poundsYes these speakers are designed in the US and assembled in China, and they are well put together I must say.They also came well packed.Thanks!

These speakers sound great good solid lows and very crisp highs. Had a set of D9’s years ago. Thes new models are a improvement form the original design. Love them.

Spesso snobbate da chi “crede di capirne” perché erroneamente considerate “casse da giostrai” , queste Cervin Vega (ottimo marchio americano ; sconosciuto ai più in Italia , crea da decenni dei prodotti dal rapporto qualità sonora/prezzo realmente elevato) che appartengono alla serie basica del brand , sono tra le più bilanciate come riproduzione in frequenza (come pure quelle con driver da 12″ … N.B.: in diametro superiore iniziano sì ad assomigliare alle “casse da giostrai”) .Tweeter a cupola morbida (tipo seta) da 1″ (25mm) , medio da 130mm “non putissimo” (scende oltre i 1000 Hz) e woofer da 10″ (250mm) . Tale scelta dei driver permette un’ottima suddivisione e relativa riproduzione di tutte le frequenze (sempre in rapporto a quanto costano!) .Il driver dedicato ai bassi grazie al suo diametro risulta azzeccato , reale ma non invadente , sale di frequenza senza “impastare” l’ascolto .Le “cannonate” che emettono sono difficilmente riscontrabili non solo in prodotti di pari fascia ma anche di costi superiori . I bassi sono imponenti , secchi , profondi e precisi (taglio all’americana … sui 300Hz) , con discreta tenuta anche sul vibrato … Non dico che potreste fare a meno di una bass unit , ma quasi . Se avete abbastanza potenza da applicargli , potreste demolire un edificio .Scontato che vadano bene per rock ed ovunque siano richiesti bassi veri , si difendono comunque abbastanza bene anche per riproduzione di generi musicali “più morbidi” . Naturalmente non eccellente ma comunque apprezzabile la riproduzione delle medioalte .Poco curati (per modo di dire) come finiture ( poco più che un parallelepipedo ) , quello che pagate é la “bontà” dei driver in esso installati .Cestello dei woofer in alluminio pressofuso , bobine generose . Molto buono il sistema di filtraggio . Sempre “povera” (come da loro filosofia) la morsettiera di connessione . Durata del foam garantita 10 anni (personalmente mi è durata anche di più) . Reperibili dagli States i foam kit per replecement . Relativamente poco costosi in loco , un po’ meno quando arrivano a casa … Tasse doganali !!!La soddisfazione d’ascolto che ne ricaverete non può che farvele consigliare .Max Du BoisSound Solutions , Indipendent ReviewerValutazione:4 stelle al prodotto5 stelle al prezzoN.D. stelle alla spedizione4 stelle al packingSpiegazione delle valutazioni:Le stelle “effettive” ; ossia quelle assegnate al prodotto , sono il frutto di una competente ed obbiettiva valutazione riguardante unicamente la reale “bontà” complessiva dell’articolo .Prezzo , spedizione ed imballo non potendo essere pienamente oggettive perchè soggette a variabili (il prezzo può scendere o salire , la spedizione può arrivare puntuale o meno , l’imballo essendo fatto da persone può essere che oggi è fatto bene da un addetto , domani un altro lo fa peggio) , sono da considerare una informativa sulla esperienza personale avuta nell’acquisto del prodotto . Anche l’imballo originale per quanto accattivante , curato e/o a scartamento facilitato non influisce minimamente sulla mera qualità dell’articolo e sua relativa valutazione .Pertanto NON FANNO MEDIA !P.S.: Nell’eventualità avesTe dubbi e/o curiosità inerenti a componentistica audio/video non esitate a contattarmi .Nel mio account troverete email appositamente dedicata .