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Cerwin Vega 380SE
Cerwin Vega 380SE
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Rating
Reviewed by:

audiophileguy

(AudioPhile)

Review Date
June 25, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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4.95 of 5, 22.00 votes

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Review 1 of 3

Price Paid:  $600.00

Summary:
These Cerwin Vega's are "TRULY" a work of Art ! Big ,Solid and Very Pleasing to the eye,not to mention the" AMAZING SOUNDSTAGE ! Being they are a couple of Decade's old,they were way ahead of their time.They look very modern w/ the MTM Desisn(Mid-Tweeter-Mid) and the black felt on the front baffle(nice touch),the poly treated mid's,black cabinet's ,grill covers w/ the red stripe,Level adjustments.
*Now to the good stuff-The 15.25 " Woofer(WOW) Has a Pleated Rubber Surround( not the usual rolled foam)that will NEVER need replacing.Very Stiff and also the woofer cone is Pleated and Rigid.It was only used on 2 Model's that I know of The 380 -SE and the pd-9.(Besides Pro Models & Earthquake subs!)Vega only used it on their Limited Special/Select Models.This is a serious Woofer my Friend's-Extremely Tight ,Detailed Slab Cracking BASS!
*The (2) 7.5" Midranges Provide plenty Midrange,they sound very dynamic and smooth.
*The tweeter horn provides plenty of clear,clean ,Airy, High's!
*I am running 300 Watts R.M.S. of clean Amplifier Power thru them.
Conclusion: I have listened to many a Speaker's and this is TRULY a Beast of a speaker.Reminds me of the old Savard's! Kick-ass Bone Jarring Sound!
I would almost bet my life that you cannot touch the Dynamic's of this speaker without getting in the $10k plus range!(1 haven't heard it.)

Strengths:
EVERYTHING!!! Detailed Spacious Soundstage, Heart Pounding Acccurate SOUND! Strong Bass Down to a Real 25Hz/Smooth Detailed Mid's/Clean High Frequency's to 20kHz! Real Level Adjusters ,LOOKS AWESOME! A Decibel level of 126dB'S!

Weaknesses:
Very Rare & Hard to find!

Similar Products Used:
Pretty much all Speakers under$8k Dollar's !


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Rating
Reviewed by:

sabbath



Review Date
May 30, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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4.91 of 5, 43.00 votes

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Review 2 of 3

Price Paid:  $600.00 from Local Seller(Persona

Model Reviewed:
380-Se

Summary:
Amazing Sound!!Have them hooked up to an Onkyo true 100 Watts R.Ms.
Very tight,clean,powerful bass all the way down to 25 Hz.
Dual 7" midranges sound great!Awesome highs with the horn!
I WILL NEVER PART WITH THESE SPEAKERS!!

Strengths:
Cabinet and Driver Quality!!
Sound!
Capable Decibel Level!

Weaknesses:
Uuuuuuuumm - NO!!


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Reviewed by:
Tom
(Casual Listener)

Review Date
April 5, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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5.00 of 5, 16.00 votes

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Review 3 of 3

Price Paid:  $900.00 from towes music

Summary:
These speakers ROCK HARD I use them with a high current onkiyo amp with only 70 watts RMS per channel but they can handle a wopping 405 watts RMS.Never heard a better louder speaker ever,they even out perform the bose 901 series speakers

Strengths:
loud clear bass

Weaknesses:
size they are BIG,HUGE even

Similar Products Used:
10" 100 watt mossfit powered subs


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