Cerwin Vega Mobile CV(XLS-12 Tower Speaker) - Cerwin-Vega XLS-12 3-Way Home Audio Floor Tower Speaker

I finally gave up my ~35 year old Cerwin Vega D7s. We have a nice home theater system, and the Wife was finding the large cabinets too dated and beat up. The iconic status of the brand was why I recouped the same $200. on Craigslist that I paid for them in an Austin, TX pawn shop in the early 80's, within 2 days. Those speakers survived many wild Texas State parties, and just kept going with a woofer re-cone. I demoed some BIC PL89s on my 120 watt RMS Denon AVR 1613. Then came the XLS12s. Wow, what a difference. The BIC were configured similar to many popular speakers, with 5" mids and a tweeter, needing a sub for bass. Was running my receiver in "game" or "movie" mode with the PL89s to get full sound, and music just did not sound natural with the 12" BIC sub sounding somewhat flat. While waiting on my sub replacement, a Velodyne 12", I hooked up the CVs on their own and have tested them over the last 24 hours with different types of music. I can tell you that these Cerwin Vegas are exceptional for the money, providing rich, full sound with crystal clear highs/mid, tight, punchy bass-no sub needed. To me, they sound best on the "pure" EQ preset on the Denon. Now I can enjoy awesome music sound all over my 3000 sq. ft. house, without running a separate amped sub. The Denon runs the XLS12s at ~110-113 degrees at 95% volume (loud!) measured from the top with a pyrometer, and that's only ~5 degrees warmer than while running a movie at 60%. I agree with the other reviewer that said these were the best speakers he's ever owned. This is the best sounding, and loudest system I have owned in my 51 years. CerwinVega was recently acquired by Gibson (guitars), and good things are happening. Buy these now before they get popular and more expensive. I should thank the guy at acousticsounddesign.com for refusing to replace the damaged BIC PL89 speakers and F12 sub, insisting instead oncanceling the order. He did me a favor :). These CVs may well be the last speakers I ever buy.2.5 years later the Vegas are sounding better than ever! Only problem is, I can't crank 'em up too much without raising the Wife's ire....but when the cat's away... :)Edit 4/2022: This speakers have been pounding away for ~8 years now, and sound as good as the day I bought them. Using the CV center as well. I paid $319 ea. when they were released in 2014, and think they're still a good value at $489 ea in 2022. CV FTW! :)

They kickass, seabass

I was concerned that being a modern implementation of a what basically is a retro style hi-fi speaker, that these would be too heavy on the bass. That turned out to not be true at all. Can they be a jackhammer? Yes. Do they have to be? No. If you are looking to enjoy a highly detailed music experience with a balanced sound image, these can deliver.

These speakers are incredible! Just make sure you're amp or receiver is powerful. I have a CV subwoofer to go with these. The bass is incredible. The sound is amazing no matter what music genre you listen too. CV speakers are the best you can buy. I remember playing in a band in the 90's that had CV pa system and the bass was like an earthquake! Highly recommend. My only issue was the Amazon delivery guy who dropped the box at my front door. Good thing they are packed extremely well. No damage.

holy crap are these speaker good... worth every penny.... great punch from the base. highs are crystal clear and these will blow mind.... dont thinkwice... im so glad i got them